The principal notifications was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 16/2000-Cusotms, dated the 1st March, 2000 [G.S.R. 168(E), dated 1st March, 2000] and was last amended by Notification No. 88/2000-Customs, dated the 12th June, 2000.
Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the said Customs Tariff Act, the Central Government, hereby directs that the First Schedule of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be amended in the following manner, namely.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest, so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services in relation to general insurance business provided under the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana ) or the Pilot Scheme on Seed Crop Insurance, from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.
Notification No. 640(E)-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely :- This notification contains amendment to Income-tax Act, 1961, carried out on 5th July, 2000 not reproduced here as it is already contained in the body of the act itself.
Notification No. 644(E)-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (f) of clause (iii) of sub-section (3) of section 194A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority for the purpose of the said sub-clause.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, (incorporating amendments made upto 31.3.2000), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items, 97-2002 published on 31st march, 1997.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rule 13 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 136/99-Customs, dated the 29th December, 1999.
For the purposes of conversion of the amount of duty specified in column (2) of the Table above into Indian currency, the “rate of exchange” applicable shall be the rate notified by the Central Government under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in force on the date on which the bill of entry is presented under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
Notification No. 1488-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby specifies the Arulmigu Nellaiappar and Arultharum Khanthimathi Ambal Thirukovil Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu to be a place of public worship of renown throughout the State of Tamil Nadu for the purpose of the said section.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002 (incorporating amendment made up to 31.3.2000), the Central Government hereby makes following amendments in the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002.
