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The Customs Act, 1969

( ACT NO. IV OF 1969 )

1Chapter XVIIIA

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Effects of Agreement or Resolution
192I. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act where an agreement is concluded for ADR under this chapter, it shall be binding for both the parties and cannot be challenged in any appellate forum or court either by the applicant or by the customs authorities.
 
(2) Every order of agreement, passed under this chapter shall be conclusive as to the matters stated therein and no matter covered by such order shall, save as otherwise provided in this chapter, be reopened in any proceeding under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force.
 
2[(3) If the dues, payable to either party as per agreement, are not paid and if the same including any penalty or interest for default in making payment of such sum, if not paid within one year, such sum may either be recovered or refunded with annually 10 percent interest, or as sums due to the Government under section 202 or the applicant under section 33 of this Act.]

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    CHAPTER XVIIIA and under this chapter "section 192A, 192B, 192C, 192D, 192E, 192F, 192G, 192H, 192I, 192J and 192K " were inserted by section 7 of the Finance Act, 2011 (Act No. XII of 2011).
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    Sub-section (3) was substituted by section 12 of the Finance Act, 2012 (Act No. XXVI of 2012) (with effect from 1st July, 2012).
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