S.R.O. 1497(I)/2022, Islamabad, the 1st August, 2022

Amendments in the Customs Rules, 2001 Government of Pakistan (Revenue Division) Federal Board of Revenue ***** NOTIFICATION (Customs) Islamabad, the 1st August, 2022 S.R.O. 1497(I)/2022.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Customs Rules, 2001, which, as required under sub-section (3 A) of the said section 219, were previously published vide Notification No. S.R.O. 803(I)/2022, dated the 16th June, 2022, namely:- In the aforesaid Rules,- (1) in rule 329A, after sub-rule (3), the following new sub-rules shall be added, namely:- “(4) In case the clearing agent licence of the bonded carrier issued under Chapter VIII of the Customs Rules 2001 is suspended or revoked by the respective licensing authority, the licence to operate as bonded carrier shall also stand suspended or revoked and vice versa. (5) Appeal against an order passed under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 329A may be filed before the Director General Transit Trade, Karachi, within sixty days of passing of such decision or order.”; (2) in rule 478, for the preamble, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “478. Approval of licence.- On qualifying the criteria mentioned in rule 477, licence shall be issued to the transport operator by the respective Director of Transit Trade in whose jurisdiction the business address of the applicant is located for a period of two years on the recommendation of a committee comprising the respective Director of Transit Trade, Collector of Customs Enforcement and Director, Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs of the jurisdiction, after seeking approval of the Director General of Transit Trade. The licensing authority shall issue approval letter for issuance of licence subject to the following, namely:-”; (3) after rule 480, the following new rules shall be added, namely:- “480A. Action in case of violations.- (1) The licensing authority may revoke or suspend a licence or permission of any transport operator for one or more than one of following reasons, namely:- (a) the licensee has made or…