This notification appoints specified officers as Central Excise Officers and invests them with all the powers, to be exercised by them throughout the territory of India, of an officer of Central Excise of the specified rank with effect from 1st July, 2001 - 038/2001 - Central Excise - Non Tariff

Appointment of Central Excise Officers: designated directorate posts vested with nationwide Central Excise powers under statutory delegation.

Under clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with rule (3)(1) of the Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001, specified officers in multiple central directorates are appointed as Central Excise Officers and invested with all powers of a Central Excise officer of the corresponding rank to be exercised throughout the territory of India, effective 1st July, 2001; the notification maps directorate posts to equivalent Central Excise ranks and records subsequent amendments.