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The Customs Act, 1969

( ACT NO. IV OF 1969 )

[ 8th March, 1969 ]

Chapter II

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS OF CUSTOMS AND THEIR POWERS

Appointment of officers of Customs

1[3. For the purposes of this Act, the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint, in relation to any area or function specified in the notification, any person to be-

 
 

2[(a) a Chief Commissioner of Coustoms;

 
 

(aa) a Commissioner of Coustoms;]

 
 

(b) a Commissioner of Customs (Appeal);

 
 

(c) a Commissioner of Customs (Bond);

 
 

(d) a Commissioner of Customs (Valuation and Internal Audit);

 

3[(dd) a Commissioner of Customs (Single Window); ]

 
 

(e) a Director General (Customs Intelligence and Investigation);

 
 

4[(f) a Director General (Audit, Intelligence and Investigation, Value Added Tax);]

 
 

(g) a Director General (Duty Exemption and Drawback);

 
 

(h) a Director General (Training);

 
 

5[(hh) a Director General, Central Intelligence Cell;]

 

6[(hhh) a Director General (Customs Risk Management Unit);]

 
 

7[(i) an Additional Commissioner of Customs or an Additional Director General or a Director (Central Intelligence Cell) 8[or an Additional Director General (Customs Risk Management Unit)];

 
 

(j)a Joint Commissioner of Customs or a Director or a Joint Director (Central Intelligence Cell) 9[or a Director General (Customs Risk Management Unit)];]

 
 

(k) a Deputy Commissioner of Customs or a Deputy Director;

 
 

(l) an Assistant Commissioner of Customs or an Assistant Director;

 
 

10[ (ll) a Revenue Officer;]

 
 

(m) an officer of Customs with any other designation.]

  • 1
    Section 3 was substituted by section 3 of অর্থ আইন, ২০০১ (২০০১ সনের ৩০ নং আইন)
  • 2
    Clauses (a) and (aa) were inserted by section 2(a) of the Finance Act, 2011 (Act No. 12 of 2011).
  • 3
    Clause (dd) was inserted by section 8 of অর্থ আইন, ২০২০ (২০২০ সনের ৯ নং আইন)।
  • 4
    Clause (f) was substituted by section 3 of the Finance Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXVI of 2009) (with effect from 1st July, 2009).
  • 5
    Clause (hh) was inserted by section 2 of the Finance Act, 2009 (Act No. IX of 2009) (with effect from 1st July, 2007).
  • 6
    Clause (hhh) was inserted by section 3 (a) of অর্থ আইন, ২০১৯ (২০১৯ সনের ১০ নং আইন)(With effect from 1st July 2019).
  • 7
    Clause (i) and (j) were substituted by section 4(a) of the Finance Act, 2012 (Act No. XXVI of 2012) (with effect from 1st July, 2012).
  • 8
    The words and brackets “or an Additional Director General (Customs Risk Management Unit)” were added after the words and brackets “(Central Intelligence Cell)” by section 3 (b) of অর্থ আইন, ২০১৯ (২০১৯ সনের ১০ নং আইন)(With effect from 1st July 2019).
  • 9
    The words and brackets “or a Director General (Customs Risk Management Unit)” were added after the words and brackets “(Central Intelligence Cell)” by section 3 (c) of অর্থ আইন, ২০১৯ (২০১৯ সনের ১০ নং আইন)(With effect from 1st July 2019).
  • 10
    Clause (ll) was substituted by section 3 of the Finance Act,2010(Act No.XXXIII of 2010).
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