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Notification No. 14 /2012–Central Excise (N.T.) G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (3) of rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification No.45/2001 -Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 474(E), dated the 26th June,2001 ,namely:-
Notification No. 13/2012- Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2001, namely :-
Notification No. 12/2012 -Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and sub-rule (7) of rule 9 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.16/2011 -Central Excise (N.T), dated the 18th July, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 541(E), dated the 18th July, 2011, namely: –
Notification No. 11/2012–Central Excise (N.T.) G.S.R (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2008, namely :-
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Chewing Tobacco and Un-manufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty ) Rules, 2010
Notification No. 9/2012-Central Excise (N.T.) G.S.R (E). –In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, hereby fixes tariff value in respect of articles of jewellery (other than silver jewellery), falling under sub-heading No. 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), at the rate of 30% of the transaction value as declared in the invoice.
Notification No. 8/2012-Central Excise (N.T.) Rule 12AA of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 has been amended to provide that every person who gets articles of jewellery of heading no. 7113 produced or manufactured on job-work shall obtain registration, maintain accounts, pay duty leviable on such goods and comply with the procedural requirements, as if he is the manufacturer. In other words, those artisans or goldsmiths who only manufacture jewellery for others on job-work not need to obtain registration. The option provided at present to the job-worker to get register, if he so desires, has been deleted.
Notification No. 07/2012-Central Excise (N.T.) – Cigarettes, Portland Cement brought under Section 4A of Central Excise Act. Abatement to cigarettes. 35% abatement for all footwear. This Notification amends Notification No.49/2008 Central Excise dated 24.12.2008. Actually, it should amend Notification 49/2008 CE (NT).
NOTIFICATION No. 1/2012-M & TP In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 8 of the Medicinal and Toilet Preparartions (Excise Duties) Rules, 1956, the Central Government, 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), No. 2/2003-M&TP , dated the 1st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 159 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003, namely:-
Notification No.1/2012- Clean Energy Cess In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Clean Energy Cess Rules, 2010, namely
