Central Government vide Notification No. 47/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), Dated: September 28, 2016 has vested the specified Central Excise Audit Officers with powers of Central Excise Officers for the purpose of adjudication in addition to their existing powers for the purpose of Audit and issue of Show Cause Notices conferred vide Notification No. 30/2014-CENT, dated 14.10.2014.
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 47/2016-Central Excise (N.T.)
New Delhi, the 28th September, 2016
GSR._(E)In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (I of 1944), read with sub-rule (I) of rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 30/2014-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 14th October, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 724 (E) dated, the 14th October, 2014, namely:-
In the said notification. in the TABLE, in column (4), for the entries, the following entries against serial number I to 7 shall be substituted, namely:-
“Audit, issue of Show Cause Notice and Adjudication”.
[F. No. 267/40/2016-CX.8]
(Shankar Prasad Sarma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: – The principal notification No. 30/2014-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 14th October, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary. Part 11, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 724 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014.
