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Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11C of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the whole of duty of excise leviable under the said Act on such goods falling under such tariff sub-heading as specified in the said Table but for the said practice, shall not be required to be paid for the period specified in column.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number 14/2002-Central Excise (N.T.),
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. 14/2009-Central Excise, dated the 7th July, 2009 published vide number G.S.R. 472(E), dated the 7th July,
Attention is invited to Public Notice No. 151 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 26th February, 2009 issued by DGFT. Vide Sr. No. 16 of the said Public Notice, the 2nd sub-paragraph of paragraph 4.13 relating to “Advance Authorization or DFIA for Intermediate Supplies” has been amended. It has been, inter alia, provided that intermediate supplier can also supply the product(s) directly to the port for export by the ultimate exporter (holder of Advance Authorisation or DFIA).
Representations have been received from exporters of non-excisable goods (agricultural products) requesting to extend the facility of self-sealing and self-certification to non-excisable agricultural products. They have requested that this facility would enable them to meet export requirements of the products which expire within a few weeks.
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 4A 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 amendments in the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
“24A. Return of records. – The books of accounts or other documents, seized by the Central Excise Officer or produced by an assessee or any other person, which have not been relied on for the issue of notice under the Act or the rules made thereunder, shall be returned within thirty days of the issue of said notice or within thirty days from the date of expiry of the period for issue of said notice.
Provided that if the said input or capital goods is subsequently used in the manufacture of final products or the provision of taxable services, the manufacturer or output service provider, as the case may be, shall be entitled to take the credit of the amount equivalent to the CENVAT credit paid earlier subject to the other provisions of these rules.
Provided that the transfer of the right to use shall be for commercial exploitation including the right to reproduce, distribute and sell such software and the right to use the software components for the creation of and inclusion in other information technology software products
– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-section (3) of section 133 of the Finance Act, 1999 ( 27 of 1999), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts high speed diesel oil blended with alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids obtained from vegetable oils, commonly known as bio-diesels, upto 20%, by volume, that is a blend.
