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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.19/90- Customs (N.T.), dated the 26th April, 1990, the Central Government appoints the officers mentioned in Column (2) of the Table below to be the Commissioner of Customs, the officers mentioned in column (3) thereof to be the Additional Commissioners or Joint Commissioners of Customs and Officers mentioned in column (4) thereof to be the Deputy Commissioners or Assistant Commissioners of Customs for the areas mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the said Table with effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.29/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 7th July, 1997, the Central Government appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to be Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), and such officers shall have the jurisdiction in relation to an order or decision of the officer subordinate to the officer as mentioned in the column (3) of the said Table with effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.13/89-Customs (N.T.), dated the 9th March, 1989 and No. 27/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 7th July, 1997, the Central Government appoints the officers mentioned in column (3) of the Table below to be the Commissioners of Customs, the officers mentioned in column (4) thereof to be the Additional Commissioners of Customs or Joint Commissioners of Customs, the officers mentioned in column (5) thereof to be the Deputy Commissioners of Customs or Assistant Commissioners of Customs, for the areas mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table with effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.58/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 24th November, 1997, the Central Government appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to be the Chief Commissioners of Customs, for the areas falling within the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Customs, or as the case may be, the Commissioner of Central Excise mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table with effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.
The principal notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) dated the 2nd April 1997 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part (II), Section 3 Sub-section (i) vide No. GSR 193 (E), dated the 2nd April, 1997 and was last amended by Notification no. 51/2001-Custom (N.T.) dated the 5th October, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary part (II), Section 3, sub-section (i) vide GSR No. 760 (E) dated the 5th October, 2001.
Import of Indian currency notes and coins by post is not permitted. However, whenever such notes, received by post, are detected by the Customs, the impounded currency
(i) in the case of goods which are re-exported within six months of the date of importation, so much of the duty of customs as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of fifteen per cent. of the aggregate of the duties of customs, which would be leviable under the said Customs Act, 1962 or under any other law for the time being in force, read with any notification for the time being in force in respect of the duty so chargeable
The principal notification No.25/99-Customs, dated the 28th February, 1999 was published vide number G.S.R.161(E), dated the 28th February,1999 and was last amended vide notification No.20/2001-Customs,dated the 1st March,2001, G.S.R. 119(E), dated the 1st March,2001.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 25 of the Customs Act,1962(52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in column(2) of the Table below, and falling under Chapters 82,84,85 or 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,1975(51 of 1975), when imported into India for use in the manufacture of the finished goods specified in the corresponding column(3) of the said Table, from so much of that portion of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 15% ad valorem.
The principal rules were published vide notification No. 36/96-Customs (N. T.), dated the 23rd July, 1996, [G.S.R. 305 (E), dated the 23rd July, 1996] and were last amended vide notification No. 33/98-Customs (N. T.) dated the 2nd June, 1998, G. S. R. 299 (E), dated the 2nd June, 1998.
