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Boat Notes Regulations, 1976

Boat Notes Regulations, 1976

Published vide Notification No. 426-Cus. (G.S.R. 1555), dated 23rd October, 1976

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Notification No. 426-Cus. (G.S.R. 1555), dated 23rd October, 1976. - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations, namely :

  1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Boat Notes Regulation, 1976.

(2) They shall come into force on such date as the Central Board of Excise and Customs may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

  1. Definitions.- In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires. -

(a) "Act" means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);

(b) "Board" means the Board as defined in Clause (6) of Section 2 of the Act;

(c) "boat note" means the boat note as indicated in Form I, Form II or Form III, as the case may be;

(d) [Commissioner of Customs] means the [Commissioner of Customs] as defined in Clause (8) of Section 2 of the Act;

(e) "form" means a form appended to these regulations;

(f) "proper officer" means the officer as defined in Clause 34 of Section 2 of the Act.

  1. Issue of boat note.- (1) Every boat note shall be issued by the proper officer.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), where the [Commissioner of Customs] is satisfied that it is necessary so to do, he may authorise an exporter or his authorised agent to issue a boat note.

(b) Every person who is authorised by the [Commissioner of Customs] under Clause (a) to issue boat notes shall maintain a proper account of boat notes issued by him and furnish to the proper officer such information as may be specified by the [Commissioner of Customs] in this behalf.

(3) The boat notes shall be -

(a) of such dimension and colour as are indicated in the form appended to these regulations; and

(b) maintained in duplicate and machine numbered.

  1. Boat notes when to be issued.- The boat notes shall be issued in all cases of -

(i) export cargo, in Form I;

(ii) import cargo, in Form II:

(iii) transhipment cargo, re-shipment cargo or same bottom cargo, in Form III.

Form I

(See Reg. 4)

Proforma of Boat Note Export Cargo

[.....................16cm.....................]

Ashoka Pillars

Boat Note No ...................... Export EGM No. and date.................

Time and date of issue...............SB No. and date............................

Place of issue..........................

The following packages/goods have been delivered to the tindel of Cargo Boat No./Barge No./Lighter No.......................For the purpose of being shipped on board S.S ................... M/s............................... berthed.............................at............................

No. of pkgs. Description of goods Marks and Nos. Name of the consignees
1 2 3 4

Signature of P.O.

Signature of ship's officer

Shipper’s representative

Agent signature

Time commenced …................ Time Completed ...................... Received on board Signature of ship's officer Shipped on board

Signature of P.O.

1.Color : Green

  1. Dimension : 20 x 18 cm., allowing 2 cm. Margin and perforated.
  2. Column : (1) 2 cm.

(2) 5 cm.

(3) 4 cm.

(4) 5 cm.

  1. CBR : Custom 221-A

Form II

(See Reg. 4)

Proforma of Boat Note Export Cargo

[...............16 cm......................]

Ashoka Pillars

Boat Note No...............Import/IGM No. and date...........................

Time and date of issue......................................................

Place of issue..............................................................

The following packages/goods have been delivered to the tindel of Cargo Boat No./Barge No./Lighter No...................................

For the purpose of being landed/....................from S.S....................of M/s....................berthed at................at (place of landing)..............................................

No. of pkgs. Description of goods Marks and Nos. Name of the consignees
1 2 3 4

Signature of P.O.

Signature of ship's officer

Shipper’s representative

Agent signature

Import

The packages/goods mentioned overleaf have been landed/received at ......................

Mukadam/P.O.

1.Color : Pink

  1. Dimension : 20 x 18 cm., allowing 2 cm. Margin and perforated.
  2. Column : (1) 2 cm.

(2) 5 cm.

(3) 4 cm.

(4) 5 cm.

  1. CBR : Custom 221-B
  2. In duplicate

Form III

(See Reg. 4)

Proforma of Boat Note

Transhipment/re-shipment/same bottom cargo

Ashoka Pillars

Boat Note No.........................Importing vessels.......................

Time and date of issue................IGM No./Item No. and date...............

Place of issue...................Exporting vessels........................

Boat No.....................EGM No. and date............................

Name of the tindel....................T.P. No. and date................

  1. The following packages/goods have been transhipped per S.S............... of behalf of M/s..........................
  2. The following same bottom packages/goods have been discharged overside/on wharf :
No. of pkgs. Description of goods Marks and Nos. Name of the consignees
1 2 3 4

Signature of P.O.

Ship officers Signature

Time commenced

Time completed

  1. Transhipped on board S.S.

Signature of P.O.

  1. Re-shipped on board S.S. Signature of P.O.

Received on board S.S.

Signature of ship's officer

N.B. - Delete items not relevant.

  1. Colour : White
  2. Dimension : 20x18 cm., allowing 2 cm. margin and perforated.
  3. Column No. : (1) 2 cm.

(2) 5 cm.

(3) 4 cm.

(4) 5 cm.

  1. CBR : Custom 221-C
  2. In duplicate.