Notification No. 38/2001-CE (NT) Dt. 26/06/2001

 

Appointment of officers as Central Excise Officers :In exercise of powers conferred by clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with sub-rule (1) of rule (3) of the Central Excise (No. 2) Rules, 2001, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officers specified in column (2) of the Table below as Central Excise Officers and invests them with all the powers, to be exercised by them throughout the territory of India, of an officer of Central Excise of the rank specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, such powers being the powers of a Central Excise Officers conferred under the said Act and rules made thereunder with effect from 1st July, 2001.
 

TABLE
 

Sl. No

Officers

Rank of Officer of Central Excise

(1)

(2)

(3)

8[1.

Officers of the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence, namely: -

1.Principal Director General

2.Director General

3.Principal Additional Director General

4.Additional Director General

5.Additional Director

6Joint Director

7.Deputy Director or Assistant Director

8.Senior Intelligence Officer or Superintendent or Additional Assistant Director

9.Intelligence Officer or Inspector

Principal Chief Commissioner

Chief Commissioner

Principal Commissioner

Commissioner

Additional Commissioner

Joint Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner

Superintendent

Inspector];
old[6[New] 1. Officers of the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, namely:-
1. Principal Director General

2. Principal Additional Director General

3. Additional Director General

4. Additional Director

5. Joint Director

6. Deputy Director or Assistant Director

7. Senior Intelligence Officer or Superintendent

8. Intelligence Officer or Inspector

 

Principal Chief Commissioner

Principal Commissioner

Commissioner

Additional Commissioner

Joint Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner

Superintendent

Inspector]

 

Old3[New] 1.

Officers of the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, namely :-

 

 

1. Director General

2. Additional Director General

3. Additional Director

4. Joint Director

5. Deputy Director or Assistant Director

6. Superintendent

7. Inspector

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Deputy Commissioner or
Assistant Commissioner

6. Superintendent

7. Inspector

[old] 1.

Officers of the Director General
of Central Excise Intelligence, namely : -

 

 

1. Director General

2. Additional Director General

3. Additional Director

4. Joint Director

5. Deputy Director or Assistant Director

6. Senior Intelligence Officer

7. Intelligence Officer

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Deputy Commissioner or
Assistant Commissioner

6. Superintendent

7. Inspector

6[New] 2. Officers of Directorate General (Vigilance), namely :-  
1. Principal Director General
2. Principal Additional Director General
3. Additional Director General
4. Additional Commissioner
5. Joint Commissioner
6. Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner
7.8[Superintendent or Additional Assistant Director] old[Superintendent]
8. Appraiser
9. Inspector 		Principal Chief Commissioner
Principal Commissioner
Commissioner
Additional Commissioner
Joint Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner
Superintendent
Superintendent
Inspector

Old4[New] 2.

Officers of Directorate General (Vigilance), namely :-

 

 

1. Director General (Vigilance)

2. Additional Director General (Vigilance)

3. Additional Commissioner

(Vigilance)

4. Joint Commissioner (Vigilance)

5. Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner (Vigilance)

6. Superintendent (Vigilance)

7. Appraiser (Vigilance)

8. Inspector (Vigilance)

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Deputy Commissioner or
Assistant Commissioner

6. Superintendent

7. Superintendent

8. Inspector

[Old] 2.

Officers of Directorate General (Vigilance), namely : -

 

 

1. Director General (Vigilance)

2. Additional Director General

3. Additonal Commissioner

(Vigilance)

4. Joint Commissioner (Vigilance)

5. Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner (Vigilance)

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Deputy Commissioner or
Assistant Commissioner

6[New] 3. Officers of the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, namely:-
1. Principal Director General
2. Principal Additional Director General
3. Additional Director General
4. Additional Director
5. Joint Director
6. Deputy Director or Assistant Director
7. 8[Senior Intelligence Officer or Additional Assistant Director] old[Senior Intelligence Officer]
8. Intelligence Officer 		Principal Chief Commissioner
Principal Commissioner
Commissioner
Additional Commissioner
Joint Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner
Superintendent
Inspector

Old3.

Officers of Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, namely : -

 

 

1. Director General

2. Additional Director General

3. Additional Director

4. Joint Director

5. Deputy Director or

Assistant Director

6. Senior Intelligence Officer

7. Intelligence Officer

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Assistant Commissioner

or Deputy Commissioner

6. Superintendent

7. Inspector

7["4. Officers of Directorate General of Central Economic Intelligence Bureau namely: -
1. Additional Director General
2. Additional Director/Joint Director
3. Deputy Director
4. Assistant Director 		1. Commissioner
2. Joint Commissioner
3. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
 4. Inspector"]
old [6[New] 4.

Officers of the Directorate General of Inspection (Customs and Central Excise), namely:-

1. Director General
2. Principal Additional Director General
3. Additional Director General
4. Additional Director
5. Joint Director
6. Deputy Director or Assistant Director
7. Senior Intelligence Officer (Class I and Class II)
8. Inspector

Chief Commissioner
Principal Commissioner
Commissioner
Additional Commissioner
Joint Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner
Superintendent
Inspector]

Old4.

