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Confiscation u/s 111 (b) and (d)- Gold Bars - chemical examiner ...


Gold Bars Confiscated Under Customs Act; Purity Confirmed, But Foreign Origin Unverified by Chemical Examiner.

October 29, 2015

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Confiscation u/s 111 (b) and (d)- Gold Bars - chemical examiner can only give percentage of gold in gold bars but cannot say whether seized goods are of foreign origin and purity of gold has been certified to be 99.92% to 99.96% - Seized goods cannot be considered to be of foreign origin - AT

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