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The Customs Act, 1962

Definitions

In force From 01 Feb 1963 Act 52 of 1962 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 52 of 1962 Ministry Finance Enacted 13 Dec 1962 In force 01 Feb 1963 Instruments 7

Section 11A of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with definitions. In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "illegal import" means the import of any goods in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force; The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.

1[11A. Definitions.--In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "illegal import" means the import of any goods in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force;

(b) "intimated place" means a place intimated under sub-section (1), sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be, of section 11C;

(c) "notified date", in relation to goods of any description, means the date on which the notification in relation to such goods is issued under section 11B;

(d) "notified goods" means goods specified in the notification issued under section 11B.]

Section 11A, The Customs Act, 1962 (Act 52 of 1962).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 11B Power of Central Government to notify goods
  2. s. 11C Persons possessing notified goods to intimate the place of storage, etc

Made under this section, and citing it

7 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 11A

What does Section 11A of the Customs Act deal with?

Section 11A of the Customs Act is headed "Definitions". [11A. Definitions.--In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "illegal import" means the import of any goods in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force;

How do I find court cases under Section 11A 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 11A, section 11A Customs Act 1962, section 11A 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 11A of the Customs Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 11B (Power of Central Government to notify goods), section 11C (Persons possessing notified goods to intimate the place of storage, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 7: most recently 22/2018-Cus (NT) d.t 20.03.2018.- Amendments in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. (2018), then Notification No.150/2016-CUS(NT), dated 31.12.16 (2016), and 5 more.

When did Section 11A of the Customs Act come into force?

Section 11A of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 11A, 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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