Legal provisions governing restrictions/prohibitions

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..... 33) of the Customs Act, 1962 as meaning "any goods the import or export of which is subject to any prohibition under the Customs Act or any other law for the time being in force". Thus, a prohibition under any other law can be enforced under the Customs Act, 1962. For instance, under Sections 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Central Government can make provi .....

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..... imported into India. Thus, all such packaged commodities imported into India shall carry the name and address of the importer, Generic or common name of the commodity packed, net quantity in terms of standard unit of weights measures, Month and year of packing in which the commodity is manufactured or packed or imported, maximum retail sale price including other taxes, local or otherwise and Cons .....

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..... rohibition can either be absolute or conditional. The specified purposes for which a notification under Section 11 can be issued are maintenance of the security of India, prevention and shortage of goods in the country, conservation of foreign exchange, safeguarding balance of payments etc. (e) Section 111(d) and Section 113(d) of the Customs Act, 1962 provide that any goods which are imported o .....

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