Aadhaar verification may be required for customs identity checks, with suspension of customs benefits upon noncompliance. Section 99B authorises authorised customs officers to require Aadhaar authentication or prescribed identity documents to verify compliance for protecting revenue or preventing smuggling, permitting alternative identification where Aadhaar is unavailable or authentication fails; prescribed classes may be excluded. If reasons are recorded that a person failed verification or supplied incorrect information, the officer may suspend or deny specified customs benefits and processes, which remain suspended until compliance; Aadhaar number is defined with reference to the Aadhaar Act.
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Aadhaar verification may be required for customs identity checks, with suspension of customs benefits upon noncompliance.
Section 99B authorises authorised customs officers to require Aadhaar authentication or prescribed identity documents to verify compliance for protecting revenue or preventing smuggling, permitting alternative identification where Aadhaar is unavailable or authentication fails; prescribed classes may be excluded. If reasons are recorded that a person failed verification or supplied incorrect information, the officer may suspend or deny specified customs benefits and processes, which remain suspended until compliance; Aadhaar number is defined with reference to the Aadhaar Act.
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