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Notification No. 6/2012-Central Excise In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1of 1944) read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 ( 58 of 1957) , 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. 64/95-Central Excise, dated the 16th March, 1995, 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, namely:-
Notification No. 05/2012-Central Excise 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 further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 23/2003- Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 266 (E), dated the 31st March, 2003, namely
Notification No. 18/2012 – Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely : –
Notification No. 17/2012-Central Excise (N.T.) 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 makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 20/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 30th April, 2001 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 318(E), dated the 30th April, 2001, namely:-
Notification No. 16/2012-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 42/2001- CE (NT), dated the 26th June 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 471(E), dated the 26th June, 2001, namely: –
Notification No. 15/2012–Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (3) read with sub-rule (2) of rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendment in the notification No.31/2007-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 2nd August, 2007,namely:-
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 :-
