Regulation 10 - Registration. - Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010

10. Registration. - (1) If on scrutiny of the application filed by a person under regulation 7 , the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] is satisfied that the applicant fulfils the requirements of the registration, the said applicant may be registered as an Authorised Courier. 2 [ (2) **** ] (3) An Authorised Courier who is already registered under Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998 on or before the date of coming into force of these regulations in a Customs airport, shall be considered as an Authorised Courier registered for the purpose of these regulations only on compliance of the conditions stipulated in regulation 8 . (4) The Authorised Courier referred to in sub-regulation (3) shall comply with the conditions within a period which shall not exceed a period of three months: Provided that the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] may extend the said period which shall not exceed a period of nine months. Provided further that nothing contained in this sub-regulation shall apply in respect of condition prescribed under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8 . 2 [ (5) **** ] (6) The 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] may, if he finds that the applicant has been convicted in any court of law, or any criminal proceedings are pending before any court of law against the applicant, reject an application filed for registration of Authorised Courier. (7) The Authorised Courier, who is registered under sub regulation (1) or sub regulation (3), shall transact business in other Customs airports within the country subject to an intimation, as specified in Form - J, to the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] having Jurisdiction over the Customs airport where he intends to transact business. 2 [ (8) **** ] (9) The 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, review the registration granted under sub-regulation (1) or sub-regulation (3) 3 [ **** ] ---------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Not. 56/2014 - Dated 6-8-2014 2. Omitted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 85/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 27-10-2021 before it was read as (2) The registration granted under sub-regulation (1) shall be valid for an initial period of two years, but may be renewed from time to time, in accordance with the procedure provided in sub-regulation 8. (5) The registration granted under sub-regulation (3) shall be valid for a period of ten years. (8) The 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] may, on application made before the expiry of the validity of the registration under sub-regulation (2) or sub-regulation (5), renew the registration for a period of ten years from the date of expiration of the original registration or the last renewal of such registration, as the case may be, if the performance of the Authorised Courier is found to be satisfactory with reference to the absence of any complaints of misconduct including non-compliance of any of the obligations specified in regulation 12 . 3. Omitted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 85/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 27-10-2021 before it was read as before the expiry of the ten years