Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, pursuant to paragraph 2(a) of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, hereby transfers to the Canada Border Services Agency, effective December 12, 2003, the control and supervision of the following portions of the public service in the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency:
the Customs Branch;
the Customs Operations Division of the Investigations Directorate of the Compliance Programs Branch;
the Customs Appeal Directorate of the Appeals Branch; and
that portion within each of the Agency’s regional divisions responsible for the administration of the Customs program, other than the portions of those regional divisions that relate to collections.