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5. We have carefully considered the submissions made by both the sides.

5.1. We have also perused the charges impugned against the appellant. The first charge is that the appellant did not obtain authorisation from the importer before effecting clearance of the cargo thereby contravening the provisions of sub-regulation (a) of Regulation 13; the next charge is that the appellant failed to advise his client to comply with the provisions of Customs Act, thereby contravening sub-regulation (d) of Regulation 13; the third charge is that the appellant as a CHA failed to discharge duties as a Custom House Agent with utmost speed and efficiency and without any avoidable delay thereby contravening sub-regulation (n) of Regulation 13; and the fourth charge is that the appellant did not verify antecedents, correctness of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) Number and identity of his client and functioning of his client at the declared address by using reliable, independent, authentic documents, data or information, thereby contravening sub-regulation (o) of Regulation 13.