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Customs (Amendment) Act (No. 83 of 1988) - Sect 63

Insertion of new section 123 A in the principal enactment

63. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 123, and shall have effect as section 123A, of the principal enactment:
123A. Where goods imported have been cleared out of Customs, and the Collector deems it necessary for any customs purpose to examine samples of the said goods and authorizes the drawing of samples thereof, the importer or the person for the time being in charge of the place or premises where the goods are kept or stored shall hand over to the Collector or other customs officer authorized in writing by the Collector in that behalf a sample or samples proved to the satisfaction of the Collector as being authentic and representative of the said goods, provided the sample or samples are demanded within thirty days from the date such goods have been cleared from the customs. If the samples are not handed over within three working days of the demand therefor, the Collector or other customs officer authorized in writing by the Collector in that behalf shall have the power to enter, and draw samples from, the premises where the goods may be stored.".


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