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Under Section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962, which officer may approve proper places in a customs port, customs airport or coastal port for unloading and loading of goods and specify the limits of a customs area?
Section 8 empowers the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs to approve proper places in customs ports, airports or coastal ports for loading and unloading goods and to specify the limits of any customs area.
- APrincipal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of CustomsCorrect
- BAssistant Commissioner of Customs
- CCommissioner of Customs (Appeals)
- DAny officer of customs of any rank
Explanation
Section 8 vests the powers to approve landing places for loading and unloading and to specify the limits of any customs area in the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs. Lower officers and appellate officers are not named.
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