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TMI BlogCustoms House Agents Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 1997X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the said Regulations, for regulation 4, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely :- "4. Invitation of application. - The Commissioner may invite applications for the grant of such number of licences as assessed by him, to act as Customs House Agents in the month of January every year by means of a notice affixed on the notice board of each Customs Station as well as through publication in at least two newspapers having circulation in the area of his jurisdiction specifying therein the last date of receipt of application. Such application shall be for clearance work within the jurisdiction of the said Commissioner". 3. In regulation 6 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely :- "(5) The holders of a regular licence under regulation 10 who are a proprietary concern or a partnership firm, may authorise one of their employees or partners to appear for the examination referred to in sub-regulation (1) on behalf of that concern of firm to work in that concern or firm as Customs House Agent in addition to the person of the concern or firm who has passed the examination referred to in sub-regulation (1) on the date of commencement of the Customs House Agents Licensing (Amendment) Regulation, 1997." 7. In sub-regulation (4) of regulation 10 of the said Regulation for the words "the Central Board of Excise Customs", the words "the Chief Commissioner of Customs ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , indicating such change shall make a fresh application to the said Commissioner within thirty days for the grant of licence under regulation 5 or regulation 10, as the case may be. On scrutiny of such application the Commissioner may grant to the firm or a company, as the case may be, a fresh licence of the category held by the applicant prior to the change in constitution, if there is nothing adverse against him : Provided that the existing firm or a company, if it moves an application to that effect may be allowed to carry on the business of Customs House Agent till such time as a decision is taken on the fresh application of the firm or the company." 10. After proviso to sub-regulation (3) of regulation 20 of the said Regulations, t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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