Safeguard duty administration: Appointment of Director General (Safeguards) to oversee implementation under customs tariff rules. The Central Government, under sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, appoints a named official as Director General (Safeguards) by Gazette notification, superseding an earlier government notification, to perform functions under those Rules.