Implementation of Risk-Based Selective Boarding of Vessel at JNCH

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....ive Boarding of Vessel at JNCH- Reg. Attention of the members of Trade and Industry, Shipping Lines/Agents, Steamer Agents, Port Terminal Operators, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), and all other stakeholders is invited to the provisions of Section 37 (Power to board vessels) of the Customs Act, 1962, and the Imported Stores (Retention on Board) Regulations, 1963. Attention is also invit....

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....f arriving vessels. The assessment shall be based on the past compliance records, operational behaviour, the nature of the voyage, the last port of call, the vessel's current itinerary, and the nature of the cargo being transported. Additionally, declarations made by shipping lines or the Master of the Vessel, such as crew effects, ship stores, and vessel satellite devices, will also be taken ....

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....based justifications for each inspection. 6. For vessels that are not selected for physical boarding under the risk- based screening mechanism, the Master of the Vessel and the appointed Shipping Agent carry an elevated legal and operational responsibility to ensure absolute compliance with Section 37 of the Customs Act, 1962, and the Imported Stores (Retention on Board) Regulations, 1963. Sinc....