TRADE NOTICE NO.    36 /2003

Dated:

   27.03.2003

Subject:- Central Excise - Communication of Notification No.

               20/2003-CE dated 25.03.2003 - Reg.

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 Copy of Notification No. 20/2003-CE dated 25.03.2003 is communicated herewith for information and necessary action.

 The contents of  the Trade Notice may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

(Issued from file C.No. IV/16/ 2 /2003 CX. Pol)

                                                                                                                                                                           Sd/-

                                                   (P.V.R. REDDY)

 ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER (TECH.)

To

As per Mailing List (Both Department & Trade)

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COPY OF NOTIFICATION No. 20 /2003-CE  dated 25.03.2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) the Central government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 214/86-Central Excise, dated the 25th March, 1986, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) in the opening paragraph, -

(a) for the words, brackets and figures " sub-rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government", the words, brackets and figures "sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957), (herein after referred to as Special Importance Act), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do," shall be substituted;

(b) for the words, figures and brackets "from whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon, which is specified in the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986)", the words, figures and brackets "from whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon, which is specified in the Schedules to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 ( 5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable thereon, which is specified in the Schedule to the said Special Importance Act" shall be substituted;

(ii) in the Table, for the entry in column (2), the following entry shall be substituted, namely,-

" All goods falling under the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), other than matches.".

            sd/-

Alok Shukla
Deputy Secretary to Government of India

F. No. B3/1/2003-TRU

 

Footnote.- The principal notification No. 214/86-Central Excise, dated the 25th March, 1986 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.547 (E), dated the 25th March, 1986 and was last amended vide notification No. 16/2003- Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003, number G.S.R. 146 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003.