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Notification No. 15/2015-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated: May 19, 2015- Amends notification no. 12/2014 CE(NT) – Refund of Unutilized Cenvat Credit under Rule 5B of Cenvat Credit to the Service Provider – No refund in respect of supply of manpower for any purpose or security services w.e.f. 1-6-2015
Notification No. 14/2015-Central Excise (N.T.)), Dated: May 19, 2015 Amends Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 – Rate of amount of reversal of Credit increased from 6% to 7% with effect from 1st of June, 2015.
SLP proposals are to be sent in case adverse judgments relate to the following, irrespective of the amount involved: (a) Where the constitutional validity of the provisions of an Act or Rule is under challenge; and (b) Where Notification/Instruction/Order or Circular has been held to be illegal or ultra vires.
Notification No. 28/2015-Central Excise Amendment in Notification No. 22/2003 and 23/2003- Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003. Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed shall be amended or further amended, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:-
Circular No. 1003/10/2015-CX Dated 05.05.2015 Kind attention is invited to Notification No. 8/2015 – Central Excise (NT) dated 1-3-2015 amending Central Excise Rules, 2002 (CER). Representations have been received from trade regarding the scope and purpose of third and fourth proviso inserted in sub-rule (2) of rule 11 particularly with reference to procedural requirement after the amendment where an indenting or unregistered dealer negotiates transit sale. For ease of reference these two provisos are reproduced below –
Notification No. 13/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), Dated: April 30, 2015 Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Amendment Rules, 2015
Notification No. 12/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), Dated: April 30, 2015 Provided also that the credit of Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess paid on inputs or capital goods received in the factory of manufacture of final product on or after the 1st day of March, 2015 can be utilized for payment of the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act:
Instructions regarding expeditious clearance of export goods to Nepal in the wake of emergency relief operations undertaken in India-reg. F.No. 201/03/2015-CX.6 Dated: April 30, 2015
While replying to the discussions on the Finance Bill, 2015 in Lok Sabha today, Finance Minister has announced certain further changes in Central Excise and Customs duty rates. Notifications No.23 to No.27/2015-Central Excise and notifications No. 28 to No.30/2015- Customs, all dated 30th April, 2015 have been issued to give effect to these announcements. Notifications No.12 and No.13/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 30th April, 2015 has also been issued in this regard. As regards Service Tax, notification No.12/2015-Service Tax, dated 30.04.2015 has been issued.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sections 136 and 138 of the Finance Act, 2007 (22 of 2007), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
