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Section 12E: Powers of Central Excise Officers.

The Central Excise Act, 1944Central Act · Act 1 of 1944

[[12E.] Powers of Central Excise Officers.---(1) A Central Excise Officer may exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed under this Act on any other Central Excise Officer who is subordinate to him.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the [Principal Commissioner of Central Excise or Commissioner of Central Excise] (Appeals) shall not exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on a Central Excise Officer other than those specified in Section 14 or Chapter VIA.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Central Excise Act, 1944
Section12E
Marginal notePowers of Central Excise Officers.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Act 79 of 1985. . Ins. by Act 79 of 1985, s. 4 (w.e.f. 27-12-1985).
  • renumbered, Act 40 of 1991. . Section "12A" renumbered as "12E" by Act 40 of 1991, s. 7 (w.e.f. 20-9-1991).
  • substituted, Act 25 of 2014. . Subs. by Act 25 of 2014, s. 95, for "Commissioner of Central Excise".

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