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Upon arrival in Namibia, the master or pilot of a ship or aircraft must declare all sealable goods on board and personal property, which may be sealed by the Controller, with exceptions allowed under specific circumstances and written permission required for landing stores.

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(1) On the arrival of any ship or aircraft at any place in Namibia -

(a) the master of such ship or the pilot of such aircraft, as the case may be, shall in the form and in accordance with the procedures prescribed by rule, declare all sealable goods on board the ship which are unconsumed stores of such ship; and

(b) the master and every member of the crew of such ship, or the pilot and every member of the crew of such aircraft, as the case may be, shall in accordance with the procedures prescribed by rule, declare all sealable goods which are his or her personal property or in his or her possession, and the Controller may seal up all such sealable goods.

(2) For the purposes of this section “sealable goods” means any goods, or any class or kind of goods, which are prescribed by rule to be sealable goods.

(3) The Controller may in writing permit surplus stores aboard a ship or aircraft referred to in subsection (1) to be entered for home consumption or for warehousing.

(4) The Controller may, at the direction of the Commissioner, in addition to sealable goods, seal up any goods which are unconsumed stores of any ship or aircraft, or which are in the possession of the master or pilot of such ship or aircraft, or of any member of the crew, or of any passenger on board thereof.

(5) While a ship or aircraft referred to in subsection (4) remains at any place in Namibia, no person shall, except in accordance with the rules, break or disturb any seal placed by the Controller on any goods under this section.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (3), no stores of any nature may be landed without the permission of the Controller and all goods acquired on a ship or aircraft shall, if landed, be declared to the Controller for purposes of payment of any duty due and payable in respect thereof.

(7) The Commissioner may in writing exempt any, or by rule exempt any class or kind of, ship or aircraft from all or any of the provisions of this section.