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Customs Act, 1962 Section 22

Title: Abatement of Duty on Damaged or Deteriorated Goods

State: Central

Year: 1962

.....to the value of the goods before the damage or deterioration. (3) For the purposes of this section, the value of damaged or deteriorated goods may be ascertained by either of the following methods at the option of the owner: -- ( a) the value of such goods may be ascertained by the proper officer, or ( b) such goods may be sold by the proper officer by public auction or by tender, or with the consent of the owner in any other manner, and the gross sale proceeds shall be deemed to be the value of such goods. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 22 of 1995, section 50 for "Assistant Collector of Customs," (w.e.f. 26-5-1995) and again Substituted by Act 27 of 1999, section 100, for "Assistant Commissioner of Customs" (w.e.f. 11-5-1999).

Karnataka Warehouses Act, 1961 Section 15

Title: Goods Deteriorating in Warehouse and their Disposal

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

(1) Whenever goods deposited in a warehouse deteriorate from causes beyond the control of the warehouseman, he shall forthwith give notice of such deterioration to the depositor, requiring him to take delivery of the goods immediately, after surrendering the receipt duly discharged and paying all charges due to the warehouseman. (2) If the depositor does not, within a reasonable time, comply with a notice given to him under sub-section (1), the warehouseman may cause the goods to be removed from the warehouse and sold by public auction at the cost and risk of the depositor. (3) Any person having an interest in any goods deposited in a warehouse or in the receipt of such goods may inform the warehouseman in writing of the fact and nature of his interest and the warehouseman shall keep a record thereof, and if such person requests in writing that intimation be given to him regarding the condition of the goods and agrees to pay the charges for giving such intimation the warehouseman shall give him intimation accordingly.

Railways Act, 1989 Chapter 11

Title: Responsibilities of Railway Administrations as Carriers

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....after termination of transit (1) A railway administration shall be responsible as a bailee under sections 151, 152 and 161 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of any consignment up to a period of seven days after the termination of transit: Provided that where the consignment is at owner's risk rate, the railway administration shall not be responsible as a bailee of such loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery except on proof of negligence or misconduct on the part of the railway administration or of any of its servants. (2) The railway administration shall not be responsible in any case for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of any consignment arising after the expiry of a period of seven days after the termination of transit. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, a railway administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of perishable goods, animals, explosives and such dangerous or other goods as may be prescribed, after the termination of transit......

Customs Act, 1962 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1962

CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 [Act No. 52 of Year 1962 dated 13th. December, 1962 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to customs Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Customs Act, 1962. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India.] (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- 3[(1) "adjudicating authority" means any authority competent to pass any order or decision under this Act, but does not include the Board, Commissioner (Appeals) or Appellate Tribunal; (1A) "aircraft" has the same meaning as in the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934); (1B) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 129;] (2) "assessment" includes provisional assessment, reassessment and any order of assessment in which the duty assessed is nil; (3) "baggage" includes unaccompanied baggage but does not.....

Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....Vice-Chairman, (h) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (j) "Railways Act" means the Indian Railways Act, 1890 -; (k) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (l) "Technical Member" means a Member of the Claims Tribunal who is not a Judicial Member, and includes the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman who possesses any of the qualifications specified in sub-section (4) of section 5-; (m) "Vice-Chairman" means a Vice-Chairman of the Claims Tribunal. Explanation.- References to the Vice-Chairman in this Act shall be construed as references to each of the Vice-Chairman; 3[(n) "untoward incident" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of section 123 of the Railways Act, 1989-;] 3[(o)] words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Railways Act or the rules made thereunder shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act or the said rules. SECTION 03: ESTABLISHMENT OF RAILWAY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL The Central Government shall, by notification, establish a Claims Tribunal, to be known as the Railway Claims Tribunal, to exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority.....

The Bombay Warehouses Act, 1959 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1959

THE BOMBAY WAREHOUSES ACT, 1959 THE BOMBAY WAREHOUSES ACT, 1959 BOMBAY ACT NO V OF 1960 January, 1960 Amended by Corrig., C. & R. D. D., No. WHA 1060, 1060/20666/- (Co-op.) G dated 14.7.1961. (M. G. G., IV-B, p. 582) Amended by Mah. 71 of 1975 (24 An Act to provide for the regulation of the warehousing of certain goods in the State of Bombay. WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the warehousing of certain goods in the State of Bombay ; It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Bombay Warehouses Act, 1959. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bombay. (3) It shall come into force on such 2 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. NOTIFICATION G. N., I. & C. D., No. WHA. 1559131854-MSC, dated 20th April, 1960 (B. G. Pt. IV-B, p. 555) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Bombay Warehouses Act, 1959 (Bom. V of 1960), the Government of Bombay hereby appoints the 25th day of April, 1960 to be the date on which the said Act shall come into force in the.....

