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Customs House Agents Regulations Clarified

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..... e work for a period of not less than three years in the capacity of form 'G' pass holder, in addition to the other earlier existing conditions. The commissioner could relax this period from 3 years to 1 year for reasons to be recorded in writing. Under the newly introduced Regulation 9(5), regular CHA licensees have been permitted to authorise one of their employees/ partners/ directors from their firm to appear in the regulation 9 examination. These would be in addition to the already present Regulation 9 examination pass person existing in the firm. The queries raised by Commissioners on these regulations among others have been considered by the Board and clarification on these issues are as under : .....

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..... roof thereof are to be decided by the Commissioners at their own level since the rules do not specify any levels of knowledge. In case of doubts the Chief Commissioner may be consulted. In the case of the main officer, the CHA as well as his authorised representative would be required to possess knowledge of the local language. In the case of the branch office, knowledge of local language by the authorised representative in charge of the office would be considered sufficient. Q(4) Would the additional representative of the CHA licensee, who has cleared the Regulation 9 examination on behalf of the organisation [under the new Regulation 9(5)], be permitted to apply for an independent CHA licence under Regu .....

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..... oms clearance, should be issued a Form 'G' even if they do not have the required educational qualification of 10th pass. A) Assuming that they have the requisite Knowledge, such persons cannot be considered for issue of a Form 'G' as they do not fulfill the requirements under Reg'n 20. Q(7) Before the amendments in Sept. 1997 it was not essential for a Licensee to be a graduate. The question is, would such licences granted before Sept. 1997, be entitled for renewal even if the licence holder is not a graduate ? A) Yes, Such licences would be eligible for renewal as when they were initially issued, the requirement of the licence holder being a graduate was not there. Q(8) Before .....

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