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For the purposes of this notification, “retail package” means a package containing pan masala which is produced, distributed, displayed, delivered or stored for sale through retail sales agencies or other instrumentalities for consumption by an individual or a group of individuals.
For the purposes of this notification “retail sale price” means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes, local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers
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 exempts Naphtha falling under heading 2710 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 16 percent ad valorem.
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 notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs.
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 rescinds the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), excepts as respects things done or omitted to be done before such recession, namely
The principal notification number 88/88-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 1988 was issued under rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 and saved under sub-section (4) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.277 (E), dated the 1st March, 1988, and was last amended vide notification number 16/03-C.E, dated the 1st March, 2003, [G.S.R. 146 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003.
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 notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance.
The principal notification No. 10/1996-Central Excise, dated the 23rd July 1996, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 308 (E), dated the 23rd July 1996, and was last amended by notification No.41/2004-Central Excise dated the 9th August 2004 and published vide number G.S.R. 506 (E) dated the 9th August 2004
The principal notification No. 53/2003-Central Excise, dated the 17th June 2003, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 308 (E), dated the 17th June 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), the Central Government, on 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.
