Custom House Act, 1837, 16 of 1837 (Rep., Act 12 of 1873)

Section III. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

III. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, from time to time, by notice in the Official Gazette, to fix a value for any article liable to ad valorem duty, and that the value so fixed by the Governor of the said Presidency shall, till altered by a similar notice, be taken to be the value of such article for the purpose of levying duty on the same.

Source: India Code