Notification No. 56/2010-Customs -Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the Notification No. 79/2008-Customs, dated the 13th June, 2008, published in the Gazette of India – In the said notification, for the figures and words 10% ad valorem, the figures and words 15% ad valorem shall be substituted.
Notification No. 55/2010-Customs Acetate Rayon Tow required for the manufacture of Cigarette Filter Rod Provided the importer follows the procedure set out in Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty For Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
Notification No. 54/2010-Customs- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), 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),
(a) in Chapter 52, – (i) for tariff items 520501 and 520502 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the entries shall be substituted
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 93A read with section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, namely:-
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act) requires a Non-banking Financial Company (NBFC) undertaking inter-alia, the business of acquisition of shares, stock, bonds, debentures or other marketable securities to obtain a Certificate of Registration as a NBFC. Such entities are regarded as Investment Companies by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and regulated as such.
A section of the media has reported communication between the Income Tax department and the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding records of telephonic conversations between a person by the name of Nira Radia and others. It is also reported, citing sources in the CBI, that in addition to Radia, telephone lines of several other influential business-men, politicians and advertising professionals were tapped.
The Custom Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal said in a recent ruling that the wording of the Act is such that exporters of services such as software and business process outsourcing companies cannot claim credit for taxes paid on inputs used by them.
A review Committee on Police Reforms, constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, made a recommendation for ‘Free Registration of Crime’. The Recommendation was sent to all States/UTs for implementation as ‘Police’ is a State subject. There is no proposal with Government of India for e-registration of FIRs through Public Kiosks.
Insurance regulator IRDA has asked life insurers to disclose the commission paid to agents for unit-linked products amid a debate over huge pay-outs given to them vis-a-vis mutual funds.
