Regulation 10B. Validity of registration

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Regulation10B. Validity of registration. —

(1) A registrationshall be valid unless and until revoked under these regulations.

(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub regulation (1), where an Authorised Courieris found to be inactive for a period of one year, the registration shall be deemed to be invalidfrom the first day after expiry of the saidperiod of one year.

Explanation: - Forthe purposes of this regulation the expression 'inactive' refers to an Authorised Courier who does not transactany business pertaining to Customs during a continuous period of one yearexcluding the period for which the registration has been suspended underregulation and the continuous period of one year shall be computed for thefirst time with effect from the date of coming into force of the CourierImports and Exports (Clearance), Amendment, Regulations, 2021.

(3) Within aperiod of ninty days from the first day of deemedinvalidation, the Authorised Courier may submit anapplication in Form -A1 along with fee of fifteen thousand rupees, to thePrincipal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs who has grantedthe registration, as the case may be, for renewal of the registration.

(4) Subject toregulation and within one month of receipt of the application in Form- A1along with fee of fifteen thousand rupees, the Principal Commissioner ofCustoms or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, may renew the registrationafter satisfying himself that the performance of the Authorised Courier hasbeen satisfactory with reference to the absence of any complaints of misconductincluding non-compliance of any of the obligations specified in regulation 13and the applicant is otherwise eligible for grant of registration under regulation10.