19 USC § 66 - Rules and forms prescribed by Secretary

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The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe forms of entries, oaths, bonds, and other papers, and rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, to be used in carrying out the provisions of law relating to raising revenue from imports, or to duties on imports, or to warehousing, and shall give such directions to customs officers and prescribe such rules and forms to be observed by them as may be necessary for the proper execution of the law.

Source

(R.S. § 251 (part); Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 308,June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 292.)

Codification

R.S. § 251 derived from acts Feb. 10, 1830, ch. 11, §§ 14, 15,3 Stat. 543; Aug. 6, 1846, ch. 84, § 5,9 Stat. 55; May 14, 1856, Res. 9, 11 Stat. 144; June 30, 1864, ch. 172, § 8,13 Stat. 221; July 14, 1870, ch. 255, § 34,16 Stat. 271. R.S. § 251, which was also classified in part to section 427 of former Title 31, was repealed in part and reenacted as section 321 (a)(5) of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b),Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067.

Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–271substituted reference to customs officers for reference to collectors.

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–271effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after Oct. 1, 1970, and such other articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to such date, or with respect to which a protest has not been disallowed in whole or in part before Oct. 1, 1970, see section 203 ofPub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than December 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. All functions of offices eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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19 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large

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8 CFR - Title 8—Aliens and Nationality

8 CFR 274 - SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF CONVEYANCES

19 CFR - Title 19—Customs Duties

19 CFR 10 - ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.

19 CFR 101 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

19 CFR 102 - RULES OF ORIGIN

19 CFR 103 - AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

19 CFR 11 - PACKING AND STAMPING; MARKING

19 CFR 111 - CUSTOMS BROKERS

19 CFR 112 - CARRIERS, CARTMEN, AND LIGHTERMEN

19 CFR 113 - CUSTOMS BONDS

19 CFR 114 - CARNETS

19 CFR 115 - CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS

19 CFR 118 - CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATIONS

19 CFR 12 - SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 122 - AIR COMMERCE REGULATIONS

19 CFR 123 - CBP RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO

19 CFR 125 - CARTAGE AND LIGHTERAGE OF MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 127 - GENERAL ORDER, UNCLAIMED, AND ABANDONED MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 128 - EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS

19 CFR 132 - QUOTAS

19 CFR 133 - TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND COPYRIGHTS

19 CFR 134 - COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING

19 CFR 141 - ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 142 - ENTRY PROCESS

19 CFR 143 - SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES

19 CFR 144 - WAREHOUSE AND REWAREHOUSE ENTRIES AND WITHDRAWALS

19 CFR 145 - MAIL IMPORTATIONS

19 CFR 146 - FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

19 CFR 147 - TRADE FAIRS

19 CFR 148 - PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS

19 CFR 149 - IMPORTER SECURITY FILING

19 CFR 151 - EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 152 - CLASSIFICATION AND APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE

19 CFR 158 - RELIEF FROM DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE LOST, DAMAGED, ABANDONED, OR EXPORTED

19 CFR 159 - LIQUIDATION OF DUTIES

19 CFR 161 - GENERAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

19 CFR 162 - INSPECTION, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE

19 CFR 163 - RECORDKEEPING

19 CFR 171 - FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES

19 CFR 172 - CLAIMS FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES; PENALTIES SECURED BY BONDS

19 CFR 173 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW IN GENERAL

19 CFR 174 - PROTESTS

19 CFR 175 - PETITIONS BY DOMESTIC INTERESTED PARTIES

19 CFR 176 - PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

19 CFR 177 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS

19 CFR 18 - TRANSPORTATION IN BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT

19 CFR 181 - NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

19 CFR 19 - CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE THEREIN

19 CFR 191 - DRAWBACK

19 CFR 24 - CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE

19 CFR 37

19 CFR 4 - VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES

19 CFR 54 - CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY

19 CFR 7 - CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH INSULAR POSSESSIONS AND GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION

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