Section 95 of Finance Act 2018 : Amendment of section 125 Customs Act

By | April 1, 2018
(Last Updated On: April 19, 2018)

Section 95 of Finance Act 2018

[Section 95 of Finance Act 2018 deals with Amendment of section 125 and is covered in CHAPTER IV INDIRECT TAXES]

Amendment of section 125

95 . In the Customs Act, in section 125,—

(i)in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for the words “Provided that”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Provided that where the proceedings are deemed to be concluded under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 28 or under clause (i) of sub-section (6) of that section in respect of the goods which are not prohibited or restricted, the provisions of this section shall not apply:
Provided further that”;
(ii)after sub-section (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:—
“(3) Where the fine imposed under sub-section (1) is not paid within a period of one hundred and twenty days from the date of option given thereunder, such option shall become void, unless an appeal against such order is pending.
Explanation.—For removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that in cases where an order under sub-section (1) has been passed before the date on which the Finance Bill, 2018 receives the assent of the President and no appeal is pending against such order as on that date, the option under said sub-section may be exercised within a period of one hundred and twenty days from the date on which such assent is received.”.

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