The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 171] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1984/JYAISTHA 2, 1906 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd May, 1984
No. 162/CUSTOMS
O. S. R \u (,i)—It has boon decided that the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (AR Wing) will undertake a study of the procedures relating to—
(i) clca ance of bqggagc both un-accompanled and
accompanied, and
(il) air ca-g * botMmport and export.
Ths -ttudy will be undertaken with the following sco >e and
objectives : —
fa) to lev'^w the existing procedures (including forms and docuniLMiLs) relating to inspection and clearance of baggage brought in by passengers both by sea and air and in particular to review the various arrangements for custody and release of unaccompanied baggage in tho Customs Houses with a view to rationalising and simplifying them so as to minimise harassment to passangers and maximlso efficiency i n revenue collec- tion;
(b) to examine the various- administrative arrangements that are In vogue regarding sto.agc of cargo brought in by ai- and In particular scrutinise the existing facilities for cloarance of goods for export through va -ious air- cargo terminals with the specific objective of achieving a smooth and speedier clearance of goods both by I m p ot and export and maximum utilisation of air- cargo facilities;
(c) to examine and report on the application of the provi- sions of Customs Act and regulations there under in the matter of examination, levy and collection of duty and clearance of the goods mentioned in (a) and (b) above, and
(d) to examine and report on any other incidental or ancil- lary matters relating to clearance of baggage and clearance of cfl! go imported or exported by air.
2. To provide proper guidance to the above study and also to decide on the manner/phases in which i t should be under- taken for achieving the best results, it has been decided to con- stitute a Directing Group as under :—
1. Shri S. Vcnkatarama Iyer Department of Revenue
—Chairman.
2. Shri R. Parmeswar Additional Secretary, Dcptt.
of P & AR Member.
3. Shri K. P. Anand Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Commerce —Member,
4 . Dr. Oauri Shankar —Member
5. Shri K. L. Verma Collector of Customs Delhi
—Member,
6 . Shri D, S. Solanki Collector of Customs,
Sahar International Ait-port
Bombay—Member.
[F. No. 495/19/84- Cus. Vlj
R. S. SIDHU, Under Sccy_