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RULE 232B

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Qualifications for authorized representatives

RULE 232B. Qualifications for authorized representatives.-

For the purposes of clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 35Q , an authorized representative shall include a person who has acquired any of the following qualifications namely: -

(a) a Chartered Accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949); or

(b) a Cost Accountant within the meaning of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959); or

(c) a Company Secretary within the meaning of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980) who has obtained a certificate of practice under section 6 of that Act; or

(d) a post-graduate or an Honours degree holder in Commerce or a post-graduate degree or diploma holder in Business Administration from any recognised university; or

(e) a person formerly employed in the Department of Customs and Central Excise or Narcotics and has retired or resigned from such employment after having rendered service in any capacity in one or more of the said departments for not less than ten years in the aggregate.

Explanation. - In this rule "recognised University" means any of the Universities specified below, namely:—

I. Indian Universities

Any Indian University incorporated under any law for the time being in force in India;

II. Rangoon University;

III. English and Welsh Universities

The Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Reading, Sheffield and Wales;

IV. Scottish Universities

The Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St. Andrews;

V. Irish Universities

The Universities of Dublin (Trinity College), the Queens University, Belfast and the National University of Dublin;

VI. Pakistan Universities

Any Pakistan University incorporated by any law for the time being in force;

VII. Bangladesh Universities

Any Bangladesh University incorporated by any law for the time being in force.

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