S.R.O. 118(I)/73, dated 23rd January, 1973

Rule to regulate the grant of special pass for breaking bulk S.R.O. 118(I)/73, dated 23rd January, 1973:- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969), read with entry 7 of the [Third Schedule] thereto, the Central Board of Revenue is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the grant of special pass for breaking bulk, namely:- RULES 1. An application in the form appended to these rules shall be made to the Assistant Collector of Customs for import before the arrival of the vessel in respect of which permission to break bulk prior to entry inwards and to discharge cargo into the agents custody immediately on arrival is sought. 2. A separate application shall be made for each vessel whenever it calls at a customs-port. 3. A special pass to break bulk may be granted by the Assistant Collector of Customs to the agent undertaking to get the vessel entered inwards within twenty-four hours of its arrival and to land arms, ammunition or military stores, explosives, dangerous drugs, petroleum and other combustible or dangerous articles or substances in accordance with the relevant rules and in the presence of an officer of customs as required by section 64 of the said Act. 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in rules 1 to 3, country craft arriving from coastal ports may be allowed to break bulk, immediately on arrival, on presentation to the…