Section 3

Classes of officers of customs.

The Customs Act, 1962

  • Act 52 of 1962
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Revenue
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An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Customs.

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        1 [3.2[ Classes of officers of customs.--There shall be the following classes of officers of customs, namely:--
              (a) Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Principal Director General of Revenue Intelligence;         (b) Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Director General of Revenue Intelligence;         (c) Principal Commissioner of Customs or Principal Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Principal Additional Director General of Revenue Intelligence or Principal Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (d) Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Additional Director General of Revenue Intelligence or Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (e) Principal Commissioner of Customs (Appeals);         (f) Commissioner of Customs (Appeals);         (g) Additional Commissioner of Customs or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Additional Director of Revenue Intelligence or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (h) Joint Commissioner of Customs or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Joint Director of Revenue Intelligence or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (i) Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Deputy Director of Revenue Intelligence or Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (j) Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) or Assistant Director of Revenue Intelligence or Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Audit);         (k) such other class of officers of customs as may be appointed for the purposes of this Act;.]
    

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 1995, s. 52, for sections 3 and 4 (w.e.f. 26-5-1995).
2. Subs. by Act 6 of 2022, s. 87 for section 3 (w.e.f. 30-3-2022), earlier it was subs. by Act 25 of 2014, s. 79, for clauses (a), (b), (c), (cc), (d), (e) and (f) (w.e.f. 6-8-2014).
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