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Designation of the officers

Functions under Section of the Customs Act, 1962

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(2)

(3)

1.

Commissioner of Customs.

(i)              Section 33.

2.

Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs.

(i)              Sub-section (5) of section 46; and

(ii)             Section 149.

3.

Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise.

(i)         Sub-section (5) of section 17;

(ii)        Section 18;

(iii)       Section 21;

(iv)      Section 22;

(v)       Section 26A;

(vi)      Section 28;

(vii)     Section 28B;

(viii)    Section 28BA;

(ix)      Section 30;

(x)       Sub-section (2) of section 31;

(xi)      Section 32;

(xii)     Proviso to section 34;

(xiii)    Section 35;

(xiv)    Section 42;

(xv)     Sub-section (3) of section 45;

(xvi)    Second Proviso to sub-section (1) of section and sub-section (2) of section 46;

(xvii)   Section 48;

(xviii)  Sub-section (3) of section 54;

(xix)    Section 59;

(xx)     Section 60;

(xxi)    Section 61;

(xxii)   Section 63;

(xxiii)  Clause (f) of section 64;

(xxiv)  Section 67;

(xxv)  Section 72;

(xxvi)  Section 73;

(xxvii) Section 80;

(xxviii) Section 85;

(xxix)  Section 89;

(xxx)   Section 97;

(xxxi)  Sub-section (1A) of section 110;

(xxxii) Section 129A;

(xxxiii) Section 129DD;

(xxxiv) Section 129E;

(xxxv)  Section 130D; and

(xxxvi) Section 142.

4.

Deputy Director or Assistant Director in the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence and Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence.

(i)         Section 28B; and

(ii)        Section 72.

5.

Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise or Appraiser

(i)             Section 13;

(ii)            Section 14;

(iii)           Sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (6) of section 17;

(iv)          Section 19;

(v)           Section 40;

(vi)          Section 41;

(vii)         Clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 45;

(viii)        Sub-sections (1) and (4) of section 46;

(ix)          Section 47;

(x)           Section 50;

(xi)          Section 51;

(xii)         Section 54;

(xiii)        Section 62;

(xiv)        Clause (a) to (e) of section 64;

(xv)         Section 68;

(xvi)        Section 69;

(xvii)       Section 79;

(xviii)      Section 83;

(xix)        Section 86;

(xx)         Section 92; and

(xxi)        Section 93.

6.

Intelligence Officer in the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence and Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence.

(i)       Section 37;

(ii)        Section 100;

(iii)       Section 103;

(iv)       Section 106;

(v)        Section 106A;

(vi)     Sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 110;

(viii)    Section 144; and

(ix)     Section 145.

7.

Inspector of Customs and Central Excise or Preventive Officer or Examining Officer.

(i)       Sub-section (1) of section 31;

(ii)        Section 34 excluding proviso to the section;

(iii)       Section 37;

(iv)       Section 38;

(v)        Section 39;

(vi)       Clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 45;

(vii)      Section 77;

(viii)     Section 94;

(ix)       Section 95;

(x)        Section 100;

(xi)       Section 103;

(xii)      Section 106;

(xiii)     Section 106A;

(xiv)    Sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 110;

(xv)     Section 144; and

(xvi)    Section 145.