Custom Act, 1962
27A.
Interest on Delayed Refunds. –
If
any duty ordered to be refunded under sub-section (2) of section 27 to an
applicant is not refunded within three months from the date of receipt of
application under sub-section (1) of that section, there shall be paid to that
applicant interest at such rate, not below ten per cent and not exceeding
thirty per cent per annum as is for the time being fixed by the Board, on such
duty from the date immediately after the expiry of three months from the date
of receipt of such application till the date of refund of such duty :
Provided
that where any duty, ordered to be
refunded under sub-section (2) of section 27 in respect of an application under
sub-section (1) of that section made before the date on which the Finance Bill,
1995 receives the assent of the President, is not refunded within three months
from such date, there shall be paid to the applicant interest under this
section from the date immediately after three months from such date, till the
date of refund of such duty.
Explanation
: Where any order of refund is made by the
Commissioner Appeals, Appellate Tribunal or any court against an order of the
Assistant commissioner of Customs under sub-section (2) of section 27, the
order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals), Appellate Tribunal or as the case
may be, by the court shall be deemed to be an order passed under that
sub-section for the purposes of this section.