§ 66. — Rules and forms prescribed by Secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC66]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 1--COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS
Sec. 66. Rules and forms prescribed by Secretary
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.
(R.S. Sec. 251 [part]; Pub. L. 91-271, title III, Sec. 308, June 2,
1970, 84 Stat. 292.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 251 derived from acts Feb. 10, 1830, ch. 11, Secs. 14, 15,
3 Stat. 543; Aug. 6, 1846, ch. 84, Sec. 5, 9 Stat. 55; May 14, 1856,
Res. 9, 11 Stat. 144; June 30, 1864, ch. 172, Sec. 8, 13 Stat. 221; July
14, 1870, ch. 255, Sec. 34, 16 Stat. 271. R.S. Sec. 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classified in part to section 427 of former Title 31, was repealed in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, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067.
Amendments
1970--Pub. L. 91-271 substituted reference to customs officers for
reference to collectors.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-271 effective 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after Oct. 1,
1970, and such other articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for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 of Pub. 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 6 section 212.
