Section 44A (Customs Act) – Joint and several liability for duty or certain amounts

44A.   Joint and several liability for duty or certain amounts

 

Subject to the provisions of sections 36A(2)(b)(i) and 99(2)(b), whenever in terms of this Act liability for duty or any amount demanded under section 88(2)(a) devolves on two or more persons, each such person shall, unless he proves that his relevant liability has ceased in terms of this Act, be jointly and severally liable for such duty or amount, any one paying, the other or others to be absolved pro tanto.

[Section 44A inserted by section 14 of Act 84 of 1987 and substituted by section 34 of Act 45 of 1995]