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CUSTOMS (FEES FOR RENDERING SERVICES BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS) REGULATIONS,
1998
Notification No. 69
dated 4th September 1998 (NT)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157
and section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the
Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers) Regulations, 1968,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession,
the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following Regulations,
namely:
(1) These regulations may be
called the Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers)
Regulations, 1998.
(2)
They shall come into force on the 15th October 1998.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise
requires -
(a) "Customs Officer"
includes such officers as are appointed under section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962);
(b) "Customs work"
means functions to be performed by Customs officers under the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962) or any other law for the time being in force;
(c)
"rendering services by Customs officer" means -
(i) performance
of Customs work by the Customs officer beyond the working hours but within the
Customs area; and
(ii) performance of
Customs work by the Customs officer beyond the Customs area at any time, and
includes :-
(A) examination of the goods and
related functions,
(B) loading and unloading of the goods
whether generally or specifically,
(C) escorting goods from one Customs area to
the other, and
(D) any other customs work authorised by the
Commissioner of Customs;
(d) "Working hours"
means the duty hours prescribed by the Commissioner of Customs in his
jurisdiction for normal customs work and where different working hours have been
prescribed by the said Commissioner for different items of customs work or for
different places within his jurisdiction, such working hours.
(1) On a request made in that
behalf by any person, a fee as given in the Table below shall be levied for
rendering of services by the Customs Officers.
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Category of Officers
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Fee per hour or part thereof on Working Days
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Fee per hour or part thereof on Holidays
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6 AM - 8 PM
Rs.
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8 PM - 6 AM
Rs.
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6 AM - 8 PM
Rs.
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8 PM- 6 AM
Rs.
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1. Appraisers Superintendent Customs Preventive and
Superintendent Central Excise
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85
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125
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140
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180
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2. Air Customs Officers, Examiners Preventive
Officers and Inspectors of Central Excise
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75
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100
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105
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145
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3. Class IV Staff
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35
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45
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55
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60
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(2) The fees levied under
sub-regulation (1) shall be payable by the person requesting for rendering of
services or on whose account such services has been requested.
(3) The fees levied under
sub-regulation (1) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:
(a) The levy of fees as aforesaid
shall be for a minimum of 3 hours in each case, except in cases of overtime
postings immediately preceding or immediately following the working hours of the
concerned cadre of officers.
(b) The period between midnight
and 6 A.M. shall be treated as a block whether the services are required for the
entire block or for a portion thereof.
(c) In relation to jobs to be
performed by any customs officer during the working hours, there shall be two
blocks - one before lunch and the other after lunch respectively and fees shall
be charged for the entire block whether the request for the services of such
officer relates to the entire block or a portion thereof.
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