Demarcation of the role of Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) in a Custom House in relation to anti-smuggling work - Customs - Instruction No. 12/2023

..... oard of Revenue F.No,4/120/61 -Cus.lll dated 29.12.1961 addressed to all Collectors of Customs; Custom House Madras Circular No. 1/85-CIU dated 10.9.1985 (No.C.21/7/85-Vig)], and keeping in view developments over time, as well as recognizing the need for specialization and exclusivity of work, it is decided by the Board that insofar as in the course of any anti-smuggling work, including in detection of irregularities in commercial cases involving loss of revenue or violation of any prohibition/ restriction on import or export of goods, where case investigated has a vigilance [Reference to vigilance aspect/angle includes foul-play, mis-conduct, connivance etc. of personnel] aspect or angle, it should be the CIU which intervenes and investiga .....

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Demarcation of the role of Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) in a Custom House in relation to anti-smuggling work - Customs

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..... he Pr. Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner should ensure a centralized standing order placing the CIU with a specific Commissioner in the Customs Zone as also specifying its overall functions Hindi version follows. Yours faithfully (Tribhuwan Yadav) OSD Email: uscus6-dor@gov.in Tel: 011-23095561 No. 4/120/61-Cus.III. Central Boar of Revenue, New Delhi, the 29th December, 1961. .. From, Shri J. Datta, Under Secretary, Central Board of Revenue. To All Collectors of Customs, (By name) Subject :- Constitution of Intelligence-cum-Vigilance Unit at the Headquarters of each Collectorate and Customs House Please refer to the Government of India letter Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 3(54)/59-Ad.IV, dated 23rd July, 1960. 2. The Co .....

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Demarcation of the role of Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) in a Custom House in relation to anti-smuggling work - Customs

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..... different units of the Collectorates, Customs Houses and /their findings to the Collector; (ii) systematically studying the procedures and practices with a view to spot the lacuna in the procedures and the weak point in the set-up which go menu for growth of corrupt practices and/report the results of their study to Collector. reporting (b) Collector and other senior supervisory heads intensifying their control by paying as many surprise visits as possible to the various units/section; and /sample surveys on their own at different stages. 4. The Collector will no doubt utilise this new unit for as much of these items of work as can be handles by the staff posted in these units, in addition to the staff normally utilised for such work. The i .....

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..... le is also noticed. 4. FUNCTIONS ALLOTTED :- Having regard to the aforesaid background the functions of the CIU are enumerated below :- (i) Carrying-out surprise checks at the Airport, Docks, Bonded Warehouses, Air Cargo Complex; (ii) Periodical surprise examination of import and export cargo including baggage, both at the docks as well as in Air Cargo Complex. (iii) Examination at random of some of the Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills from licence/valuation and assessment angle; (iv) Selective examination of cargo, where survey shortages have been certified; (v) Surprise checks on clearance of import and export cargo on Merchant Over Time, particularly outside the harbour premises; (vi) Surprise checks of empty containers being taken out .....

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..... can be issued for further course of action. Cases involving purely revenue angle detected by this Unit can be handed over to the SIB or R I Unit as the case may be for follow up investigation. However cases involving Vigilance angle should be dealt with by this Unit only. The D.C. (Appg.) and the Addl. Collector will periodically keep the Collector informed of important cases, detected by the CIU. 7. REGISTERS AND REPORTS :- This Unit should maintain a register of the various checks conducted by them on daily basis and this register should be put up to the D.C. (Appg.) and the Addl. Collector every week. A monthly statement should also be put up to the Collector relating to the number of checks carried out, number of irregularities notices .....

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