CIRCULARS/NOTIFICATIONS

TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 1, SUB SECTION(ii)
OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA (EXTRAORDINARY),

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COMPETENT AUTHORITY CELL

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NEW DELHI, THE 23RD APRIL 1991

N O T I F I C A T I O N

S.O. 274 (E) in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (l3 of 1976), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, and in super session of notifications. S.O. 41 (E)[1205/F.No.414/2/76-II(Inv)] dated 15.1.1976, S.O. 9(E) [No.4/F.No. Admn.(6)/76-SAFEMA],dated 3.1.1977, S.O. 471 (E) [No.5/Admn,(7)/78-SAFEMA], dated 28.7.1978, S.O. 537(E) [No.6333/F.No.Admn,(18)/80-I.T.(Inv.III), dated 19.7.1985, S.O.562(E) [No.6346/F.No.Admn, (1B)/80-I.T. (Inv. III),dated 30.7.1985, S.O.16(E) [No.8222/F.No.299/20/89-II (Inv.III), dated 1.3.1989 issued earlier in so far as those pertained to the appointment of competent authorities, except in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such super sessions, the Central Government hereby designates the authority specified in column 2 of the Table below (being officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government) to perform the functions of the competent authority under the said Act and directs that the said authorities shall perform the functions in respect of the persons specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 thereof.

S.No. 

Name of authority 

 Jurisdiction

1. Competent authority with Head quarters at Chennai. All persons specified in section 2 of the said Act within the jurisdiction of the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andra Pradesh and Union territories of Pondichery and Lakshadweep.

2. 

Competent authority with Head quarters at Lucknow. All persons specified in section 2 of the said Act within the jurisdiction  of the States of  Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

3. 

Competent authority with Head quarters at Bombay. All persons specified in section 2 of the said Act within the jurisdiction  of the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.
4. Competent authority with Head quarters at Calcutta. All persons specified in section 2 of the said Act within the jurisdiction of the States of West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Orissa, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur and Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
5.  Competent authority with Head quarters at New Delhi. All persons specified in section 2 of the said Act within the jurisdiction of the States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union territories of Chandigarh and Delhi.
6. Competent authority with Head quarters at Ahmedabad. All persons specified in section 2 with Head quarters of the said Act within the jurisdiction of the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Union territories of Diu and Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

F.No.3(2)/91-CA

(S.A. HUDA) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

To
The Manager,
Government of India Press,
Mayapuri,
NEW DELHI.