Hello all the IRS[C&CE] officers of 61st Batch, as per our series of compilations on Do’s & Don’t for your first posting, I am posting Do’s & Don’t for Custom [Preventive] officers received from the officer of 60th Batch without any edit.
“ Please accept my heartiest wishes on your joining of customs & central excise field formations. Apart from what has been comprehensively dealt by Neutralviews in its advice regarding Central Excise, I will like to add further on Customs preventive.
Customs preventive is quite different from other formations of CBEC and is concerned with policing of borders so as to prevent smuggling of contraband goods. The job is very similar to that of a police officer and one should enjoy and relish the unique opportunities offered by it.
Main Work of Customs preventive:-
[1] Anti smuggling:- under this, prevention of smuggling of contraband goods,3rd country origin goods, Narcotics,wild life parts, endangered species like red sanders,beer horns.etc, Antiques, fake currency notes, arms,explosive,etc. Please remember our AGENCY FUNCTIONS.
[2] Disposal of seized goods:- Please consult disposal manual of CBEC. There is little found on this topic in the academy.
[3] Collection of Arrears:- Remember section 142 of Customs Act,1962.
[4] Manning of land Custom stations
Do’s for Probationers:-
[1] Pay a little more attention to uniform.
[2] Brush up sections of customs act from 100 to 125,133,134,135 and 136.
[3] Please go through NDPS Act,preventive manual and disposal manual of CBEC.
[4] Revise the provisions of prosecution and arrest. There are specific guidelines for arrest.
[5] Go through old case files to have an idea of building up cases.
The general process is:-
Intelligence ----> Seizure effected-------> Seizure memo and Panchnama [very crucial document]---->summons to accused and witnesses,recording of statements,DTO verification in case of seizure of vehicles----> gathering additional evidence if any------> issue SCN---->personal hearing------>adjudication.
[6] Regularly visit all circles/LCS of your jurisdiction.
[7] keep good liaison with police,district administration,SSB,CRPF,RPF,etc. Meet senior officers in District like DM,SSP,DIG,etc. to have good interoperability and coordination. You will generally get a warm response.
[8] pay special attention to office infrastructure, guest houses and staff welfare.
[9] arrange guest lectures by inviting prominent people every fortnight. This keeps the environment in office learning oriented.
Don’ts:-
[1] file work is less in customs preventive. Don’t become lazy. Always keep on brushing up your knowledge.
[2] Don’t hesitate in seeking advice and help from superior officers and subordinates.
[3] don’t sign any letter without going through the file.
[4] Don’t send preventive teams unnecessarily to stop buses and rail without any credible information. This doesn’t yield any result.
A last word of advice, also go through CrPc,IPC and Indian evidence Act. Keep your armoury in ready to use condition. In the end, I will like to say that it is a nice opportunity to show your leadership skills.
Neutralviews sincerely thanks the officers of 60th Batch who are taking pain to write and send their valuable inputs to help the officers of 61st Batch...keep on blogging.
“ Please accept my heartiest wishes on your joining of customs & central excise field formations. Apart from what has been comprehensively dealt by Neutralviews in its advice regarding Central Excise, I will like to add further on Customs preventive.
Customs preventive is quite different from other formations of CBEC and is concerned with policing of borders so as to prevent smuggling of contraband goods. The job is very similar to that of a police officer and one should enjoy and relish the unique opportunities offered by it.
Main Work of Customs preventive:-
[1] Anti smuggling:- under this, prevention of smuggling of contraband goods,3rd country origin goods, Narcotics,wild life parts, endangered species like red sanders,beer horns.etc, Antiques, fake currency notes, arms,explosive,etc. Please remember our AGENCY FUNCTIONS.
[2] Disposal of seized goods:- Please consult disposal manual of CBEC. There is little found on this topic in the academy.
[3] Collection of Arrears:- Remember section 142 of Customs Act,1962.
[4] Manning of land Custom stations
Do’s for Probationers:-
[1] Pay a little more attention to uniform.
[2] Brush up sections of customs act from 100 to 125,133,134,135 and 136.
[3] Please go through NDPS Act,preventive manual and disposal manual of CBEC.
[4] Revise the provisions of prosecution and arrest. There are specific guidelines for arrest.
[5] Go through old case files to have an idea of building up cases.
The general process is:-
Intelligence ----> Seizure effected-------> Seizure memo and Panchnama [very crucial document]---->summons to accused and witnesses,recording of statements,DTO verification in case of seizure of vehicles----> gathering additional evidence if any------> issue SCN---->personal hearing------>adjudication.
[6] Regularly visit all circles/LCS of your jurisdiction.
[7] keep good liaison with police,district administration,SSB,CRPF,RPF,etc. Meet senior officers in District like DM,SSP,DIG,etc. to have good interoperability and coordination. You will generally get a warm response.
[8] pay special attention to office infrastructure, guest houses and staff welfare.
[9] arrange guest lectures by inviting prominent people every fortnight. This keeps the environment in office learning oriented.
Don’ts:-
[1] file work is less in customs preventive. Don’t become lazy. Always keep on brushing up your knowledge.
[2] Don’t hesitate in seeking advice and help from superior officers and subordinates.
[3] don’t sign any letter without going through the file.
[4] Don’t send preventive teams unnecessarily to stop buses and rail without any credible information. This doesn’t yield any result.
A last word of advice, also go through CrPc,IPC and Indian evidence Act. Keep your armoury in ready to use condition. In the end, I will like to say that it is a nice opportunity to show your leadership skills.
Neutralviews sincerely thanks the officers of 60th Batch who are taking pain to write and send their valuable inputs to help the officers of 61st Batch...keep on blogging.
No comments:
Post a Comment