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Core Purpose

The President, exercising powers under article 309 of the Constitution, amends the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2015, to introduce provisions for premature termination of office and compensation for its Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, and Members.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued Notification G.S.R. 516(E) on July 31, 2025, enacting the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Amendment Rules, 2025. These rules, made by the President under the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, amend the principal Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2015. The amendment inserts a new proviso after the second proviso in rule 7, stipulating that any person holding office as Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or Member immediately before a Central Government-notified date shall cease to hold office from that date and be entitled to compensation not exceeding three months' pay and allowances for premature termination. The Amendment Rules, 2025, are deemed to have come into force retrospectively from April 1, 2025, in pursuance of section 106 of the Finance Act, 2025, with a certification that no person's interest will be adversely affected. The original 2015 rules were published via G.S.R. 236(E) dated March 27, 2015, and last amended by G.S.R. 829 (E) dated August 23, 2016. The notification was signed by BALASUBRAMANIAN KRISHNAMURTHY, Jt. Secy., under F. No. Q-22016/3/2021-AAR.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31072025-265146 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 473] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025/SHRAVANA 9, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st July, 2025 G.S.R. 516(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2015, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2025. 2. In the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2015, in rule 7, after the second proviso, the following Proviso shall be inserted, namely: - "Provided also that any person appointed as Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Member holding office as such immediately before the date to be notified by the Central Government in this behalf, shall on and from such date, cease to hold such office, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation not exceeding three months' pay and allowances for the premature termination of term of their office.". [F. No. Q-22016/3/2021-AAR] BALASUBRAMANIAN KRISHNAMURTHY, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th March, 2015 vide notification number G.S.R. 236(E), dated the 27th March, 2015 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 829 (E), dated the 23 August, 2016. Explanatory Memorandum: The Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Amendment Rules, 2025 is being given the retrospective effect from the 1st April, 2025 in pursuance of section 106 of the Finance Act, 2025 proposing to insert a proviso after the second proviso in rule 7 of the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members) Rules, 2015. Therefore, it is certified that no person interest will be adversely affected by this notification. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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