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The depreciation in respect of goods covered by clause (a) shall be allowed for the period from the date of commencement of commercial production of the unit or where such goods have been imported after such commencement, from the date such goods have come into use for commercial production, upto the date of payment of duty.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (b) and (c) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby appoints; the places (i) specified in column (3) of the table annexed hereto as Land Customs Station for the clearance of all goods or any class of goods imported or exported by land from or to the land frontiers specified in corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table;
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby appoints the ports specified in column (3) of the table below, situated in the State or, as the case may be, the Union territory specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table, to be Customs Port for the purposes specified
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby appoints the airport mentioned in column (3) of the Table annexed here to, situated in the State or, as the case may be, the Union territory, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table, to be Customs airports for the purpose specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said table.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods specified in the Annexure I to this notification (hereinafter referred to as the said goods), when imported into India by the gem and jewellery units set up in an Export Processing Zone or in a Free Trade Zone specified in Annexure II of this notification (hereinafter referred to as the Zone), for the manufacture or packaging of gem and jewellery for exports out of India, or for the promotion of exports of gem and jewellery, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and from the whole of the additional duty, if any, leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely.
For the purpose of this notification, “eligible passenger” means a passenger of Indian origin or a passenger holding a valid passport, issued under the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), who is coming to India after a period of not less than six months of stay abroad; and short visits, if any, made by the eligible passenger during the aforesaid period of six months shall be ignored if the total duration of stay on such visits does not exceed thirty days and such passenger has not availed of the exemption under this notification at any time of such short visits.
Notification No. 171/94-Customs For the purposes of this notification, eligible passenger means a passenger of Indian origin or a passenger holding a valid passport, issued under the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), who is coming to India after a period of not less than six months of stay abroad; and short visits, if any, made by the eligible passenger during the aforesaid period of six months shall be ignored if the total duration of stay on such visits does not exceed thirty days and such passenger has not availed of the exemption under this notification at any time of such short visits.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read with section 46, of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations namely:-
(A) declares that – (a) the samples have been imported into India solely for the purpose of being shown in India for the guidance of exporters or for securing or executing an export order; (b) the total import value of samples does not exceed Rs. 60,000 or 15 units in number, within the period of the last twelve months; and (B) produces an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs to pay the duty leviable on the said goods but for the exemption contained herein, if the declaration under clause (A) is found to be false.
In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do hereby exempts goods (hereinafter referred to as the said goods) of the description specified in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
