This notification, G.S.R. 516(E), issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, on July 31, 2025, amends the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members Rules, 2015. The amendment, titled the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members Amendment Rules, 2025, takes effect retroactively from April 1, 2025.
The amendment inserts a proviso in rule 7 of the 2015 rules, stipulating that any Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or Member holding office immediately before a date to be notified by the Central Government will cease to hold such office from that date. Individuals affected by this premature termination are entitled to compensation not exceeding three months' pay and allowances.
This amendment is enacted in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, and in pursuance of section 106 of the Finance Act, 2025. The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection i, dated March 30, 2015, vide notification number G.S.R. 236(E), dated March 27, 2015, and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 829(E), dated August 23, 2016.
The notification was issued under F. No. Q2201632021AAR and signed by Balasubramanian Krishnamurthy, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, the supreme law of India, under which the powers are conferred.
President: The President of India, who makes the rules to amend the stated act based on constitutional powers.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for financial matters, which includes the Department of Revenue.
Department of Revenue: A department under the Ministry of Finance.
Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, ViceChairmen and Members Rules, 2015: The principal rules being amended by this notification. These rules pertain to the recruitment and service conditions of the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, and Members of the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission.
Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, ViceChairmen and Members Amendment Rules, 2025: The amending rules published in the notification.
Finance Act, 2025: A law that proposes 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, ViceChairmen and Members Rules, 2015.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi is the capital of India.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
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No. 473] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025/SHRAVANA 9, 1947
वित्त मत्रं ालय
(राजस्ि विभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 31 िलु ाई, 2025
सा.का.जन. 516(अ).––संजिधान के अनच्ु छेि 309 के परंतकु द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, राष्ट्रपजत,
सीमा िुल्क और केंद्रीय उत्पाि िुल्क समझौता आयोग (अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्यों की भती और सेिाित)त जनयमािली,
2015 में संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाते ह,ैं अर्ातत:-
1. (1) इन जनयमों को सीमा िुल्क और केंद्रीय उत्पाि िल्ु क समझौता आयोग (अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्यों की भती
और सेिाितत) संिोधन जनयमािली, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा।
(2) यह दिनांक 1 अप्रैल, 2025 को प्रिृत्त समझे िाएगं े।
2. सीमा िल्ु क और केंद्रीय उत्पाि िुल्क समझौता आयोग (अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्यों की भती और सेिाित)त
जनयमािली, 2015 के जनयम 7 में, िसू रे परंतुक के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं ःस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ातत:् -
“यह भी प्रािधान ह ै दक अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष या सिस्ट्य के रूप म ें जनयुि कोई भी व्यजि, िो इस संबंध में केंद्र सरकार
द्वारा अजधसूजचत की िाने िाली जतजर् से ठीक पूित उस पि पर आसीन है, उस जतजर् से उस पि पर नहीं रहगे ा और
िे अपन े कायतकाल अिजध की समयपूित समाजि के जलए तीन महीने के िेतन और भत्त े स े अजधक मआु िि े का िािा
करने के हकिार नहीं होंगे।”
[फा. स.ं क्य ू-22016/3/2021-एएआर]
बालसुब्रमण्यम कृष्णमूर्त,त संयिु सजचि
5138 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
नोट: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखडं (i) में दिनांक 30 माच,त 2015 को अजधसूचना संख्या
सा.का.जन. 236 (अ), दिनांक 27 माचत, 2015 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और अंजतम बार अजधसूचना संख्या
सा.का.जन. 829 (अ), दिनांक 23 अगस्ट्त, 2016 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए र्े।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण ज्ञापन: सीमा िल्ु क और केंद्रीय उत्पाि िल्ु क समझौता आयोग (अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्यों की और सेिाितत)
संिोधन जनयमािली, 2025 को जित्त अजधजनयम, 2025 की धारा 106 के अनुसरण म ेंदिनांक 1 अप्रलै , 2025 स ेपूितव्यापी
प्रभाि दिया िा रहा ह,ै जिसम ें सीमा िल्ु क और केंद्रीय उत्पाि िल्ु क समझौता आयोग (अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्यों की
भती और सेिाितत) जनयमािली, 2015 के जनयम 7 के तहत िसू रे प्रािधान के बाि एक प्रािधान डालने का प्रस्ट्ताि ह।ै
इसजलए, यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ैदक इस अजधसूचना से दकसी भी व्यजि के जहत पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाि नहीं पडेगा।
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.
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