Power to require production of order permitting clearance of goods imported by land
Section 109 of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with power to require production of order permitting clearance of goods imported by land. Any officer of customs appointed for any area adjoining the land frontier of India and empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the Board, may require any person in possession of any goods which such officer has reason to believe to have been imported into India by land, to produce th The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.
Any officer of customs appointed for any area adjoining the land frontier of India and empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the Board, may require any person in possession of any goods which such officer has reason to believe to have been imported into India by land, to produce the order made under section 47 permitting clearance of the goods:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any imported goods passing from a land frontier to a land customs station by a route appointed under clause (c) of section 7.
Section 109, The Customs Act, 1962 (Act 52 of 1962).
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Questions about Section 109
What does Section 109 of the Customs Act deal with?
Section 109 of the Customs Act is headed "Power to require production of order permitting clearance of goods imported by land". Any officer of customs appointed for any area adjoining the land frontier of India and empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the Board, may require any person in possession of any goods which such officer has reason to believe to have been imported into India by land, to produce th
How do I find court cases under Section 109 of the Customs Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Customs Act 1962 109, section 109 Customs Act 1962, section 109 of the Customs Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 109 of the Customs Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 7 (Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc), section 47 (Clearance of goods for home consumption), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Appointment of offiicers of Directorate of Valuation as officers of Customs.- Circular No.2/1999-Customs, dated 25.1.99 (1999).
When did Section 109 of the Customs Act come into force?
Section 109 of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 109, came into force on 01 Feb 1963, having been enacted on 13 Dec 1962. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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