CR 1HA/2014
NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS SERVICE
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT 1996
Pursuant to section 288(1)(ha) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996, the chief executive hereby makes the following rules prescribing the form of application for registration as a JBMS user.
RULES
1. Title, Commencement, Application and Purpose
(1) These rules may be cited as the Customs (Application for JBMS user registration) Rules 2014.
(2) These rules shall come into force on 15 July 2014.
(3) These rules shall apply for the purposes of prescribing the form of application for registration as a user of the JBMS and the information to be provided in support of the application.
2. Interpretation
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) The term "the Act" means the Customs and Excise Act 1996.
(b) Any terms used in these rules which are defined in section 2 of the Act shall have the meanings given to them by that section.
(c) "Trade Single Window" or "TSW" means a computer system that forms part of the JBMS.
(d) Any reference to the submission of lodgements may refer to transmission via TSW or any other approved form of transmission.
3. Form of application
An application to be registered as a JBMS user shall be made in the following form:
(a) In respect of any individual ordinarily resident in New Zealand who intends to submit lodgements to the JBMS, in Form 9 as set out in Schedule 1; or
(b) In respect of any body corporate, unincorporated body or individual not ordinarily resident in New Zealand who intends to submit lodgements to the JBMS, in Form 9A as set out in Schedule 2; or
(c) In respect of all other individuals, bodies corporate or unincorporated bodies who do not intend to submit lodgements to the JBMS, Form NZCS 224 as set out in Schedule 3.
4. Supporting documentation
(1) In respect of an application made under rule 3(a), the following documents must be supplied:
(a) the birth certificate of the applicant; and
(b) a passport, or New Zealand driver's licence, or any other form of identification bearing a photo of the applicant that is acceptable to the chief executive as a comparable form of identification; and
(c) if the applicant is making the application in a name that is different from that on his or her birth certificate, the applicant must provide:
(i) a marriage certificate
(ii) a dissolution of marriage order
(iii) a deed poll of change of name
(iv) any other comparable evidence of identity that is acceptable to the chief executive as evidence of the identity of the applicant.
(d) If any form of personal identification required by subclause (1) of this rule is not written in English, the applicant must provide an English translation of the personal identification, certified by a translator nominated by the chief executive.
(2) In respect of an application made under rule 3(b), there must be supplied:
(a) if the applicant is a body corporate, a Certificate of Incorporation; and
(b) in respect of any person nominated as a representative, the documents described in subclause (1) of this rule.
(3) In respect of an application made under rule 3(c), the following documents must be supplied:
(a) f the applicant is an individual, a copy of the applicant's passport or driver's licence;
(b) if the applicant is a body corporate, a Certificate of Incorporation; and
(c) in respect of all individuals for whom particulars are required, a copy of each individual's passport or driver's licence.
5. Notes
Where any prescribed form contains any explanatory or other notes such notes do not form part of the prescription but are intended for the guidance of the person in the completion of a report.
Schedule 1 [4 page scan]
Schedule 2 [3 page scan]
Schedule 3 [2 page scan]
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of June 2014.
Carolyn Tremain
Chief Executive
Notice Under Section 288(7) of the Act.
Copies of these rules are available for inspection on the Customs Service website at
www.customs.govt.nz/news/resources/legal/Pages/default.aspx
or at any of the following Customs Offices:
Auckland - The Customhouse
50 Anzac Avenue, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010
Wellington - The Customhouse
1 Hinemoa Street, Harbour Quays, Wellington
Christchurch - The Customhouse
6 Orchard Road, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch 8053
Dunedin - The Customhouse
32 Portsmouth Drive, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9012
Copies of these rules may be purchased from the New Zealand Customs Service, Private Bag 1928, Dunedin 9054.