(1)No pass or permit shall be valid after the date of its expiry provided that the Deputy Commissioner, granting the permit or the authority to authorise the dispatch of any consignment under these rules may extend the period of currency thereof, if extension is applied for due to delay in transit of a consignment or for any other sufficient reason on payment of composition money, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the duty of the consignment, or otherwise, for reasons to be recorded.
