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(1) The Commissioner-General shall

(a) provide for a separate and expedited procedure for express shipment;

(b) provide adequate facilities for the processing of express shipment;

(c) permit an express shipment to be processed at the facility of the shipping service under appropriate customs controls;

(d) maintain a high degree of control over express shipments by use of risk management, internal security, tracking technology, and other appropriate control measures; and

(e) allow submission through electronic means of a single manifest  covering all goods contained in a shipment transported by an express shipment service.

(2) A person transporting an express shipment shall submit every information necessary for the release of the express shipment electronically to the Authority prior to the arrival of the express shipment.

(3) The Commissioner-General shall put in place systems and measures to ensure expedited clearance of an express shipment.

(4) Where a person provides a satisfactory guarantee to cover the potential liability for duty of an express shipment, the Commissioner-General shall release the express shipment for home use or to another customs procedure on submission of provisional declaration or pending the submission of the relevant documents.

(5) The penalty applicable in respect of provisional declaration under section 51 applies to this section with the necessary modification.