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Customs Act, 1962

Customs Act Section 4: Appointment of officers of customs

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Customs Section 4 Explained

Appointment of officers of customs

II - Officers of CustomsCurrentCA Nikhil GuptaPublished 2026-05-01
Published analytical guide - official law remains controlling.

At a Glance

Section 4 - Appointment of officers of customs.

For Section 4, Provides appointment architecture for customs officers.

Key professional control: For Section 4 — Appointment of officers of customs, Verify the competent appointing authority and notification.

Finin2min Decode

Section 4 addresses “Appointment of officers of customs”. Provides appointment architecture for customs officers.

Read Section 4 with the delegated law and instruments that govern authority matters, including the version effective on the transaction date.

Decision question: Does the proposed treatment under Section 4 satisfy the provision-specific conditions for “Appointment of officers of customs”, the connected instrument and the available evidence?

Practical Example

An order is signed by an officer described as competent under section 4. Before acting on it, the file should preserve the appointment, assignment, jurisdiction and any Board direction that supports that officer’s authority.

Professional Alert

For Section 4 — Appointment of officers of customs, Verify the competent appointing authority and notification.

This page explains Section 4; it does not reproduce the official provision. Quote only the Customs Act and the exact Rule, Regulation, notification or judgment applicable to “Appointment of officers of customs” for the relevant date.

Decision Steps

  1. Freeze the relevant date, customs station, goods, person and procedural route.
  2. Read the current section with definitions, explanations, provisos and cross-references.
  3. Map delegated legislation, notifications and allied DGFT or partner-agency requirements.
  4. Test jurisdiction, limitation, conditions, evidence and any burden-of-proof rule.
  5. Preserve the portal trail but verify the substantive legal entitlement separately.
  6. Record later amendments, judgments and local procedure before publication or transaction reliance.

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Finin2min Q&A

What does section 4 address?

Section 4 concerns “Appointment of officers of customs”. Provides appointment architecture for customs officers.

What should be verified first for section 4?

For Section 4 — Appointment of officers of customs, Verify the competent appointing authority and notification.

Can this page replace the official wording of section 4?

No. For Section 4 — Appointment of officers of customs, use this guide to organise the analysis, then rely on the official Customs Act and the connected instrument or binding decision in force for the matter.

Official sources and scope

This page is an analytical or operational guide. The controlling wording, tariff item, notification conditions, portal version and judicial status must be checked in the official source applicable to the transaction date.

Source review date: 2026-07-28. Historical matters require the law and instrument version applicable to the relevant date.