Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2000 - F. No. 22/6/99-Ad. 1-C - G.S.R. 469(E) - Central Excise - Non Tariff

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th May, 2000 G.S.R. 469(E). - In exercise of the power conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution , the President hereby makes the makes the following rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed as Chairman, vice-Chairmen and Members of the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission namely: - 1 . Short title and Commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules 2000. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Definitions . - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires - Chairman means the Chairman of the Commission; Vice-Chairman means a Vice-Chairman of the Commission; Member means a Member of the Commission; Commission means the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission constituted under Chapter V of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and Chapter XIV (A) of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) 3. Qualifications for recruitment and method of recruitment - (1) The appointment to the posts of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be made from amongst the officers specified in corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. TABLE S. No. Name of the post Field of selection 1. Chairman Serving Vice-Chairmen of the Commission 2. Vice-Chairman Serving Members of the Commission 3. Member Serving Members of the Central Board of Excise and Customs or the Serving Chief Commissioners or equivalent of Customs or Central Excise, with at least three years of service in that grade. (2) Appointment of the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members shall be made by the Central Government on the recommendation of a Selection Committee comprising of the Cabinet Secretary, Secretary in charge of the Revenue Department and Secretary (Personnel) of the Government. 4. Retirement from parent service on appointment as Chairman or Vice - Chairman or Member - (1) Where, a Member, on the date of his appointment to the Commission, was in service under the Central Government, he shall seek retirement from such service before joining the Commission, and shall be deemed to have so retired on the date of his joining the Commission. (2) On retirement as specified under sub-rule (1) , the Member - (i) shall be entitled to receive pension, gratuity and commutation of pension in accordance with the retirement rules applicable to him; (ii) shall not be allowed to carry forward his earned leave but shall be entitled to receive cash equivalent or leave salary, if any, in accordance with the rules applicable to him prior to his retirement; (iii) shall, on the expiry of the term of his office in the Commission, whether as Member or in continuation as Vice-Chairman or Chairman, as the case may be, be entitled to receive cash equivalent to leave salary in respect of the earned leave standing to his credit subject to the condition that the maximum of leave encashed under this sub-rule and at the time of retirement from previous service taking together, shall not in any case exceed three hundred days. 5. Remuneration, allowances etc. of the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members of the Commission- (l) The pay scales of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member shall be as specified below: - Chairman: Rs.26,000/- (fixed) per mensem Vice-Chairman: Rs.24,050-650-26,000/- per mensem Member: Rs.22,400-600-26,000/- per mensem (2) In addition to the salary as specified under sub-rule (1), the Chairman, a Vice- Chairman or a Member shall be entitled to draw such allowances as are admissible to a Group 'A' Central Government Officer of equivalent grade: Provided that if the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman or a Member is in receipt of pension in respect of any previous service under the Government, such' salary shall be reduced by the amount of pension and pension equivalent of gratuity or any other form of retirement benefits. 6. Contribution of General Provident Fund- The Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members shall be entitled to make contributions towards General Provident Fund Account under the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960 in the same manner as any other Central Government Servants. 7. Tenure- A person appointed as the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman or a Member shall hold office for a period of five years or till he attains the age of sixty-two years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be entitled for reappointment: Provided that a serving Vice-Chairman or a Member shall be eligible for appointment as Chairman or Vice-Chairman in the Commission, subject to the condition that his total service in the Commission shall not exceed five years or his age shall not exceed sixty-two years, whichever is earlier. 8. Other conditions of service- The conditions of service of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members in respect of leave, travelling allowance, leave travel concession, accommodation, conveyance, medical facilities and matters for which no provision is made in these rules, shall be the same as may be applicable to other group A' officers of the Government of India of equivalent group. 9. Interpretation- If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be final. 10. Power to relax - Where the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. [F. No. 22/6/99-Ad. 1-C] S. A. RAHIM, Under Secy.