Appellate authority designated to hear appeals from orders of specified adjudicating authorities under the Foreign Trade Act.
Specified officers are authorised to function as Appellate Authority to hear appeals against orders of designated adjudicating authorities under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act; a table lists the adjudicating posts (Controllers of Imports & Exports; various Director General/Deputy/Joint/Assistant/Additional Director grades; Development Commissioner, Export Processing Zone) and designates the corresponding appellate officeholders, including an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce aided by two Joint Secretaries and a Director.