NDPS Rules, 1985 — Diversion of consignment

Official text

(1) The Commissioner of Customs shall take all due measures to prevent the diversion of such consignment to a destination other than that named in the export authorisation.

(2)(a) The Commissioner of Customs may permit diversion of such a consignment to a country other than that named in the accompanying copy of the export authorisation, subject to the production of an export authorisation issued by the issuing authority under rule 58, as if the diversion were an export from India to the country or territory of new destination.

(b) The Commissioner of Customs shall inform the issuing authority of the actual quantity diverted under clause (a), whereupon the issuing authority shall inform the country from which the consignment originated.