Regulation 10 - Responsibilities of the authorised carrier under these regulations - Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018

10. Responsibilities of the authorised carrier under these regulations . - (1) An authorised carrier shall- (a) transact business in the customs station either personally or through an employee duly approved by the Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be; (b) keep a record of imported goods, export goods, coastal goods or goods brought for transhipment as the case may be, and produce such records to the proper officer as and when required; (c) keep a record of movement or handling of imported goods, export goods, coastal goods or goods brought for transhipment; (d) make available track and trace facility for locating imported or export goods, coastal goods or goods brought for transhipment; (e) be responsible for the safety, security and delivery of imported, export goods or coastal goods under its custody; (f) be liable to pay duty on goods pilfered, lost during the transit or transhipment thereof in the customs area or enroute 1 [ , under its custody ] ; (g) be responsible for re-export of hazardous goods where such goods are ordered to be exported back to the exporting country; (h) advise his client to comply with the provisions of the Act and in case of noncompliance, shall bring the matter to the notice of the deputy commissioner or assistant commissioner of customs as the case may be; (i) not procure or attempt to procure directly or indirectly, information from the government records or other government sources of any kind to which access is not granted by the proper officer; (j) ensure electronic transmission of delivery orders to the importer or the consignee and intimation of the same to the custodian and the proper officer; (k) publish and display at prominent places including website or webpage of the authorised carrier the schedule of charges for the various services provided by him in relation to the imported goods or export goods or coastal goods in the customs area; 2 [ (l) not demand any container detention charges for the containers laden with the goods detained by customs for purpose of verifying the entries made under section 46 or section 50 of the Act, if the entries are found to be correct. Provided that the authorised carrier may demand, container detention charges for the period, commencing after expiry of sixty days. ] (m) abide by all the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations, notifications and orders issued there under; 3 [ (2) The authorised carrier, after intimation to the Commissioner of customs, may outsource any function, required to be carried out by him under these regulations, to any other person on his behalf. The authorised carrier and such person shall be liable for any act of commission or omission while transacting business under these regulations. ] ******** Notes 1. Inserted vide Notification No. 54/2019-Customs (N.T.) dated 01-08-2019 2. Substituted vide Notification No. 54/2019-Customs (N.T.) dated 01-08-2019 before it was read as (l) not charge any rent or demurrage on the goods seized or detained or confiscated by the Customs Authorites; 3. Substituted vide Notification No. 54/2019-Customs (N.T.) dated 01-08-2019 before it was read as (2) The authorised carrier shall not sublet or sub-contract or outsource functions permitted or required to be carried out by him to any other person.