Regulation 9 - Period of validity of a license - Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018

1 [ 9. Period of validity of a license. - (1) A license granted under Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 or the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 shall be valid unless and until revoked in terms of provisions under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8A or regulation 14. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained above, the license shall be deemed invalid, if the licensee is found to be inactive for a period of one year. Explanation. -The term 'inactive' refers to a Customs Broker who does not transact any business pertaining to Customs during a period of one year excluding the period for which a license has been suspended under regulation 16. (3) Subject to the provisions of regulation 7, the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs may, on an application made by the licensee in Form - I, after his license has been deemed invalid under sub-regulation (2), renew the license from the date of expiration, after satisfying himself that the applicant is otherwise eligible for grant of license under regulation 7 and upon payment of fee of fifteen thousand rupees by the Customs Broker within one month of the date of receipt of application. ] ************ NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION No. 62/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 23-07-2021 before it was read as 9. Period of validity of a license. -(1) A license granted under regulation 7 shall be valid for a period of ten years from the date of issue and shall be renewed from time to time in accordance with the procedure specified in sub-regulation (2): Provided that the renewal procedure and fees for licenses issued underthe Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984 or the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 or the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 shall be in accordance with the procedure specified in sub-regulation (2) and fees specified in sub-regulation (3) respectively: Provided further that a license granted to a Customs Broker, authorised under the Authorised Economic Operator Programme referred to in Board's Circular No. 28/2012-Customs dated 16.11.2012 or 33/2016-Customs dated 22.7.16, shall not require renewal till such time the said authorisation is valid. (2) Subject to the provisions of regulation 7, the Principal Commissioner of Commissioner of Customs may, on an application made by the licensee before the expiry of the validity of the license under sub-regulation (1), renew the license for a further period of ten years from the date of expiration, if the performance of the licensee is found to be satisfactory with reference,inter alia,to the obligations specified in this regulation including the absence of instances of any complaints of misconduct within one month of the date of receipt of application. Provided that where the Customs Broker fails to submit the application for renewal before the expiry of the validity of the license, the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs may after satisfying himself to the genuineness of the reasons of delay, renew the license upon payment of two thousand rupees as late fee by the Customs broker in addition to the fee for renewal within one month of the date of receipt of application. (3) The fee for renewal of thelicense shall be fifteen thousand rupees.