Counterfeit Goods (Customs) Regulations 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/2097 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 2097
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
The Counterfeit Goods (Customs) Regulations 1987
Made 4th December 1987
Laid before Parliament 11th December 1987
Coming into force 1st January 1988
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, being a Department designated1for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722in relation to measures relating to the prohibition of the release for free circulation of goods bearing a trade mark without authorisation, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Counterfeit Goods (Customs) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
(2) In these Regulations—
“application” means an application under Article 3(1) of the Council Regulation and “applicant” shall be construed accordingly;
“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3842/86laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation of counterfeit goods3;
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
2. An application shall be made to the Commissioners in the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, or a form to the like effect approved by the Commissioners, containing full particulars of the matters specified therein.
3. The application shall be accompanied by the certificate of registration (or a copy of it) issued by the Registrar of Trade Marks on the registration of the trade mark specified in the application, together with evidence that such registration was duly renewed at all such times as it may have expired.
4. The applicant shall give to the Commissioners such security or further security within such time and in such manner, whether by bond, deposit of a sum of money or otherwise as the Commissioners may require, against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever which may be taken or made against, or costs and expenses which may be incurred by, them in consequence of the detention of any goods to which the application relates.
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