Passenger's Baggage (Levy of Fees) Regulations, 1966
Notification No. 111-Cus., dated 8th June, 1966
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 157 read with sub-section (2) of section 158 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and
Customs hereby makes the following Regulations, namely:-
1. Short title.-
These regulations may be
called the Passenger"s Baggage (Levy of Fees) Regulations, 1966.
2. Extent of application.-
These regulations
shall apply to baggage including any package comprised therein,
detained or seized from passengers or taken over as unclaimed,
and subsequently released or returned.
3. Levy of fees.- In respect of any such
baggage or any package comprised therein, a fee of such amount as
the Commissioner of Customs may fix shall be levied and collected
at the time the baggage or package is released or returned,
having regard to -
(i) the nature of the articles
contained in the baggage or package;
(ii) the charges incurred in the transportation of the
baggage or package from the landing place to the place of
storage including the porterage charges; and
(iii) any other expenditure incurred for services
rendered:
Provided that no fee shall be levied in respect of any baggage or
package detained by the customs authorities but released to the
passenger on the ground that it has been in his bonafide
use.
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