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The Finance Act, 2017

Insertion of new section 30A

In force As on 07 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Enacted 17 Apr 2017

Section 98 of the Finance Act, 2017 deals with insertion of new section 30A. Insertion of new section 30A 98. In the Customs Act, after section 30, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "30A. The Act was enacted on 17 Apr 2017.

Insertion of new section 30A

98. In the Customs Act, after section 30, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

"30A. Passenger and crew arrival manifest and passenger name record information — (1) The person-in-charge of a conveyance that enters India from any place outside India or any other person as may be specified by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, shall deliver to the proper officer—

(i)the passenger and crew arrival manifest before arrival in the case of an aircraft or a vessel and upon arrival in the case of a vehicle; and
(ii)the passenger name record information of arriving passengers,

in such form, containing such particulars, in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed.

(2) Where the passenger and crew arrival manifest or the passenger name record information or any part thereof is not delivered to the proper officer within the prescribed time and if the proper officer is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for such delay, the person-in-charge or the other person referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to such penalty, not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, as may be prescribed.".

Section 98, The Finance Act, 2017.

Cross-references

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 30 Amendment of section 58

Questions about Section 98

What does Section 98 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 98 of the Finance Act is headed "Insertion of new section 30A". Insertion of new section 30A 98. In the Customs Act, after section 30, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "30A.

How do I find court cases under Section 98 of the Finance 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: Finance Act 2017 98, section 98 Finance Act 2017, section 98 of the Finance 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 98 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 30 (Amendment of section 58), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 98 of the Finance Act enacted?

Section 98 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2017 98, was enacted on 17 Apr 2017. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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