Transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers
Section 11K of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers. No specified goods shall be transported from, into or within any specified area or loaded on any animal or conveyance in such area, unless they are accompanied by a transport voucher (in such form and containing such particulars as may be specified by rules made in this behalf) prepared by the perso The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.
1[11K. Transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers.--(1) No specified goods shall be transported from, into or within any specified area or loaded on any animal or conveyance in such area, unless they are accompanied by a transport voucher (in such form and containing such particulars as may be specified by rules made in this behalf) prepared by the person owning, possessing, controlling or selling such goods:
Provided that no transport voucher shall be necessary for the transport, within a village, town or city, of any specified goods the market price of which, on the date of transport, does not exceed one thousand rupees.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where the Central Government, after considering the nature of any specified goods, the time, mode, route and the market price of the goods intended to be transported, the purpose of the transportation and the vulnerability of the specified area with regard to the illegal export of such goods, is satisfied that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, it may, --
(i) by notification in the Official Gazette, specify goods of such class or description and of a market price exceeding such sum as that Government may notify; and different sums in relation to the specified goods of the same class or description, or different classes or descriptions, may be notified for the same specified area or for different specified areas, and
(ii) direct that no person shall transport any goods so specified unless the transport voucher in relation to them has been countersigned by the proper officer.]
Section 11K, The Customs Act, 1962 (Act 52 of 1962).
Made under this section, and citing it
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Questions about Section 11K
What does Section 11K of the Customs Act deal with?
Section 11K of the Customs Act is headed "Transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers". [11K. Transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers.--(1) No specified goods shall be transported from, into or within any specified area or loaded on any animal or conveyance in such area, unless they are accompanied by a transport voucher (in such form and containing such particulars as m
How do I find court cases under Section 11K 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 11K, section 11K Customs Act 1962, section 11K 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 11K of the Customs Act, and has it changed?
The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently SPECIFIED GOODS (PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EXPORT) RULES, 1969 (1969).
When did Section 11K of the Customs Act come into force?
Section 11K of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 11K, 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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