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The principal Notification No.6/2006-Central Excise dated the 1st March, 2006, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 96(E), dated the 1st March, 2006 and was last amended vide Notification No. 46/2006-Central Excise, dated the 28h November, 2006 which was published in the Gazete of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 727(E), dated the 28th November, 2006.
3. In this context, it may be pointed out that the “Refund” envisaged in the notifications is not on account of any excess payment of excise duty by the manufacturers, but is basically designed to give effect to the exemption. In other words, the mechanism has been adopted to operationalize the exemption envisaged in these two notifications. In view of this aspect of the matter, the provisions of Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 would not apply in the case of these notifications
I am directed to say that references have been received from field formation seeking clarification as to whether ready to eat packaged food items like namkeen, bhujia etc. are eligible for full exemption or are liable to 8% excise duty under notification No. 3/2006-CE dated 1.3.2006. Sr. No. 29 and Sr. No.30 of the notification No. 3/2006-CE
Certain manufacturers of biris purchase tobacco, obtain tendu leaves and make biris by rolling the tobacco in tendu leaves. This process is done without using any machine. The printed labels/ wrappers used for packing the biris are either purchased from the market or got manufactured on job work basis by sending the paper to the job workers by the manufacturers of biris
28th November, 2006 Notification No. 46/2006-Central Excise G.S.R. (E).- 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 […]
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that according to a practice that was generally prevalent regarding levy of duties of excise (including non-levy thereof) namely(i)the duties of excise leviable under section 3 of the Central Excise Act.
The principal notification No.8/2003-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.138(E), dated the 1st March, 2003 and was last amended by notification No.39/2006-Central Excise, dated the 10th August, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary [vide number G.S.R.472(E), dated the 10th August, 2006.
Some doubts have been expressed as to whether parts falling under Chapters other than 87, when used within the factory of production for manufacture of goods of heading 8701 are eligible for the exemption under Notification No. 6/2002-CE dated 1.3.2002 (Sr. No. 296) and Notification No. 6/2006-CE dated 1.3.2006(Sr. No. 92).
Representations have been received in the Board that certain field formations are proposing to charge excise duty on agricultural tractors on the ground that besides agricultural work, these tractors are used for haulage of farm products, fertilizers, etc. thereby qualifying as “road tractors for semi-trailers” attracting Central Excise duty @ 16%. “Road tractors for semi-trailers” attract Central Excise duty at the rate of 16%, if the engine capacity is more than 1800 cc.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.94(E), dated the 1st March, 2006 and was last amended by notification No. 43/2006-Central Excise, dated the 25th October, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.664(E), dated the 25th October, 2006.
