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88. Amendment of section 137 |
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A WELCOME BUDGET
In section 137 of the Customs Act, in sub-section (3),
(i) for the words "such compounding amount", the words "such compounding amount and in such manner of compounding" shall be substituted;
(ii) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:
"Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to
(a) a person who has been allowed to compound once in respect of any offence under sections 135 and 135A;
(b) a person who has been accused of committing an offence under this Act which is also an offence under any of the following Acts, namely:
(i) the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985);
(ii) the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000);
(iii) the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959);
(iv) the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972);
(c) a person involved in smuggling of goods falling under any of the following, namely:
(i) goods specified in the list of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technology in Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 (Export Policy) of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items of the Foreign Trade Policy, as amended from time to time, issued under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
(ii) goods which are specified as prohibited items for import and export in the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items of the Foreign Trade Policy, as amended from time to time, issued under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
(iii) any other goods or documents, which are likely to affect friendly relations with a foreign State or are derogatory to national honour;
(d) a person who has been allowed to compound once in respect of any offence under this Chapter for goods of value exceeding rupees one crore;
(e) a person who has been convicted under this Act on or after the 30th day of December, 2005.".
Clause 88 of the Bill seeks to amend sub-section (3) of section 137 of the Customs Act to,
(a) empower the Central Government to make rules to provide for the manner of compounding of offences;
(b) exclude compounding of certain serious offences and in certain circumstances by inserting a proviso to that sub-section.
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