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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 66] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1980/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1902

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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 10th December, 1980/Agrahayana 19, 1902 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th December. 1980, and is hereby published for general informa- tion : —

THE SMUGGLERS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANIPU- LATORS (FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY) AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 No. 55 OF 1980

[9th December, 1980.]

An Act to amend the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipula- tors (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976.

BE It enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

1. (i) This Act may be called the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Short Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Amendment Act, 1980, title

and com- (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government mence- may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ment.

2. In section 12 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Amend- (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the ment of principal Act),—

section 12 of (a) after sub-section (6), the following sub-section shall be Act 13inserted, namely:— of 1976. "(6A) Notwithstanding anything contained In sub-section (6), where the Chairman considers it necessary so to do for the expeditious disposal of appeals under this section, he may constitute a Bench of two members and a Bench so constituted (593)

may exercise and discharge the powers and functions of the Appellate Tribunal:

Provided that if the members of a Bench so constituted differ on any point or points, they shall state thu point or points on which they differ and refer the same tex a third mem- ber (to be specified by the Chairman) for hearing on such point or points and, such point or points shall be decided according to the opinion of that member.";

(b) after sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be

inserted, namely: —

"(8) On application to the Appellate Tribunal and on pay- ment of the prescribed fee, the Tribunal may allow a party to any appeal or any person authorised in this behalf by such party to inspect at any time during office hours, any relevant records and registers of the Tribunal and obtain a certified copy of any part thereof.".

Amend- 3. la section 26 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), after clause ment of (a)( tne following clause shall be inserted, namely: — section ²⁸¹ "(aa) the fees- which shall be paid for the inspection of the records' and registers of the Appellate Tribunal or for obtaining a certified copy of any part thereof under sub-section (8) of section 12;".

R. V. S. PERI SASTRI,

Secy, to the Govt, of India.