Railways Act, 1989 Section 98

Title: Goods in Defective Condition or Defectively Packed

State: Central

Year: 1989

.....manner as may be prescribed and as a result of such defective or improper packing are liable to damage, deterioration, leakage or wastage, and the fact of such condition or defective or improper packing has been recorded by the consignor or his agent in the forwarding note, the railway administration shall not be responsible for any damage, deterioration, leakage or wastage or for the condition in which such goods are available for delivery at destination: Provided that the railway administration shall be responsible for any such damage, deterioration, leakage or wastage or for the condition in which such goods are available for delivery at destination if negligence or misconduct on the part of the railway administration or of any of its servants is proved. (2) When any goods entrusted to a railway administration for carriage are found on arrival at the destination station to have been damaged or to have suffered deterioration, leakage or wastage, the railway administration shall not be responsible for the damage, deterioration, leakage or wastage of the goods on proof by railway administration.-- (a) that the goods were, at the time of entrustment to the railway.....

The Orissa Warehouse Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1956

.....Society or the Central or any State Warehousing Corporation set up under the Agricultural Produce (Development and Warehousing) Corporation Act, 1956 (Act 28 of 1956) shall, either on his own account or that of others, deal in, or lend money on, goods received by him for deposit in its warehouse. Section 21 - Accounts etc. to be maintained A warehouseman shall maintain accounts, books and records in such form and manner as may be prescribed. Chapter IV - Inspection and grading of goods A warehouseman shall maintain accounts, books and records in such form and manner as may be prescribed. Section 22 - Inspection The prescribed authority may, at any time during business hours, inspect or examine or cause to be inspected or examined, any licensed warehouse, its machinery and equipment, goods deposited therein, and the account books and records relating thereto, for the purpose of satisfying itself that the requirements of this Act and the rules are being complied with. Section 23 - Weighers, samplers and graders to obtain, licences (1) The prescribed authority may, on application made in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue licences to persons.....

The Kerala Warehouses Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1960

.....by notification in the Gazette, for reasons to be recorded, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act. 40. Act not to apply to certain warehouses.- Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to any warehouse established or licensed under the provisions of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1878), the Inland Bonded Warehouses Act, 1896 (8 of 1896), the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) [7] ["the Travancore Tobacco Act, 1087 (I of 1087"] or the rules made thereunder. 41. Repeals.- The Travancore Warehouse Act, 1121, and the Madras Warehouses Act, 1951 as in force in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956 (37 of 1956, are hereby repealed. THE SCHEDULE [See section 2 (c)] Goods to which the Act applies (1) (a) Paddy and rice. (b) Wheat and wheat flour. (c) Cholam and ragi. (d) Bengal gram, red gram and black gram and pulses of these grams (e) Other food-stuffs such as tapioca. (2) (a) Oil seeds including ground nut and copra. (b) Coconuts. (3) Ground nut oil, lemon grass oil, coconut oil and other vegetable and aromatic oils. (4) Fibres.....

Customs Act, 1962 Chapter 5

Title: Levy Of, and Exemption From, Customs Duties

State: Central

Year: 1962

.....or any information so furnished is not true in respect of any matter relevant to the assessment, the goods may, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken under this Act, be re-assessed to duty. 1[(5) Where any assessment done under sub-section (2) is contrary to the claim of the importer or exporter regarding valuation of goods, classification, exemption or concessions of duty availed consequent to any notification therefor under this Act, and in cases other than those where the importer or the exporter, as the case may be, confirms his acceptance of the said assessment in writing, the proper officer shall pass a speaking order within fifteen days from the date of assessment of the bill of entry or the shipping bill, as the case may be.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by the Taxation Laws ( Amendment ) Act, 2006. Section 18 - Provisional assessment of duty (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act but without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 46 -- ( a) where the proper officer is satisfied that an importer or exporter is unable to produce any document or furnish any information necessary for the assessment of duty.....