Circular No. 947/08/2011-CX – On the issue of applicability of excise duty on uniforms or made-up articles like quilt, blankets, towels, linen etc bearing the name or logo of a school, security agency, company, hotel or airline etc., it is clarified that such products would not merit treatment as ‘branded’ products merely because the name of the school, institution or company or their logo is either printed, embroidered or etched on them. This is equally true of made ups such as towels, linen etc bearing the name of a hotel, restaurant or airlines. In all these cases, there is no nexus between such a name or logo & the product at the time of its sale which is essential ingredient in the definition of the term ‘brand name’. Unless such garments/made- ups also bear a brand name in addition to the name or logo of the school, security agency, hotels, airlines and company, such goods would not attract the excise duty.
The Registrar of Companies are hereby advised that after the date of implementation of Digital Certificates, no certificates shall be issued manually. All such pending certificates which are required to be issued manually, should be issued by 30th June, 2011.
Trade Circular No. 10T of 2011 The amendments carried out in respect of taxation of liquor have been explained in details in the Trade Circular No. 8T of 2011 referred here in above at Sr. No.(3). The procedure to fill up the information about turnover of liquor sales while uploading the Returns is explained in this circular. No new form of Return has been introduced for liquor dealers. The dealers dealing in liquor shall continue to file returns in the same form (form 231 to 235) in which they were filing returns before the amendments.
The Government of India has enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005 (http://www.persmin.nic.in) which has come into effect from October 13, 2005. The Right to Information under this Act is meant to give to the citizens of India access to information under control of public authorities to promote transparency and accountability in these organisations. The Act, under sections 8 and 9, provides for certain categories of information to be exempt from disclosure. The Act also provides for appointment of a Chief Public Information Officer to deal with requests for information.
CIRCULAR NO. MIRSD/9/2011, Henceforth, the Depositories shall submit a periodical report to SEBI regarding the following changes, as per the format and in accordance with the guidelines given at Annexure A: a. Amalgamation, demerger, consolidation or any other kind of corporate restructuring falling within the scope of section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or the corresponding provision of any other law for the time being in force;b. Change in Director, including managing director/whole-time director;c. Change in shareholding not resulting in change in control; d. Any other purpose as may be considered appropriate by the Depositories.
CIRCULAR NO. MIRSD/11/2011, The requirement of taking prior approval by the Bankers to an Issue from SEBI for change in status or constitution has been dispensed with. However, the Bankers to an Issue would be required to take prior approval from SEBI for change in control. Pursuant to the aforesaid notification, commencing from the quarter ended June 30, 2011, all Bankers to an Issue shall report the following change(s) to SEBI in the quarterly reports submitted in accordance with the SEBI Circular No. MIRSD/DPS-2/BTI/Circular No. 15/2008, dated May 6, 2008.
CIRCULAR NO. MIRSD/10/2011, With the said amendment, the requirement of taking prior approval by the Debenture Trustees from SEBI for change in status or constitution has been dispensed with. However, the Debenture Trustees are required to take prior approval from SEBI for change in control. Pursuant to the aforesaid notification, commencing from the quarter ended June 30, 2011, all Debenture Trustees shall report the following change(s) to SEBI in the quarterly reports submitted in accordance with SEBI Circular No. MIRSD/DPS-2/DT/Cir. -14/2008, dated May 6, 2008.
Clarification on Circular No. 33/2011 dated 01.06.2011 with regard to compliance of provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules made there under.
CIRCULAR NO. MIRSD/8/2011 Pursuant to the aforesaid notification, commencing from half year ended September 30, 2011, all CRAs shall report the following change(s) to SEBI while submitting the Action Taken Report in accordance with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/MIRSD/CRA/Cir-1/2010, dated January 6, 2010. a. Amalgamation, demerger, consolidation or any other kind of corporate restructuring falling within the scope of section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or the corresponding provision of any other law for the time being in force; b. Change in Director, including managing director/whole-time director; c. Change in shareholding not resulting in change in control.
,In order to further promote dematerialization of securities, encourage orderly development of the securities market and to improve transparency in the dealings of shares by promoters including pledge / usage as collateral, SEBI in consultation with Stock Exchanges, has decided that the securities of companies shall be traded in the normal segment of the exchange if and only if, the company has achieved 100% of promoter’s and promoter group’s shareholding in dematerialized form latest by the quarter ended September 2011 as reported to the stock exchanges.
