Notification No. 35 dated 17^th April 1971 (NT) {As amended by Notification No. 17 dated 13^th March 1995 (NT)}

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations, namely:

(1)    These regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "Form" means a Form appended to these regulations.

Every import manifest shall:

(a)    be delivered in duplicate; 

(b)    cover all the goods carried in a vessel; and

(c)    consist of 

(i)       an application for entry inwards in Form I,

(ii)      a general declaration in Form II,

(iii)      a cargo declaration in Form III,

(iv)      a vessel's stores list in Form IV,

(v)       a list in Form V of private property in the possession of the Master, officers and crew.

Each of the Forms I, II, III, IV and V shall be on paper of durable quality and the forms shall have the following sizes, namely:

Forms I, II, IV and V: 210 x 297 millimetres.

Forms III: 430 x 340 millimetres.

(1)    The cargo declaration shall be delivered in separate sheets in respect of each of the following categories of cargo, namely:

(a)      cargo to be landed;

(b)      unaccompanied baggage;

(c)      goods to be transhipped;

(d)      same bottom or retention cargo:

Provided that in respect of cargo to be landed as also in respect of unaccompanied baggage the details shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading:

Provided further that in respect of same bottom or retention cargo it will be sufficient if details relating to the nature of the cargo and number of the packages are declared.

(2)

(a)      Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), the cargo declaration in respect of -

(i)    arms;

(ii)   ammunition;

(iii)  explosives;

(iv)   narcotics;

(v)   dangerous drugs;

(vi)   gold;

(vii)  silver,

irrespective of whether for landing, for transhipment, or for being carried as same bottom cargo, shall be delivered in separate sheets and shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading.

(b)      If a vessel does not carry any of the cargoes referred to in clause (a), a nil declaration shall be delivered.

The vessel's stores list and the list of private property in the possession of the Master, officers and crew may be delivered along with the cargo declaration; but shall not in any case be delivered later than twenty-four hours after the arrival of the vessel at the port.