Regulation 14 - Deregistration - Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998

REGULATION 14. Deregistration. - (1) The 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] may revoke the registration of an Authorised Courier and also order forefeiture of security on any of the following grounds, namely :- (a) failure of the Authorised Courier to comply with any of the conditions of the bond executed by him under Regulation 11; (b) failure of the Authorised Courier to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations; [(c) misconduct on the part of Authorised Courier whether within the jurisdiction of the said 1 [Principal Commissioner or Commissioner as the case may be] of anywhere else, which in the opinion of the 1 [Principal Commissioner or Commissioner as the case may be] renders him unfit to transact any business in the Customs Station:] Provided that no such revocation shall be made unless a notice has been issued to the Authorised Courier informing him the grounds on which it is proposed to revoke the registration and he is given an opportunity of making a representation in writing and a further opportunity of being heard in the matter, if so desired : Provided further that, in case the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] considers that any of such grounds against an Authorised Courier shall not be established prima facie without an inquiry in the matter, he may conduct the inquiry to determine the ground and in the meanwhile pending the completion of such inquiry, may suspend the registration of the Authorised Courier. If no ground is established against the Authorised Courier, the registration so suspended shall be restored. (2) Any Authorised Courier or the officer of the Customs authorised by the 1 [Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] in this behalf, if aggrieved by the order of the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] passed under sub-regulation (1), may represent to the 1 [Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] in writing against such order within sixty days of communication of the impugned order to the Authorised Courier and the 1 [Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] shall, after providing the opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned, dispose of the representation as expeditiously as may be possible. ---------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Not. 56/2014 - Dated 6-8-2014