3.5 Legal services
3.5.1 Legislative research, drafting and implementation
Implementing the new Customs Acts
The provisions of the new Customs Acts will be introduced incrementally. The implementation of the Acts will result in Customs making greater use of third party data and will increase the exchange of electronic information with other government agencies and customs authorities.
Sars has set up a steering committee to oversee the implementation of the new Customs Acts. The committee has appointed programme teams; defined rules and external reviews; analysed the effect of the Acts on the supply chain; assessed the impact of the legislation on the Excise Act and the VAT Act; established policies and procedures; set out development approaches; and drafted training material.
