Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise & Customs)
Circular No. 918/08/2010-CX
New Delhi, dated the 4th March, 2010.
To,
All Director Generals,
All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise (including LTU),
All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Customs,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs.
Sir/ Madam,
Subject: Implementation of the provisions of COTP Act, 2003 and The
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008”-
Empowering the Customs & Central Excise Officers - regarding
Please refer to the Board’s Circular No. 896/16/2009-CX dated 01.09.2009,
issued on the above referred subject matter. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
has amended the Notification dated 30.07.2009 [S.O.1866 (E)] vide Notification
dated 06.01.10 [S.O.23 (E)] (copy enclosed). The effect of the Notification is
that the officers at the level of Superintendents and above of the Customs &
Central Excise department are empowered for entry, search and seizure only at
the premises registered under the Central Excise & Customs. Therefore, officers
are not empowered to enter, search etc. for premises which are not registered
with the department for carrying out any act under the COTP Act, 2003.
- Trade & Industry as well as field formations may be suitably informed.
- Receipt of this circular may kindly be acknowledged.
- Hindi version will follow.
Yours faithfully,
(Amish Kumar Gupta)
OSD (CX-8).
F.No.267/50/2007-CX8