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Customs - Notifications (Tariff)29.03.1958

Privileged Persons Imports - Exemption to imports by Vice President of India.

Document Text

Notification No. 106-Customs Dated 29-3-1958 Imports by Vice-President In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1878), as in force in India and as applied to the State of Pondicherry, the Central Government hereby exempts from payment of customs duty, the articles specified in the Schedule to this notification, if imported or purchased out of bond by the Vice- President of India on appointment or during his tenure of office. SCHEDULE (a) articles for the personal use, wear or consumption of the Vice-President or any member of his family; (b) food, drink and tobacco for consumption by members of the Vice-President's household or by his guests, whether official or not; (c) articles for the furnishing of any of the Vice-President's official residences; (d) motor cars provided for the Vice-President's use. Notification No. 106-Cus. dated 29-3-1958

Source: Government of India — Customs - Notifications (Tariff), dated 29.03.1958. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

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18781958

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