Officers of Directorate General of Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, namely : -

 

 

1. Deputy Director General

2. Assistant Director General

3. Senior Technical officer

4. Intelligence Officer

1. Commissioner

2. Joint Commissioner

3. Assistant Commissioner or

Deputy Commissioner

4. Inspector

8[5.

Officers of the Directorate General of Performance Management (Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax) namely:-

1. Director General

2. Principal Additional Director General

3. Additional Director General

4. Additional Director

5. Joint Director

6. Deputy Director or Assistant Director

7. Senior Intelligence Officer (Class I and Class II) or Additional Assistant Director

8.Inspector

Chief Commissioner

Principal Commissioner

Commissioner

Additional Commissioner

Joint Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner

Superintendent

Inspector;]

old[5.

Officers of Directorate General of Inspection (Customs and Excise),  Namely :-

 

 

1. Director General

2. Additional Director General

3. Additional Director

4. Joint Director

5. Deputy Director or Assistant Director

6. Senior Intelligence Officer

(Class-I & II)

1. Chief Commissioner

2. Commissioner

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Assistant Commissioner

or Deputy Commissioner

6. Superintendent ]

6.

Officers of Directorate of Statistics and Intelligence, namely : -

 

 

1. Director

2. Joint Director

3. Deputy Director
4. Senior Research Officer and Senior Analyst

5.8[Assistant Director Research and Junior Analyst or Additional Assistant Director] old[Assistant Director Research and Junior Analyst ]

6. Statistical Investigator (Senior Grade)

7. Statistical Investigator (Ordinary Grade)

1. Commissioner

2. Joint Commissioner

3. Assistant Commissioner or
Deputy Commissioner

4. Assistant Commissioner or
Deputy Commissioner

5. Superintendent


6. Inspector

7. Inspector

2[New]7.

Officers of Customs in Special Economic Zones, or in whose jurisdiction hundred percent export oriented undertakings are located, namely :-

 

 

1. Commissioner

2. Commissioner (Appeals)

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner

6. Appraiser

7. Examiner

8. Preventive Officer

1. Commissioner

2. Commissioner (Appeals)

3. Additional Commissioner

4. Joint Commissioner

5. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner

6. Superintendent

7. Inspector

8. Inspector

1[Old]7.

Officers of Customs in Export Processing Zones, or Special Economic Zones, or in whose jurisdiction hundred percent export oriented undertakings are located, namely :-

 

 

1. Commissioner

2. Additional Commissioner

3. Joint Commissioner

4. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner

5. Appraiser

6. Examiner

7. Preventive Officer

1. Commissioner

2. Additional Commissioner

3. Joint Commissioner

4. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner

5. Superintendent

6. Inspector

7. Inspector

[old] 7.

Officers of Customs in Export Processing Zones, Free Trade Zones or Special Economic Zones, namely: -

 

 

1. Commissioner

2. Additional Commissioner

3. Joint Commissioner

4. Assistant Commissioner or
Deputy Commissioner

5. Appraiser

6. Examiner

7. Preventive Officer

1. Commissioner

2. Additional Commissioner

3. Joint Commissioner

4. Assistant Commissioner or
Deputy Commissioner

5. Superintendent

6. Inspector

7. Inspector

8.

Assistant Director (Cost) in Central Excise Commissionerate

Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner

[9.

Officers of Large Taxpayer Units namely: -

 
  1.Additional Commissioner 1. Additional Commissioner
  2. Joint Commissioner 2. Joint Commissioner
  3.Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner 3.Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
  4. Superintendent 4. Superintendent
  5. Inspector   5.Inspector]

5 [10

Officers of Customs under whose jurisdiction the godowns and retail outlets of Duty Free Shops at the International Airport are located, namely:-

 
  1. Commissioner 1. Commissioner
  2. Commissioner (Appeals)  2. Commissioner (Appeals) 
  3. Additional Commissioner 3. Additional Commissioner
  4. Joint Commissioner 4. Joint Commissioner
  5. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner 5. Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
  6. Superintendent/Appraiser 6. Superintendent
  7. Examiner/Preventive Officer/Inspector 7. Inspector]

 

Refer: Circular No. 994/01/2015-CX Dated 10/02/2015

1 Substituted vide NTF. No. 32/2002-CE (NT) Dt. 17/09/2002.

2 Substituted vide NTF. No. 1/2003-CE (NT) Dt. 13/01/2003.

3 Substituted vide NTF. No. 37/2004-CE (NT) Dt. 5/11/2004

4 Substituted vide NTF. No. 7/2006-CE (NT) Dt. 22/3/2006

5. Inserted vide Notification No. 8/2013-CE (NT) Dated 23/05/2013

6 Substituted vide Notification No. 28/2014-CE (NT) Dated 16/09/2014

7 Substituted vide Notification No. 06/2017-CE (NT) Dated 14/03/2017
8 Substituted vide Notification No. 01/2023-CE (NT) Dated 02/03/2023

 

as amended by [Notification Nos.32/2002-C.E.(N.T.) dt 17-9-2002, 1/2003-C.E.(N.T.), 13-1-2003 and 37/2004-C.E.(N.T.) dt 5-11-2004, 7/2006-C.E. (NT), 22-3-2006 and Notification No. 22/2006-CE (NT) Dt. 30/9/2006]