8th December, 2003.
Notification No. 110/2003 - Customs (N.T.)
In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4
of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of
notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance ( Department of Revenue) No. 201/84-Customs, dated
the 18th July, 1984 [ G.S.R.514(E), dated the 18th
July, 1984] and No. 28/88-Customs ( N.T.), dated the 12th
May, 1988 [ G.S.5 65 (E), dated the 12th May,
1988] ,except as respect things done or omitted to be done before
such supersession, the Central Board of Excise and Customs
hereby appoints,-
(i) Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic Zone,
to be the Deputy Commissioner of Customs;
(ii) Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic
Zone, to be the Assistant Commissioner of Customs;
(iii) Appraiser, Superintendent (Preventive and
Intelligence), Examiner and Preventive Officer, Special Economic
Zone, to be officers of customs;
(iv) Security Officer, Assistant Security Officer, Head
Jamadar, Jamadars, Security Guards and Sepoys to be officers of
customs within the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs specified in clause (i),
for the area within a radius of 8
kilometers around the Special Economic Zone as specified in his
deputation order or posting order, as the case may be:
Provided that the power of officer of customs to be
exercised within a said radius of eight kilometers around
the Special Economic Zone shall be limited to, goods destined to
that Special Economic Zone or goods originated or exited out of
that Special Economic Zone, or matter relating thereto:
Provided further that Security Officer and Assistant Security
Officer shall discharge only such powers of Superintendent
(Customs) and Preventive Officer (Customs) respectively as are
entrusted by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be.
2.
The officers mentioned in clauses (i) to (iii) of the first
paragraph shall be the Officers of Department of Revenue in the
Ministry of Finance, working on Deputation to the Department of
Commerce in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and are working
in the Special Economic Zone.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,
"Special Economic Zone" means Cochin Special Economic Zone, FALTA
Special Economic Zone, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Madras
Special Economic Zone, NOIDA Special Economic Zone, SEEPZ Special
Economic Zone, Surat Special Economic Zone, Visakhapatnam Special
Economic Zone or any other Special Economic Zone as the Central
Government may, by notification in the official Gazette specify
under clause(iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section
(1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944).
D. S. Garbyal Under Secretary to the Government of India
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