.This circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.
The issue whether a company which is not required to appoint a whole-time company secretary but has voluntarily appointed a whole-time secretary, is required to obtain compliance certificate from secretary in whole-time practice was under examination in this Department.
The issue whether a company which is not required to appoint a whole-time company secretary but has voluntarily appointed a whole-time secretary, is required to obtain compliance certificate from secretary in whole-time practice was under examination in this Department.
Operative Guidelines on the two-way fungibility under the issue of “Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme 1993” issued by Reserve Bank of India
Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.17(RE.2003)/2002-07 dated 10.10.2003 wherein all Licensing authorities were advised to follow the instructions contained therein on the admissibility of the import of Natural Rubber against Advance Licences/DFRC/Advance Licence for annual requirement, in respect of licences issued on or after 20.02.1999. It was stipulated that such licences would be revalidated upto 31.12.2003.
Please refer to Board’s Circular No.744/60/2003-CX Dated 11.09.2003, whereby it was informed that Department’s appeal on the above issue, in the case of T.V.S. Suzuki Ltd., has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide their judgment dated 06.08.2003 [reported in 2003 (156) ELT 161 (SC)] and that the said judgment has been accepted by the Board.
directed to forward herewith a copy of the Notifications published in the Gazette of India for your information and necessary action
Representations have been received to allow inter unit transfer of the inputs imported/ procured against advance licence. The matter was deliberated upon in the Policy Interpretation Committee (PIC) and it was decided to allow transfer of raw material from one unit to another unit of the same company. Accordingly, a new Sub-paragraph may be incorporated as follows.
The principal notification No. 23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 120(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 156/ 2003-Customs, dated the 20th October, 2003.
The principal notification No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 164 /2003-Customs, dated the 11th November, 2003