159Rules, certain notifications and orders to be laid before Parliament
1[159. Rules, certain notifications and orders to be laid before Parliament.--Every rule or regulation made under this Act, every notification issued under sections 11, 11B, 11H, 11-I, 11K, 11N, 14, 25, 28A, 43, 66, 69, 70, 74, 75, 76, 98, 98A, 101 and 123 and every order made under sub-section (2) of section 25, other than an order relating to goods of strategic, secret, individual or personal nature, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session, or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or notification or order, or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made or notification or order should not be issued or made, the rule or regulation or notification or order shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or regulation or notification or order.]
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1. Subs. by Act 22 of 1995, s. 68, for section 159 (w.e.f. 26-5-1995).
- 141 Conveyances and goods in a customs area subject to control of officers of customs
- 142 Recovery of sums due to Government
- 142A Liability under Act to be first charge
- 143 Power to allow import or export on execution of bonds in certain cases
- 143A Omitted.
- 143AA Power to simplify or provide different procedure, etc., to facilitate trade
- 144 Power to take samples
- 145 Owner, etc., to perform operations incidental to compliance with customs law
- 146 Licence for Customs brokers
- 146A Appearance by authorised representative
- 147 Liability of principal and agent
- 148 Liability of agent appointed by the person in charge of a conveyance
- 149 Amendment of documents
- 150 Procedure for sale of goods and application of sale proceeds
- 151 Certain officers required to assist officers of customs
- 151A Instructions to officers of customs
- 151B Reciprocal arrangement for exchange of information facilitating trade
- 152 Delegation of powers
- 153 Modes for service of notice, order, etc
- 154 Correction of clerical errors, etc
- 154A Rounding off of duty, etc
- 154B Publication of information respecting persons in certain cases
- 155 Protection of action taken under the Act
- 156 General power to make rules
- 157 General power to make regulations
- 158 Provisions with respect to rules and regulations
- 159 Rules, certain notifications and orders to be laid before Parliament
- 159A Effect of amendments, etc., of rules, regulations, notifications or orders
- 160 Repeal and savings
- 161 Removal of difficulties