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The principal notification No. 71/2003-Central Excise, dated 9th September, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 717 (E), dated the 9th September, 2003 and was last amended vide notification no.21/2007-Central Excise, dated 25th April, 2007 published vide number G.S.R. 308(E), dated the 25th April, 2007.
the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, after such verification as may be deemed necessary, shall refund the duty payable on value addition, computed in the manner as specified in paragraph 2 to the manufacturer by the 15th of the month following the one in which the statement as at clause (a) above has been submitted.
In cases where all the goods produced by a manufacturer are eligible for exemption under this notification, the exemption contained in this notification shall be subject to the condition that the manufacturer first utilizes whole of the CENVAT credit available to him on the last day of the month under consideration for payment of duty on goods cleared during such month and pays only the balance amount in cash.
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, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 20/2007-Central Excise, dated the 25th April, 2007 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.307(E) dated the 25th April, 2007, namely
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the manufacturer shall have the option not to avail the rates specified in the said Table and apply to the Commissioner of Central Excise or the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the manufacturing unit of the manufacturer for fixation of a special rate representing the actual value addition in respect of any goods manufactured and cleared under this notification
The manufacturer shall be entitled to refund at the special rate fixed under sub-paragraph (2) in respect of all clearances of excisable goods manufactured and cleared under this notification with effect from the date on which the application referred to at sub-paragraph (1) was filed with the Commissioner of Central Excise or Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, as the case may be.
2D Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-paragraph 2C above,- (a) the manufacturer at his own option, may take credit of the amount calculated in the manner specified in paragraph 2A in his account current, maintained in terms of the Excise Manual of Supplementary Instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
The principal notification No. 39/2001-Central Excise, dated 31st July, 2001 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 565(E), dated the 31st July, 2001 and was last amended vide notification no.55/2004-Central Excise, dated 9th November, 2004 published vide number G.S.R. 742(E), dated the 9th November, 2004.
The principal notification No.64/95-Central Excise, dated the 16th March, 1995 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 256(E), dated the 16th March, 1995 and was last amended vide notification No.7/2008- Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2008 which was published vide number G.S.R. 135(E), dated the 1st March, 2008.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, vide notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001, vide G.S.R. 464 (E) dated the 26th June, 2001, and were last amended vide notification No. 81/2003-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 3rd November, 2003, vide G.S.R.859(E) dated the 3rd November, 2003
