Under the existing provisions of section 132 and section 132A, an authorisation can be issued or a requisition can be made, as the case may be, where the Director General or the Director in consequence of information in his possession has reason to believe that any person is in possession of any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing (hereafter referred to as undisclosed income or property), then, he may authorise any Additional Director or Deputy Director, etc. to enter and search any building, place, vehicle, etc. and seize any such books of accounts, other documents, undisclosed property, etc.
Central Excise 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, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2011-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 117 (E), dated the 1st March, 2011, namely:-
Central excise Effective Rate of 12% and 6% fixed for many items for which the Tariff Rates have also been reduced. But as the reduction in tariff does not have immediate effect, the reduction is brought into immediate effect by this notification, which will be rescinded when the Finance bill is enacted.
Following Exemption Notifications rescinded. No.2/2008 -Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2008; No.59/2008 -Central Excise, dated the 7 th December, 2008; No.18/2009-Central Excise, dated the 7 th July, 2009;
It is proposed to reduce the threshold of premium payable to 10% of the actual capital sum assured from 20% of the actual capital sum assured. Accordingly, it is proposed to amend section 10(10D) so as to provide that the exemption for insurance policies issued on or after 1st April, 2012 would only be available for policies where the premium payable for any of the years during the term of the policy does not exceed 10% of the actual capital sum assured.
Parts, components and accessories namely, battery chargers, PC connectivity cables, memory cards and hands-free headphones of mobile handsets.Explanation. – For the purposes of this entry, mobile handsets include cellular phones.
Provided that for the purposes of availing of exemption under this notification for the financial year 2012-13, the aggregate value of clearances of articles of jewellery (other than silver jewellery) falling under Chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule, for home consumption by a manufacturer from one or more factories, or from a factory by one or more manufacturers, for the financial year 2011-12 shall be calculated on the basis of tariff value fixed in accordance with notification no. 09/2012-Central Excise (NT), dated the 17th March, 2012.
Chewing tobacco, Zarda Scented Tobacco and Unmanufactured tobacco in pouches: Duty enhanced – Notification No. 16/2010 – CE dated 27.02.2010 amended
Notification No.13/2012-Central Excise Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 42/2008-Central Excise, dated the 1st July, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 492(E), dated the 1st July, 2008, namely:
Notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the excisable goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table below read with relevant List appended hereto and falling within the Chapter, heading or sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the Excise Tariff Act), as are given in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, from so much of the duty of excise specified thereon under the First Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said
