1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
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3 - Prohibition and regulation of surrogacy clinics
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4 - Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures
5 - Prohibition of conducting surrogacy
6 - Written informed consent of surrogate mother
7 - Prohibition to abandon child born through surrogacy
8 - Rights of surrogate child
9 - Number of oocytes or human embryos to be implanted.
10 - Prohibition of abortion
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11 - Registration of surrogacy clinics
12 - Certificate of registration
13 - Cancellation or suspension of registration
14 - Appeal
15 - Establishment of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Registry
16 - Application of provisions of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act with respect to National Registry
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17 - Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board
18 - Term of office of Members
19 - Meetings of Board
20 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Board
21 - Disqualifications for appointment as Member
22 - Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
23 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of Board
24 - Eligibility of Member for re-appointment
25 - Functions of Board
26 - Constitution of State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board
27 - Composition of State Board
28 - Term of office of members
29 - Meetings of State Board
30 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Board
31 - Disqualifications for appointment as member
32 - Temporary association of persons with State Board for particular purposes
33 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of State Board
34 - Eligibility of member for re-appointment
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35 - Appointment of appropriate authority
36 - Functions of appropriate authority
37 - Powers of appropriate authorities
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38 - Prohibition of commercial surrogacy, exploitation of surrogate mothers and children born through surrogacy
39 - Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act
40 - Punishment for not following altruistic surrogacy
41 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided
42 - Presumption in the case of surrogacy
43 - Offence to be cognizable, non-baliable and non-compoundable
44 - Cognizance of offences
45 - Certain provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 not to apply
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46 - Maintenance of records
47 - Power to search and seize records, etc
48 - Protection of action taken in good faith
49 - Application of other laws not barred
50 - Power to make rules
51 - Power to make regulations
52 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
53 - Transitional provision
54 - Power to remove difficulties
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
3 - Definitions
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4 - Establishment of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
5 - Composition of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of its Chairperson and other Members
6 - Selection Committee for selection of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority
7 - Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authorit
8 - Removal of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority
9 - Officers and other employees of Food Authority
10 - Functions of the Chief Executive Officer
11 - Central Advisory Committee
12 - Functions of Central Advisory Committee
13 - Scientific Panels
14 - Scientific Committee
15 - Procedure for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel
16 - Duties and functions of Food Authority
17 - Proceedings of Food Authority
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18 - General principles to be followed in administration of Act.
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19 - Use of food additive or processing aid.
20 - Contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc.
21 - Pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and microbiological counts.
22 - Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary foods, etc.
23 - Packaging and labelling of foods.
24 - Restrictions of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices.
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25 - All imports of articles of food to be subject to this Act.
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26 - Responsibilities of the Food business operator.
27 - Liability of manufacturers, packers, wholesalers, distributors and sellers.
28 - Food recall procedures.
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29 - Authorities responsible for enforcement of Act.
30 - Commissioner of Food Safety of the State.
31 - Licensing and registration of food business.
32 - Improvement notices.
33 - Prohibition orders.
34 - Emergency prohibition notices and orders.
35 - Notification of food poisoning.
36 - Designated Officer.
37 - Food Safety Officer.
38 - Powers of Food Safety Officer.
39 - Liability of Food Safety Officer in certain cases.
40 - Purchaser may have food analysed.
41 - Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof.
