Reference substitution in customs law expands statutory office titles to include principal designations, clarifying interpretation across statutes. Clause 72 amends the Customs Act to substitute statutory references: a reference to a Chief Commissioner of Customs is to include a Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or the Chief Commissioner, and a reference to a Commissioner of Customs is to include a Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner, with consequential grammatical adjustments to effect those substitutions across the Act and other laws for the time being in force.
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Reference substitution in customs law expands statutory office titles to include principal designations, clarifying interpretation across statutes.
Clause 72 amends the Customs Act to substitute statutory references: a reference to a Chief Commissioner of Customs is to include a Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or the Chief Commissioner, and a reference to a Commissioner of Customs is to include a Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner, with consequential grammatical adjustments to effect those substitutions across the Act and other laws for the time being in force.
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