Notification No. 24/2010 – Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (A) and (B) of section 76 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2010, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (7) of section 83 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010), the Central Government hereby declares that the following provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944) relating to the matters specified therein, shall be applicable in regard to like matters in respect of cess imposed under section 83 of the said Finance Act, namely :-
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of the section 83 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2010, as the date on which the provisions of Chapter VII of the said Act shall come into force.
Of late, certain serious concerns have been expressed in different quarters and by the Debt Recovery Tribunals over the manner compromise settlements have been effected by banks. One of the DRTs had also observed that banks adopted different parameters to different borrowers, and agreed for a lesser amount as against claimed amount, despite availability of ample securities and by ignoring RBI guidelines.
Notification No.46/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Bhartiya Vaidayak Samanvaya Samiti, Nagpur has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (I) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules,
The issue of the additional duty of Customs (CVD) on import of readymade garments on the basis of the Maximum Retail Price (M.R.P.) / Retail Sale Price (R.S.P.) has been under the consideration of the Board for quite some time. Representations have been received from the trade and industry as well as the field formations seeking a clarification in the matter.
This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, read with the provisions of regulation 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 to protect the interests of Investors in securities and to promote the development of and to regulate the securities market.
The President of India has promulgated an Ordinance late last evening amending the RBI Act 1934, Insurance Act 1938, SEBI Act 1992 and Securities Contract Regulations Act 1956, thereby clarifying by way of an explanation that Life Insurance business shall include any Unit Linked Insurance Policy or scripts or any such instruments. This would set at rest all the issues regarding ULIPs between two financial regulators i.e. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA).
In the insurance sector, like in any other financial service sector, keeping the vulnerable public protected from unfair practices is of utmost importance. Unfair practices could arise in a scenario of increasing number of insurers, intermediaries and insurance products and severe competition for business.
On the basis of representations received seeking enhancement of limits, it has been decided that banks may waive margin/security requirements for agricultural loans from the existing level of Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- with immediate effect. Para 3 of our above circular, therefore, stands suitably modified.
