8.10 An application for the grant of REP licence may be considered by the licensing authority concerned in cases where either the original Bank certificate of Export and Realisation or the original customs attested invoice or the shipping bill has been lost. Such application shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(i) A duplicate copy of the Bank Certificate of Export and Realisation in lieu of the original or a certificate from the Customs certifying that exports have, in fact been made in lieu of the customs attested invoice or the E.P Copy of the shipping bill, as the case may be;

(ii) An affidavit by the exporter about the loss of the Bank Certificate of Export and Realisation or the Customs attested copies of invoice or the E.P copy of the shipping bill as the case may be, with an undertaking to surrender the same to the licensing authority concerned, in case the same is subsequently found;

(iii) An Indemnity Bond from the exporter indemnifying the Government against loss, if any, in rupees which the Government may incur in such cases;

(iv) No REP licence shall be issued in cases where all the three documents in original, namely Bank certificate of export and Realisation, the Customs attested copy of invoice and EP copy of shipping bill are lost.