Insertion of New Chapter XIIB.

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....l Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, may, for the purposes of ascertaining compliance of the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, require a person, whose verification he considers necessary for protecting the interest of revenue or for preventing smuggling, to do all or any of the following, namely:-- (a) undergo authentica....

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....Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner of Customs comes to the conclusion, based on reasons to be recorded in writing, that the person referred to in sub-section (1) has-- (i) failed to comply with the requirements of the said sub-section or submitted incorrect documents or information under the said sub-section, he may, by order, suspend-- (a) clearance of imported goods or exp....

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.... have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.'. (18 of 2016.) - Clause 70 of the Bill seeks to insert a new chapter XIIB relating to verification of identity and compliance in the Customs Act. The proposed new section 99B under that clause seeks to empower proper officer o....