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Customs House Agents Regulations Clarified

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..... dition to the other earlier existing conditions. The commissioner could relax this period from 3 years to 1 year for reasons to be recorded in writing. Under the newly introduced Regulation 9(5), regular CHA licensees have been permitted to authorise one of their employees/ partners/ directors from their firm to appear in the regulation 9 examination. These would be in addition to the already present Regulation 9 examination pass person existing in the firm. The queries raised by Commissioners on these regulations among others have been considered by the Board and clarification on these issues are as under : Q(1) Can the Diploma in "Customs clearance and Freight forwarding " offered by the Bombay University be considered equivalent of a .....

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..... CHA as well as his authorised representative would be required to possess knowledge of the local language. In the case of the branch office, knowledge of local language by the authorised representative in charge of the office would be considered sufficient. Q(4) Would the additional representative of the CHA licensee, who has cleared the Regulation 9 examination on behalf of the organisation [under the new Regulation 9(5)], be permitted to apply for an independent CHA licence under Regulation 10. A) Such a person can apply for an independent license when applications are called, provided he fulfills all the conditions prescribed under Regulation 6 of CHALR '84. If he merely possesses proof of clearance of Regulation 9 examination as a .....

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..... 97 it was not essential for a Licensee to be a graduate. The question is, would such licences granted before Sept. 1997, be entitled for renewal even if the licence holder is not a graduate ? A) Yes, Such licences would be eligible for renewal as when they were initially issued, the requirement of the licence holder being a graduate was not there. Q(8) Before the amendments in Sept. 97 and application for a 'G' pass was not required to be a 10th standard pass person. Would such persons, to whom 'G' passes had been issued under the unamended regulation be eligible for renewal of the form 'G' issued earlier. A) Yes, Such 'G' passes would be eligible for renewal as, when they were initially issued the requirement of the 'G' pass holder b .....

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