Notification No. 39/2001-C.E.(N.T.) Dated 26-06-2001

Appointment of Central Excise Officers and investing them with the powers of adjudication and investigation.- In exercise of powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officers of Central Excise specified in Column (2) of the Table below, and invests them with all the powers of Central Excise Officers specified in column (3) of the said Table, to be exercised within such jurisdiction and for such purposes as specified in columns (4) and (5) of the said Table respectively with effect from 1st July, 2001.

TABLE

 

Sl. No.

Central Excise Officers

Central Excise Officers whose powers are to be exercised

Jurisdiction

Purposes

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

  1.  

All the Commissioners of Central Excise

The Commissioners of Central Excise

Throughout the territory of India

Adjudication and investigation of such cases, as may be assigned by the Board.

2.

Commissioners of Central Excise (Adjudication)

The Commissioners of Central Excise

Throughout the territory of India

Adjudication and investigation of such cases, as may be assigned by the Board.

[Entry No. 2 has been substituted vide notification no. 22/2004-NT dated 9-9-2004.]

3.

Customs Preventive Officers at the Airports of Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai

The Central Excise Officers in charge of a warehouse

Jurisdiction of such Central Excise Officer who is in-charge of a warehouse under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and rules made thereunder.

To exercise all the powers exercisable by the Central Excise Officer who is in-charge of a warehouse under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and rules made thereunder.

 

2. This notification is effective from the 1st day of July 2001.

as amended by Notification Nos.36/2002-C.E.(N.T.) and 22/2004-C.E.(N.T.) dt 9-9-2004.