Circular No.542/38/2000-CX I am directed to say that consequent upon the amendment in Central Excise Rules with effect from 1.4.2000 allowing the Central Excise assessees to pay duty on fortnightly basis instead of payments consignment-wise, it became essential to review the format of Returns being submitted by assessees. Notification No. 48/2000-CX (NT) dated 18th August, 2000 has since been issued whereby new RT-12 Form has been prescribed, in place of the existing RT-3/RT-3 (modified) and RT-12 Forms.
Notification No. 11465-Income Tax In the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. G. S. R. 542(E), dated 16th June, 2000, published in Gazette of India, Extry., Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), dated 16th June, 2000, at page 50, in line 12 for “paragraph 2(f)” read “paragraph 2(g)”.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 5 of the Foreign Trade ( Development & Regulation ) Act, 1992 ( No. 22 of 1992 ) read with Paragraph 1.3 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002(incorporating amendment made upto 31.3.2000), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002.
The positions referred to would exclude the positions pertaining to the pure securities borrowers to the extent that the collateral securities are kept with the clearing house/corporation.
The Rule 7 of the Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules ,1983 interalia provides that Government dues including taxes can be credited by the taxpayers directly into any branch of an authorised Bank. As per Rule 79 of the Treasury Rules of the Central Government, such payments / credits can be mad by cheques also. Accordingly, a large number of tax payers including the Service tax assessees discharge their tax liabilities by depositing a cheque for the required amount in the authorized Banks.
G.S.R. (E). – 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 Rules, 1944
Please refer to our earlier circular no. SMDRP/Policy/cir-23/2000 dated May 29, 2000 advising inter alia the list of companies for compulsory settlement of trades in dematerialised form for all investors.
F.No. 345/7/2000-TRU It is directed to draw your attention to the recent amendments made in the Central Excise Rules, 1944 allowing the assessees to discharge their duty liability on fortnightly basis. Representations have been received in this regard, whereby some of the assessees have expressed their desire to continue to pay the excise duty on consignment basis.
For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of the anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time in exercise of the powers under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the “rate of exchange” shall be the date of presentation of the “bill of entry” under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
The Circulars mentioned in the preceding paragraph were issued in regard to clearance of goods stored in a custom bonded warehouse by adjusting custom”s duty in a DEPB scrip. Representations have been received for further extention of the said facility in view of extension of the said facility in view of extension of DEPB Scheme to customs stations notified under DEPB scheme vide
