In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899) and sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance

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No. 115] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23,2001/PHALGUNA 4,1922543 GI/2001 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—SEC 3 (ii)l SCHEDULE! Foreign Currency s. No. (1)

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Rate of Exchange of One Unit of Foreign Currency Equivalent to Indian Rupees

(2)

(3) Austrian Schilling

3.1Q Australian Dollar

24.60 Canadian Dollar

30.45 Danish Kroner

5.70 Deutsche Mark

21 80 Dutch Guilder

19.35 MINISTRY OF FINANCE

7. EURO

42.60 (Department of Revenue)

8. (CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS)

9. French Francs

6 50 Hong Kong Dollar

6.00 NOTIFICATION

10 New Delhi, the 23rd February, 2001

Norwegian Kroner

5.17 No. 4/2001-NT-CUSTOMS

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s. S.O. 159(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899) and sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 2/2001-NT-Customs, [S.O. 73(E)] dated the 25th January, 2001 the Central Government hereby :—

No (a) prescribes for the purpose of calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899);

(1) (b) determines for the purposes of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) in so far as these relate to imported goods.

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3 That the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in the column (2) of Schedule I and Schedule II appended hereto into Indian Currency or vice-versa shall, with effect from the 1st March, 2001 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof.

Pound Sterling

67.65 Swedish Kroner

4.72 Swiss Franc

27 75 Singapore Dollar

26.90 US Dollar

46.85 SCHEDULE-II

Foreign Currency Rate of exchange of 100 units of Foreign Currency Equivalent to Indian Rupees

(2)

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Reiffian Francs

105 60

Italian Lira

2.20

Japanese Yen

40.25

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