(1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, designate an officer not below the rank of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade as an Authorised officer for making investigation for the purpose of this rules.
(2) The Authorised Officer shall be responsible for conducting investigation, under sub section (1) of section 9A, for the purpose of imposition of safeguard quantitative restrictions and making necessary recommendation therein to the Central Government.
(3) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade shall provide secretarial support and the services of such other persons and such other facilities as it deems fit.
Duties of Authorised Officer.-- It shall be the duty of the Authorised Officer -
(a) to investigate the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic industry as a consequence of increased import of a goods into India;
(b) to identify the goods liable for quantitative restrictions as a safeguard measure;
(c) to submit its findings, to the Central Govemment as to the serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic industry consequent upon increased import of goods into India from the specified country;
(d) to recommend-
(i) the nature and extent of quantitative restrictions which, if imposed, shall be adequate to remove the serious injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry; and
(ii) the duration of imposition of safeguard quantitative restrictions and where the period so recommended is more than one year, to recommend progressive liberalisation adequate to facilitate positive adjustment; and
(e) to review the need for continuance of the safeguard quantitative restrictions.
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