Authorised representative defines who may represent parties and officers before the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission. Definitions designate key procedural actors and documents for settlement proceedings: Applicant (person filing a settlement application); Authorised representative (person entitled to represent an applicant or authorized to represent departmental officers by written authorization or appointment); Commission (the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission, including any Bench); Secretary (Secretary or Administrative Officer of the Commission); and settlement application (application under the settlement provisions of the Central Excise and Customs enactments).