G. S. R.97(E).- In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section 1 of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 110/2003-CUSTOMS(N.T.), dated the 8th December, 2003 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 934(E), dated the 8th December, 2003, namely:-

(1) .In the first paragraph, -

(a) for clauses (i) to (iv), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-

“ (i) Additional Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic Zone, to be the Additional Commissioner of Customs;

(ii) Joint Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic Zone, to be the Joint Commissioner of Customs;

(iii) Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic Zone, to be the Deputy Commissioner of Customs;

(iv) Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Special Economic Zone, to be the Assistant Commissioner of Customs;

(v) Appraiser, Superintendent (Preventive and Intelligence), Examiner and Preventive Officer, Special Economic Zone, to be officers of Customs.”.

(b) The second proviso shall be omitted.

(2). In the second paragraph, the words, brackets and figures “ clauses (i) to (iii) of ”, shall be omitted.

(3). For the Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely: -

“ Explanation. - For the purpose of this notification, “ Special Economic Zone” means the Special Economic Zone as notified under section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005).”.

[F. No. 305/2/2007-FTT]

Anupam Prakash,
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Note: The Notification No 110/2003-CUSTOMS (N.T) dated the 8th December, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 934(E), dated the 8th December, 2003.