S.R.O. 249(I)/81, dated 25th March, 1981

SROS: S.R.O. 249(I)/81, dated 25th March, 1981 . S.R.O. 249(I)/81, dated 25th March, 1981:- In exercise of the powers conferred by the section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969), the Central Board of Revenue, in order to regulate and control import and export of goods into and from the Export Processing Zones, is pleased to make the following rules, namely:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Customs Export Processing Zones Rules, 1981. (2) They shall apply to all Zones [including Industrial Free Zones, Free Trade Zones and such Export Oriented Units as may be approved by the Federal Government]. (3) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.-In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) Act means the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969); (b) Authority means the Export Processing Zones Authority established under the Ordinance, (c) Collector of Customs1, in relation to a Zone, means the Collector of Customs, in whose jurisdiction such Zone is established, (d) Import, in relation to a /one, means import from abroad and includes goods introduced into a Zone from the Tariff Area; (e) Investor and industrial undertaking shall have the same meaning as are, respectively, assigned to them in the Ordinance; (f) Ordinance means the Export Processing /ones Authority Ordinance, 1080(IV of 1980); (g) Tariff Area means any area in Pakistan outside the limits of a Zone; and (h) Zone means such area as is declared by ihe Federal Government to be a Zone under Ihc Ordinance. 3. Import of goods into the Zones.-(I) Subject to sun-rules(1) and(8), any goods can be imported into the /ones from abroad or liom the Tariff Area. (2) A separate bill of entry in respect of goods imported for a Zone alongwith other documents showing details of the*goods as required under the Act and the Rules made thereunder shall be presented to the Customs authorities for assessment and clearance. (3) Goods imported into a Zone shall be assessed in accordance with the existing procedure. [(4) The exemption granted under Boards Notification No. S.R.O 881(I)/80, dated the 23rd August, 1980 shall be applicable to…