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The Customs Act, 1962

Clearance of coastal goods at destination

In force From 01 Feb 1963 Act 52 of 1962 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 52 of 1962 Ministry Finance Enacted 13 Dec 1962 In force 01 Feb 1963 Instruments 4

Section 94 of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with clearance of coastal goods at destination. The master of a vessel carrying any coastal goods shall carry on board the vessel all bills relating to such goods delivered to him under section 93 and shall, immediately on arrival of the vessel at any customs or coastal port, deliver to the proper officer of that port all bills relating to the go The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.

(1) The master of a vessel carrying any coastal goods shall carry on board the vessel all bills relating to such goods delivered to him under section 93 and shall, immediately on arrival of the vessel at any customs or coastal port, deliver to the proper officer of that port all bills relating to the goods which are to be unloaded at that port.

(2) Where any coastal goods are unloaded at any port, the proper officer shall permit clearance thereof if he is satisfied that they are entered in a bill of coastal goods delivered to him under sub-section (1).

Section 94, 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. 93 Coastal goods not to be loaded until bill relating thereto is passed, etc

Made under this section, and citing it

2 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.

Another 2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 94

What does Section 94 of the Customs Act deal with?

Section 94 of the Customs Act is headed "Clearance of coastal goods at destination". The master of a vessel carrying any coastal goods shall carry on board the vessel all bills relating to such goods delivered to him under section 93 and shall, immediately on arrival of the vessel at any customs or coastal port, deliver to the proper officer of that port all bills relating to the go

How do I find court cases under Section 94 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 94, section 94 Customs Act 1962, section 94 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 94 of the Customs Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 93 (Coastal goods not to be loaded until bill relating thereto is passed, 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 2: most recently Notification No.131/2016-Cus(NT), dated 31.10.2016 (2016), then Notification No.110/2014-CUS(NT), dated 17.11.2014 (2014).

When did Section 94 of the Customs Act come into force?

Section 94 of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 94, 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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