In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 81 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013, namely .-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2016.
2. In the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 3, for the words "All passengers who come to India", the words "All passengers who come to India and have anything to declare or are carrying dutiable or prohibited goods", shall be substituted.
3. In the said regulations, in Form 1,-
(a) in serial number 10, after item (ix) and the entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely .-
"(x) Drones Yes/No";
(b) for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely .-
"Customs Duty Free Allowance
TABLE
Tourists of foreign origin,excluding infants
Myanmar
Rs 15,000/-
By land - Nil
Gentleman - 20 gms with a value cap of Rs. 50,000/-
Lady - 40 gms with a value cap of Rs. 1,00,000/-
(Mohit Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal regulations were published, vide, notification no. 90/2013- Customs (N.T.), dated the 29th August, 2013 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number G.S.R. 584(E), dated the 29th August, 2013 and last amended, vide, notification no. 10/2014- Customs (N.T.), dated the 10th February, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number G.S.R, 82(E), dated the 10th February, 2014.