In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read with sections 30, 30A, 41, 41A, 53, 54, 56, sub-section (3) of section 98 and sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement.-

(1) These regulations may be called the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 3, in sub-regulation (1A),-

(a) for the words, "ten lakhs", wherever they occur, the words, "five lakhs" shall be substituted;

(b) in the proviso, for the words, brackets and letters, "Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)", the words, brackets, letters and figures, "Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and Customs Broker licensed under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018" shall be substituted.

3. In the said regulations, in regulation 15,-

(a) in sub-regulation (1), for the words, figures and letters, "from 15th May, 2020 till 30th September, 2020", the words, figures and letters, "till 1st November, 2020" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-regulation (2), for the words, figures and letters, "till 30th September, 2020", the words, figures and letters, "till 31st March, 2021" shall be substituted.

ANANTH RATHAKRISHNAN,

Dy. Secy. (Customs)

Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 448(E), dated the 11th May, 2018 and were last amended vide notification No. 66/2020-Customs (N.T), dated the 31st July, 2020 vide number G.S.R. 486 (E), dated the 31st July, 2020.