Notification No. 112/2003-Cus (NT) Dated 19-12-2003

Amendments in the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following  rules further  to amend  the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971, namely :-

1.

(1)

These regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003.

(2)

These regulations shall come into force on the date of  their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.

In the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971, - (a) regulation 3 shall be numbered as sub-regulation (1) thereof; and  after sub-regulation (1) as  so numbered, the following   shall be inserted, namely  :-

“(2) Any person who delivers the import manifest  to proper officer under section 30 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), shall apply for registration   with the  Customs in Form VI.”;

(b) for regulation 6, following regulation shall be substituted, namely :-

“ 6. Delivery of vessel’s stores list and list of private property. - The vessel’s stores list and   the list of private property in the possession of  the Master, officer and  crew at the time  of departure from the  last port of  call may be delivered along with the cargo declaration.”;

(c) after Form V the following Form shall be inserted, namely :-

“FORM VI

[See regulation 3(2)]

APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION

1.

Name of applicant  with detail  Permanent Account Number (PAN) :-

(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the name of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be)

2.

Full address of the applicant :-

(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the full address of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be)

3.

The name(s)  and address of the authorized persons :-

(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the name(s) of its partner or partners or director or directors or duly authorized employees who will actually be engaged in the work of filing import manifest).

4.

Educational qualification of each of the persons who will actually be engaged in the filing of import manifest :-

5.

The enclosures :-

(a) Copy of contract, or

(b) Memorandum of understanding, or

(c) Agreement entered into with the foreign authorizing agent.

I/We hereby declare  that the contents  of  the  above paragraphs are true  to the best of my/our knowledge.

Date :-

Place :- Signature of the applicant(s)”.