42 - Procedure for launching prosecution
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43 - Recognition and accreditation of laboratories, research institutions and referral food laboratory
44 - Recognition of organisation or agency for food safety audit
45 - Food Analysts
46 - Functions of Food Analyst
47 - Sampling and analysis
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48 - General provisions relating to offences
49 - General provisions relating to penalty
50 - Penalty for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded
51 - Penalty for sub-standard food
52 - Penalty for misbranded food
53 - Penalty for misleading advertisement
54 - Penalty for food containing extraneous matter
55 - Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer
56 - Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food
57 - Penalty for possessing adulterant
58 - Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided
59 - Punishment for unsafe food
60 - Punishment for interfering with seized items
61 - Penalty for false information
62 - Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer
63 - Penalty for carrying out a business without licence
64 - Punishment for subsequent offences
65 - Compensation in case injury of death of consumer
66 - Offences by companies
67 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act in case of import of articles of food to be in addition to penalties provided under any other Act
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68 - Adjudication
69 - Power to compound offences
70 - Establishment of Food Safety Appellate Tribunal
71 - Procedure and powers of Tribunal
72 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction
73 - Power of court to try cases summarily
74 - Special courts and Public Prosecutor
75 - Power to transfer cases to regular courts
76 - Appeal
77 - Time limit for prosecutions
78 - Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc
79 - Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced punishment
80 - Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecution under this Act
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81 - Budget of Food Authority
82 - Finances of the Food Authority
83 - Accounts and audit of Food Authority
84 - Annual report of Food Authority
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85 - Power of Central Government to issue directions to Food Authority and obtain reports and returns
86 - Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments
87 - Members, officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety to be public servants
88 - Protection of action taken in good faith
89 - Overriding effect of this Act over all other food related laws
90 - Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various foods related Acts or Orders to Food Authority
91 - Power of Central Government to make rules
92 - Power of Food Authority to make regulations
93 - Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament
94 - Power of State Government to make rules
95 - Reward by State Government
96 - Recovery of penalty
97 - Repeal and savings
98 - Transitory provisions for food standards
99 - Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed to be regulations made under this Act
100 - Amendments to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992
101 - Power to remove difficulties
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
3 - When pregnancies may be terminated by registered medical practitioners.
4 - Place where pregnancy may be terminated.
5 - Sections 3 and 4 when not to apply.
5A - Protection of privacy of a woman.
6 - Power to make rules.
7 - Power to make regulations.
8 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union
3 - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
4 - Prohibition of smoking in a public place
5 - Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
6 - Prohibition on sale of cigarette or other tobacco products to a person below the age of eighteen years and in particular area.
7 - Restrictions on trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
8 - Manner in which specified warning shall be made.
9 - Language in which the specified warning shall be expressed.
10 - Size of letters and figures.
11 - Testing laboratory for nicotine and tar contents.
12 - Power of entry and search.
13 - Power to seize.
14 - Confiscation of package.
15 - Power to give option to pay costs in lieu of confiscation.
16 - Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
17 - Adjudication.
18 - Giving opportunity to the owner of seized packages.
19 - Appeal.
20 - Punishment for failure to give specified warning and nicotine and tar contents.
21 - Punishment for smoking in certain places.
22 - Punishment for advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products.
23 - Forfeiture of advertisement and advertisement material.
24 - Punishment for sale of cigarettes or any other tobacco products in certain places or to persons below the age of eighteen years.
25 - Prevention, detention and place of trial of offences under sections 4 and 6.
26 - Offences by companies.
27 - Offences to be bailable.
28 - Composition of offences.
29 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
30 - Power to add any tobacco products in the Schedule.
31 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
32 - Act not to apply to cigarettes of other tobacco products which are exported.
