National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)RulesPorts RulesChapter 5 : Working of Vessels and Dangerous and Flammable Goods HandlingPart D : Agents, Financial Security, Port and Cargo Dues and Charges, and Penalties118. Manifest of cargo |
| (1) | At least one day before the arrival of a vessel in the port in respect of imported cargo and at least 14 days after the vessel's departure in respect of exported cargo — |
| (a) | the owner, master or agent of a vessel must submit to the Authority a certified true copy in English of the manifest of any non-containerised, breakbulk or bulk cargo intended for landing or that has been shipped; |
| (b) | the container operator must submit to the Authority a certified true copy in English of the manifest of any containerised cargo intended for landing or that has been shipped. |
| (2) | The manifest referred to in sub-rule (1) must include — |
| (a) | the vessel's details, voyage number, and estimated arrival and departure dates; |
| (b) | its country or origin and destination; |
| (c) | the port of loading, discharge, and trans-shipment; |
| (d) | for non-containerised, breakbulk and bulk — |
| (i) | the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, where available; |
| (ii) | the cargo agents or cargo agents' names, addresses and contact details; |
| (iii) | the bill of lading or mates receipt; |
| (iv) | the marks and numbers; |
| (v) | the number and description of packages or goods; |
| (vi) | the commodity description of the cargo; and |
| (vii) | the gross mass; and |
| (e) | for containers — |
| (i) | the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, and in the case of a group consignment, all the consignee and consignor names, addresses and contact details, where available; |
| (ii) | the cargo agents or cargo agents' names, addresses and contact details; |
| (iii) | the container number, size, type, status and container operator, |
| (iv) | the commodity description of the cargo; and |
| (v) | the gross mass. |
| (3) | The container operator must submit to the Revenue Office within the timeframes stipulated in the Tariff Book a list of empty containers intended for landing or shipping at the port. |
| (4) | The list referred to in sub-rule (3) must include— |
| (a) | the vessel's details, voyage number, and estimated arrival and departure dates; |
| (b) | the port of loading and discharge; and |
| (c) | the container number, sizes, type, status and container operator. |