On 28 January 2014 the South African Revenue Service (Sars) extended the period for comment on the fourth batch of the Rules to the Customs Control Act and Chapter 37 Amendments, circulated on 18 and 19 December 2014 respectively, from 30 January 2015 to 20 February 2015.
On 18 December 2014 the fourth batch of the draft Customs Control Rules for Chapters 32 to 41 - Chapters 32 (Purpose for which places of entry or exit may be used), 33 (Restrictions on use of places of entry or exit), 34 (Places of entry or exit in terms of international agreements with adjoining countries), 35 (Information sharing agreements), 36 (Places of entry for foreign-going vessels and aircraft), 37 (Calls or landings resulting from forced circumstances), 38 (Places of entry or exit for cross-border trains), 39 (Places of entry or exit of vehicles), 40 (Places of entry or exit for persons), and 41 (Places of entry or exit for goods) - were published for comment and on 19 December 2014 draft Chapter 37 (Calls or landings resulting from forced circumstances) amendments to be read with the fourth batch were published.