33 - Repeal and savings.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
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2 - Application
3 - Definitions
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4 - Mediation agreement
5 - Pre-litigation mediation
6 - Disputes or matters not fit for mediation
7 - Power of court or tribunal to refer parties to mediation
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8 - Appointment of mediators
9 - Preference of parties
10 - Conflict of interest and disclosure
11 - Termination of mandate of mediator
12 - Replacement of mediator
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13 - Territorial jurisdiction to undertake mediation
14 - Commencement of mediation
15 - Conduct of mediation
16 - Role of mediator
17 - Role of mediator in other proceedings
18 - Time-limit for completion of mediation
19 - Mediated settlement agreement
20 - Registration of mediated settlement agreement
21 - Non-settlement report
22 - Confidentiality
23 - Admissibility and privilege against disclosure
24 - Termination of mediation
25 - Cost of mediation
26 - Proceedings of Lok Adalat and Permanent Lok Adalat not to be affected
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27 - Enforcement of mediated settlement agreement
28 - Challenge to mediated settlement agreement
29 - Limitation
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30 - Online mediation
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31 - Establishment and incorporation of Mediation Council
32 - Composition of Council
33 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Council
34 - Resignation
35 - Removal
36 - Appointment of experts and constitution of Committees
37 - Secretariat and Chief Executive Officer of Council
38 - Duties and functions of Council
39 - Monitoring and reporting
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40 - Mediation service provider
41 - Functions of mediation service providers
42 - Mediation institutes
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43 - Community mediation
44 - Procedure for community mediation
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45 - Mediation Fund
46 - Accounts and audit
47 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
48 - Power to frame schemes or guidelines
49 - Mediated settlement agreement where Government or its, agency, etc., is a party
50 - Protection of action taken in good faith
51 - Power to make rules
52 - Power to make regulations
53 - Laying
54 - Power to remove difficulties
55 - Provisions of Act to have overriding effect on mediation or conciliation contained in other laws
56 - Act not to apply to pending proceedings
57 - Transitory provision
58 - Amendment of Act 9 of 1872
59 - Amendment of Act 5 of 1908
60 - Amendment of 39 of 1987
61 - Amendment of 26 of 1996
62 - Amendment of 27 of 2006
63 - Amendment of 18 of 2013
64 - Amendment of 4 of 2016
65 - Amendment of 35 of 2019
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
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3 - Prohibition to commence or carry on business of credit information
4 - Application for registration
5 - Grant of certificate of registration
6 - Power of Reserve Bank to cancel certificate of registration
7 - Appeal against order of Reserve Bank
8 - Requirement as to minimum capital
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9 - Management of credit information company
10 - Power of Reserve Bank to determine policy
11 - Power of Reserve Bank to give directions
12 - Inspection of credit information company, credit institution and specified user
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13 - Powers and duties of auditors
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14 - Functions of a credit information company
15 - Credit Institution to be member of a credit information company
16 - Failure to become a member of a credit information company
17 - Collection and furnishing of credit information
18 - Settlement of dispute
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19 - Accuracy and security of credit information
20 - Privacy principles
21 - Alteration of credit information files and credit reports
22 - Unauthorised access to credit information
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23 - Offences and penalties
24 - Cognizance of offences
25 - Power of Reserve Bank to impose penalty
26 - Application of fines
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27 - Power of Reserve Bank to specify maximum amount of fees
28 - Disclosure of information before any court or tribunal or authority
29 - Obligations as to fidelity and secrecy
30 - Protection of action taken in good faith
31 - Bar of jurisdiction
32 - Power of Reserve Bank to exempt in certain cases
33 - Application of other laws not barred
33 A - Powers of Reserve Bank not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
34 - Amendment of certain enactments
35 - Removal of difficulties
36 - Power to make rules
37 - Power of Reserve Bank to make regulations
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
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3 - Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics
3A - Prohibition of sex selection
3B - Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, etc., not registered under the Act
4 - Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
5 - Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus
6 - Determination of sex prohibited
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4 - Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
5 - Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus
6 - Determination of sex prohibited
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7 - Constitution of Central Supervisory Board
8 - Term of office of members
9 - Meetings of the Board
10 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board
11 - Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes
12 - Appointment of officers and other employees of the Board
13 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board.
14 - Disqualifications for appointment as member
15 - Eligibility of member for reappointment
16 - Functions of the Board
16A - Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board
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17 - Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee.
17A - Powers of Appropriate Authorities.
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18 - Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics.
19 - Certificate of registration
20 - Cancellation or suspension of registration.
21 - Appeal.
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22 - Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention.
23 - Offences and penalties.
24 - Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques.
25 - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.
26 - Offences by companies.
27 - Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.
28 - Cognizance of offences.
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29 - Maintenance of records.
30 - Power to search and seize records, etc.
31 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
31A - Removal of difficulties.
32 - Power to make rules.
33 - Power to make regulations.
34 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Duties specified in the Schedules to be levied.
3 - Levy of additional duty equal to excise duty, sales tax, local taxes and other charges.
3A - [Omitted.].
4 - Levy of duty where standard rate and preferential rate are specified.
5 - Levy of a lower rate of duty under a trade agreement
6 - Power of Central Government to levy protective duties in certain cases.
