Regulation 5 - Manner of declaring cargo - Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971

5. Manner of declaring cargo. — (1) The cargo declaration shall be delivered in separate sheets in respect of each of the following categories of cargo, namely :— (a) cargo to be landed; (b) unaccompanied baggage; (c) goods to be transhipped; (d) same bottom or retention cargo : Provided that in respect of cargo to be landed as also in respect of unaccompanied baggage the details shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading : Provided further that in respect of same bottom or retention cargo it will be sufficient if details relating to the nature of the cargo and number of the packages are declared. (2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), the cargo declaration in respect of — (i) arms; (ii) ammunition; (iii) explosives; (iv) narcotics; (v) dangerous drugs; (vi) gold; (vii) silver, irrespective of whether for landing, for transhipment, or for being carried as same bottom cargo, shall be delivered in separate sheets and shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading. (b) If a vessel does not carry any of the cargoes referred to in clause (a), a nil declaration shall be delivered.