Amendment in Customs Reward Rules, 2012 issued vide SRO 1386(I)/2012
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
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Islamabad, the 20th October, 2021.
NOTIFICATION
(CUSTOMS)
S.R.O. 1398(1)/2021.- The following draft of certain further amendments in the Reward
Rules, 2012, which the Federal Board of Revenue proposes to make in exercise of the powers
conferred by section 219 read with section 202B of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), is hereby
published for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and, as required under sub-
section (3A) of section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), notice is hereby given that
objections or suggestions thereon, if any, may for consideration of the Board be sent within fifteen
days of publication of the draft amendments in the official Gazette. Any objections or suggestions
which may be received from any person, before the expiry of the aforesaid period, shall be taken
into consideration by the Federal Board of Revenue, namely:-
DRAFT AMENDMENTS
In the aforesaid Notification,-
(1) in rule 3,-
in sub-rule (1), in clause (a), after the semicolon the word "and" shall be
omitted;
in clause (b), for the full stop at the end, a semicolon shall be substituted and
thereafter the word "and" shall be added; and
after clause (b), amended as aforesaid, the following new clause shall be added,
namely:-
"(c) officers and officials of other law enforcement agencies who assist
Customs officers and officials or are actually instrumental in seizure
of smuggled goods and vehicles as confirmed by the respective
Collectorate of Customs, for their meritorious conduct in such cases
only after realization of part or whole of the duty and taxes involved
in such cases."; and
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(2) in rule 7, in clause (b), in the Table, -
in the first column, in third row, for the expression "BS-21", the expression
"BS-22" shall be substituted; and
in the second column, in third row, for the expression "Member (Customs),
Federal Board of Revenue", the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue, on the recommendation of Member
Customs (Operations), Federal Board of Revenue".
IC.No.7(3)AS&C/09/Pt1.
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( Abdul Muee )
Secretary (Enforcement & Coordination)