7 - Duration of protective duties and power of Central Government to alter them
8 - Emergency power to Central Government to increase or levy export duties.
8A - Emergency power of Central Government to increase import duties.
8B - Power of Central Government to apply safefuard measures.
8C - [Omitted.].
9 - Countervailing duty on subsidized articles.
9A - Anti-dumping duty on dumped articles.
9AA - Refund of anti-dumping duty in certain cases
9B - NO levy under section 9 or section 9A in certain cases.
9C - Appeal.
10 - Rules to be laid before Parliament.
11 - Power of Central Government to alter duties under certain circumstances.
11A - Power of Central Government to amend First Schedule.
12 - Repeal and saving
13 - Consequential amendment of Act 52 of 1962.
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Classes of officers of customs.
4 - Appointment of officers of customs.
5 - Powers of officers of customs.
6 - Entrustment of functions of Board and customs officers on certain other officers.
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7 - Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc.
8 - Power to approve landing places and specify limits of customs area.
9 - [Omitted.].
10 - Appointment of boarding stations.
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11 - Power to prohibit importation or exportation of goods.
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11A - Definitions.
11B - Power of Central Government to notify goods.
11C - Persons possessing notified goods to intimate the place of storage, etc.
11D - Precautions to be taken by persons acquiring notified goods.
11E - Persons possessing notified goods to maintain accounts.
11F - Sale, etc., of notified goods to be evidenced by vouchers.
11G - Sections 11C, 11E and 11F not to apply to goods in personal use.
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11H - Definitions.
11I - Power of Central Government to specify goods.
11J - Persons possessing specified goods to intimate the place of storage, etc.
11K - Transport of specified goods to be covered by vouchers.
11L - Persons possessing specified goods to maintain accounts.
11M - Steps to be taken by persons selling or transferring any specified goods.
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11N - Power to exempt.
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12 - Dutiable goods.
13 - Duty on pilfered goods.
14 - Valuation of goods.
15 - Date for determination of rate of duty and tariff valuation of imported goods.
16 - Date for determination of rate of duty and tariff valuation of export goods.
17 - Assessment of duty.
18 - Provisional assessment of duty.
19 - Determination of duty where goods consist of articles liable to different rates of duty.
20 - Re-importation of goods.
21 - Goods derelict, wreck, etc.
22 - Abatement of duty on damaged or deteriorated goods.
23 - Remission of duty on lost, destroyed or abandoned goods.
24 - Power to make rules for denaturing or mutilation of goods.
25 - Power to grant exemption from duty.
25A - Inward processing of goods.
25B - Outward processing of goods.
26 - Refund of export duty in certain cases.
26B - Refund of import duty in certain cases.
27 - Claim for refund of duty.
27A - Interest on delayed refunds.
28 - Recovery of duties not levied or not paid or short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded.
28A - Power not to recover duties not levied or short-levied as a result of general practice.
28AA - Interest on delayed payment of duty.
28AAA - Recovery of duties in certain cases.
28B - Duties collected from the buyer to be deposited with the Central Government.
28BA - Provisional attachment to protect revenue in certain cases.
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28C - Price of goods to indicate the amount of duty paid thereon.
28D - Presumption that incidence of duty has been passed on to the buyer.
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28E - Definitions.
28EA - 28EA. Customs Authority for Advance Rulings.
28F - Authority for advance rulings.
28G - [Omitted.].
28H - Application for advance ruling.
28I - Procedure on receipt of application.
28J - Applicability of advance ruling.
28K - Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances.
28KA - 28KA. Appeal.
28L - Powers of Authority.
28M - Procedure for Authority.
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29 - Arrival of vessels and aircrafts in India.
30 - Delivery of arrival manifest or import manifest or import report.
30A - Passenger and crew arrival manifest and passenger name record information.
31 - Imported goods not to be unloaded from vessel until entry inwards granted.
32 - Imported goods not to be unloaded unless mentioned in arrival manifest or import manifest or import report.
33 - Unloading and loading of goods at approved places only.
34 - Goods not to be unloaded or loaded except under supervision of customs officer.
35 - Restrictions on goods being water-borne.
