(1) If the Customs Collector has reasons to believe that any consignment contains documents of the nature referred to in section 6, he may and if requested by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Central Government, shall detain the consignment and dispose it of in accordance with the provisions of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (VIII of 1878), and the rules made thereunder, and shall also inform the importer or exporter of the order so passed:
Provided that if the importer or exporter feels aggrieve by an order passed by the Customs Collector under this sub-rule and makes a representation to him within one week of the date of the order and has given an undertaking in writing not to dispose of the consignment without the consent of the Customs Collector and to return the consignment when so required to do by the Customs Collector, the Customs Collector shall pass an order making over the consignment to the importer or exporter, as the case may be:
Provided further that before passing any order under this sub-rule or under the first proviso thereto, the Customs Collector shall consult the officer appointed for the purpose by Central Government.
(2) If the importer or exporter who has given an undertaking under the first proviso to subrule (1) is required by the Customs Collector to return the consignment or any portion thereof, he shall return the consignment or portion thereof within ten days of the receipt of the notice.