177. (1) This section shall apply to such areas adjacent to the frontier of Bangladesh as may, from time to time, be notified by the Board in the official Gazette. ¹[(2) In any area to which this section for the time being applies, no person shall have in his possession or control any such goods or class of goods in excess of such quantity or value as may from time to time be notified by the Government in the official Gazette, except under a permit granted by the Government in respect of the particular goods or class of goods, or by an officer authorised by the Government.]