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In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires,

“boat” means launch, barge, lighter, canoe, surf boat, rowing boat, sailing boat and any similar floating craft of not more than one hundred tonnes burden;

“commercial traveller” means a person who solicits orders for merchandise on behalf of a business house established outside the country;

“customs laws” include

(a) the Ghana Revenue Authority Act, 2009 (Act 791);

(b) the Customs Act, 2015, (Act 891); and

(c) any other enactment for the regulation of customs activities;

“District Coordinating Director” includes Municipal Coordinating Director and Metropolitan Coordinating Director; passengers baggage includes accompanied commercial travellers’ samples, but does not include

(a) an article intended for sale or exchange; or

(b) an article other than

(i) stores and effects for the personal, professional or household use of the passenger and the family of the passenger, and

(ii) an article imported by the passenger as a gift;

“Pre-Arrival Assessment Reporting System” means a component of Ghana National Single Window solution that provides multi-dimensional risk analysis assessment based on well integrated and dynamic national data warehouse platform supported by Post Clearance Audit for effective risk targeting, risk profiling, intelligence reporting and investigation referrals following Valuation and Classification assessments on import data including supporting documents, in order to generate Customs Classification and Valuation Report (CCVR) to facilitate release of goods and cargo in line with International Standards at customs ports and stations; and

“small craft” includes a boat and any other floating craft of any description irrespective of the size, but does not include a small craft owned by Government when used in the service of Government.