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Authority to Prosecute







        • Customs has an enshrined power to prosecute offences,

            on their own behalf in the Customs Statute. By way of

            example,  the  following  is  a  list  of  jurisdictions  where

            the power exists:




                                              Jurisdiction                                                                 Provision

                       Antigua and Barbuda – Customs (Control and                                                        Section 224
                                          Management Act)


                                      Anguilla – Customs Act                                                             Section 125


                                     Dominica – Customs Act                                                            Section 239(1)
                   Grenada – Customs (Control and Management) Act                                                        Section 121



                    Montserrat – Customs (Control and Management)                                                        Section 123
                                                    Act

                               St. Kitts and Nevis – Customs Act                                                         Section 235


                   St. Lucia – Customs (Control and Management) Act                                                      Section 122
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