Regulation 6 - Examination of the applicant - Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013

6. Examination of the applicant.- (1) An applicant, who satisfies the requirements of regulation 5, shall be required to appear for a written as well as oral examination conducted by the DGICCE: Provided that an applicant who has already passed the examination referred to in regulation 9 of the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulation, 1984 1 [or] regulation 8 of the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulation, 2004 shall not be required to appear for any further examination. (2) The written examination shall be conducted on specified dates in month of January of each year for which intimation shall be sent individually to applicants in advance before the date of examination and the result of the said examination shall be declared by end May each year. (3) The applicant who is declared successful in the written examination shall be called for an oral examination on specified dates in month of June of each year, the result of which shall be declared in the month of July of each year. (4) The applicant shall be required to clear written examination as well as oral examination. (5) An applicant who fails to clear the oral examination within two years from date of declaration of result of the related written examination, shall be treated as having failed in the examination. (6) An applicant shall be allowed a maximum period of seven years from the date of original application within which he shall pass both written and oral examinations and no further extension shall be granted. (7) The examination may include questions on the following : (a) preparation of various kinds of bills of entry, bills of export, shipping bills, and other clearance documents; (b) arrival entry and clearance of vessels; (c) tariff classification and rates of duty; (d) determination of value of imported and export goods; (e) conversion of currency; (f) nature and description of documents to be filed with various kinds of bills of entry, shipping bills and other clearance documents; (g) procedure for assessment and payment of duty including refund of duty paid; (h) examination of goods at Customs stations; (i) prohibitions on import and export; (j) bonding procedure and clearance from bond; (k) re-importation and conditions for free re- entry; (l) drawback and export promotion schemes including Special Economic Zone scheme; (m) offences under the Act; (n) provisions of the allied Acts including the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1914 (2 of 1914), Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (2 of 1930), Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) , Copy Right Act, 1957 (14 of 1957), Trade and Merchandise Marks Act 1958 (43 of 1958), Arms Act 1959 (54 of 1959), Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970), Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), Foreign Trade (Development and Regulations) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) , Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) , Design Act, 2000 (16 of 2000) and Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 (No. 34 of 2006) in so far as they are relevant to clearance of goods through customs; (o) provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act , 1988 (49 of 1998); (p) procedure for appeal and revision applications under the Act; and (q) on line filing of electronic bills of entry and shipping bills vide the Indian Customs and Central Excise Electronic Commerce or Electronic data interchange gateway (ICEGATE) and Indian Customs Electronic data Interchange System (ICES). 2 [(8)] The 3 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] shall satisfy himself that the individual applicant or in cases where applicant is a firm or company its partner or Director or authorised employees who may be engaged for handling the customs work shall possess satisfactory knowledge of English and the local language of the Customs Station: Provided that in case of a person deputed to work extensively in the docks, knowledge of English shall not be compulsory. Knowledge of Hindi shall be considered as desirable qualification. ---------------------- Notes:- Corrected vide Corrigendum dated 19-7-2013 , b efore it was read as, and . Renumbered as (8) vide Corrigendum dated 19-7-2013 ; before it was read as (7) . Substituted vide Not. 56/2014 - Dated 6-8-2014