Customs Act, 1962 · Chapter II: Officers of Customs
Section 4: Appointment of officers of customs
(1) The [Board] may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be officers of customs.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), [Board may authorise a [Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs] or] a [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs] or a [Joint] or [Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs] to appoint officers of customs below the rank of [Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 4
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Commissioner of Customs v. M/s Canon India Pvt. Ltd.
Issue arose whether there was an “error apparent on the face of the record” for the purpose of entertaining the review petition; whether law laid down in Canon India’s case as regards the power of the DRI to issue show…
- Sk Nausad Rahaman & Ors v. Union of India and Ors