The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification no.36/2001 – Customs (N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 (S.O.748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001) and was last amended vide Notification No.01/2006-Customs (N.T), dated, the 2nd January, 2006 (S.O.1(E) dated 2nd January, 2006).
Public Notice No. 82 (RE:2005)/2004-2009 updates input-output norms for chemicals, engineering, and food products, effective from January 16, 2006.
The Stock Exchanges are advised to report to SEBI, the action taken in this regard in Section II, item no. 13 of the Monthly Development Report for the month of February, 2006.
They accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial reporting and that they have evaluated the effectiveness of internal control systems of the company pertaining to financial reporting and they have disclosed to the auditors and the Audit Committee,
The notification No 154/94-Cus dated 13-07-94 allows duty free import of commercial samples valued upto Rs 60,000 or 15 units in number within a period of 12 months, as personal baggage by bonafide commercial travelers or businessmen are imported by post or air. New Paragraph No. 4A.31 has been inserted in HOP so as to enable exporters of Gem & Jewellery sector to import samples without payment of duty up to Rs. Three lakhs or upto 0.25% of average 3 years export, whichever is lower. In order to implement the provision of HOP, notification No.154/94-Cus dated 13-07-94 was amended suitably by notification No.50/2005-Cus.
Provided that the Board may restrict the certificate of registration to providing custodial services either in respect of securities or in respect of gold or gold related instruments of a client.
A doubt has arisen in cases where customs duty is chargeable on ad-valorem basis, whether there would be any requirement for determination of the quantity of the goods as the basis for levy of customs duty would be the transaction value, i.e., invoice price and not the quantity.
Now, in view of the Department’s Review Petition in the case of Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta, Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Limited being dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, all pending provisional assessments in respect of importation prior to 02.03.2001 may be finalized accordingly.
The matter has been considered by the Board and it has been decided that all pending cases involving lighterage charges would be finalized on the basis of World Scale Rates and AFRA wherever available. In case of minor ports where WSO rates along with AFRA are not available, the concerned Commissioners should direct the shipping companies to get the WSO rates fixed.
Circular No.01/2006-Income Tax Section 80-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, inter alia, provides for 100% deduction of profits and gains derived by an enterprise carrying on the business of (i) developing or (ii) operating and maintaining or (iii) developing, operating and maintaining any infrastructure facility which fulfils all the following conditions
