Appointment of officers - CBEC Powers Delegated to DRI Chief
AS per Section 152 of the Customs Act, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification - (a) any power exercisable by the Board under this Act shall be exercisable also by a Chief Commissioner of Customs or a Commissioner of Customs empowered in this behalf by the Central Government;
In exercise of these powers, the Government has now delegated the powers of the Board to Principal Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi for appointing officers of the rank of Commissioner of Customs or Additional Director General of the said Directorate for the purpose of adjudication of cases investigated by that Directorate.
Now, DRI officers, instead of jurisdictional officers, will do the formal confirmation of the demands in the Show Cause Notice. Intelligence, investigation, intimidation, third degree, notice and adjudication will all be done by the same agency.
Notification No., Dated: June 04, 2015