REGISTERED No. D.221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NX 254] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1966/AGRAHAYANA 28,1888
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue and Insurance)
NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL EXCISES
New Delhi, the 19th December 1966
G.S.K. 1930.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 6
of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the
Mineral Products (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Act, 1958 (27 of
1958), the Central Government hereby exempts with effect from the 1st Decem-
ber, 1966, any mineral oil, falling under Item No. 9 of the First Schedule to the
Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), produced in the State or Assam—
(I) from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon under section 3
of the second mentioned Act as is in excess of such duty leviable on
Furnace Oil falling under Item No. 10 of the said First Schedule; and
(II) from so much of the additional duty of excise leviable thereon under
section 3 of the first mentioned Act as is in excess of such duty
leviable on Furnace Oil falling under Item No. 10 of the said First
Schedule:
Provided that the said mineral oil satisfies the following requirements,
namely:—
(I) it has its flashing point at or above one hundred and fifty degrees
of Fahrenheit's thermometer;
(ii) it has a flame height of less than ten millimetres;
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