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Customs Act, 1962 Section 159A

Effect of Amendments, Etc., of Rules, Regulations, Notifications or Orders

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Customs Act, 1962 Section 159A is part of Customs Act, 1962 - Effect of Amendments, Etc., of Rules, Regulations, Notifications or Orders. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [159A. Effect of amendments, etc., of rules, regulations, notifications or orders

Where any rule, regulation, notification or order made or issued under this Act or any notification or order issued under such rule or regulation, is amended, repealed, superseded or rescinded, then, unless a different intention appears, such amendment, repeal, supersession or rescinding shall not-

(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the amendment, repeal, supersession or rescinding takes effect; or

(b) affect the previous operation of any rule, regulation, notification or order so amended, repealed, superseded or rescinded or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or

(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any rule, regulation, notification or order so amended, repealed, superseded or rescinded; or

(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed under or in violation of any rule, regulation, notification or order so amended, repealed, superseded or rescinded; or

(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid,

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the rule, regulation, notification or order, as the case may be, had not been amended, repealed, superseded or rescinded.]

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1. Inserted by Act 14 of 2001, section 113 (w.e.f. 11-5-2001).

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