Regulation 2 - Definitions - Bill of Entry (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 1995

2. Definitions - In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "authorised person" means, - (i) a Custom House Agent who holds a permanent licence under the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984 and is authorised by the Commissioner of Customs with a user identification; or (ii) an importer who holds a valid Import Export Code Number and is specially authorised by the Commissioner of Customs with a user identification for the purpose of obtaining clearance of goods imported by him; (b) "bill of entry" means the electronic declaration accepted and assigned with a number by the Customs Computer System for further processing; (c) "Commissioner of Customs" means the Commissioner of Customs, Delhi; (d) "electronic declaration" means the declaration of the particulars relating to the imported goods, lodged in the Customs Computer System, through the data-entry facility provided at the service centre or the data communication networking facility provided by the National Informatics Centre, from the authorised person's computer; (e) "operator" means the person authorised by the Commissioner of Customs to receive Cargo Declaration from the authorised person at the service centre for making data entry; (f) "service centre" means the place specified by the Commissioner of Customs where data entry, for the purpose of lodgement of declaration or submission of any information, is carried out.