36 - Restrictions on unloading and loading of goods on holidays, etc.
37 - Power to board conveyances.
38 - Power to require production of documents and ask questions.
39 - Export goods not to be loaded on vessel until entry-outwards granted.
40 - Export goods not to be loaded unless duly passed by proper officer.
41 - Delivery of departure manifest or export manifest or export report.
41A - Passenger and crew departure manifest and passenger name record information.
42 - No conveyance to leave without written order.
43 - Exemption of certain classes of conveyances from certain provisions of this Chapter.
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45 - Restrictions on custody and removal of imported goods.
46 - Entry of goods on importation.
47 - Clearance of goods for home consumption.
48 - Procedure in case of goods not cleared, warehoused, or transhipped within thirty days after unloading.
49 - Storage of imported goods in warehouse pending clearance.
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50 - Entry of goods for exportation.
51 - Clearance of goods for exportation.
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51A - Payment of duty, interest, penalty, etc.
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52 - Chapter not to apply to baggage, postal articles and stores.
53 - Transit of certain goods without payment of duty.
54 - Transhipment of certain goods without payment of duty.
55 - Liability of duty on goods transited under section 53 or transhipped under section 54.
56 - Transport of certain classes of goods subject to prescribed conditions.
57 - Licensing of public warehouses.
58 - Licensing of private warehouses.
58A - Licensing of special warehouses.
58B - Cancellation of licence.
59 - Warehousing bond.
59A - [Omitted.].
60 - Permission for removal of goods for deposit in warehouse.
61 - Period for which goods may remain warehoused.
62 - [Omitted.].
63 - [Omitted.].
64 - Owner’s right to deal with warehoused goods.
65 - Manufacture and other operations in relation to goods in a warehouse.
66 - Power to exempt imported materials used in the manufacture of goods in warehouse.
67 - Removal of goods from one warehouse to another.
68 - Clearance of warehoused goods for home consumption.
69 - Clearance of warehoused goods for export.
70 - Allowance in case of volatile goods.
71 - Goods not to be taken out of warehouse except as provided by this Act.
72 - Goods improperly removed from warehouse, etc.
73 - Cancellation and return of warehousing bond.
73A - Custody and removal of warehoused goods.
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74 - Drawback allowable on re-export of duty-paid goods.
75 - Drawback on imported materials used in the manufacture of goods which are exported.
75A - Interest on drawback.
76 - Prohibition and regulation of drawback in certain cases.
76A - Omitted.
76B - Omitted.
76C - Omitted.
76D - Omitted.
76E - Omitted.
76F - Omitted.
76G - Omitted.
76H - Omitted.
76I - Omitted.
76J - Omitted.
76K - Omitted.
76L - Omitted.
76M - Omitted.
76N - Omitted.
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44 - Chapter not to apply to baggage and postal articles.
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77 - Declaration by owner of baggage.
78 - Determination of rate of duty and tariff valuation in respect of beggage.
79 - Bona fide baggage exempted from duty.
80 - Temporary detention of baggage.
81 - Regulations in respect of baggage.
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82 - Omitted..
83 - Rate of duty and tariff valuation in respect of goods imported or exported by post or courier.
84 - Regulations regarding goods imported or to be exported by post or courier.
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85 - Stores may be allowed to be warehoused without assessment to duty
86 - Transit and transhipment of stores.
87 - Imported stores may be consumed on board a foreign-going vessel or aircraft.
88 - Application of section 69 and Chapter X to stores.
89 - Stores to be free of export duty
90 - Concessions in respect of imported stores for the Navy
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91 - Chapter not to apply to baggage and stores.
92 - Entry of coastal goods.
93 - Coastal goods not to be loaded until bill relating thereto is passed, etc.
94 - Clearance of coastal goods at destination.
95 - Master of a coasting vessel to carry an advice book.
96 - Loading and unloading of coastal goods at customs port or coastal port only.
97 - No coasting vessel to leave without written order.
98 - Application of certain provisions of this Act to coastal goods, etc.
98A - Power to relax.
99 - Power to make rules in respect of coastal goods and coasting vessels.
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99A - Audit
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