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EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1978/PAUSA 16, 1899

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

New Delhi, the 6th January, 1978

CUSTOMS

G.S.R

16(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (1) of section 21 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52

(39)

158 GI/77—1

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[PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

of 1962), the Central Government being satisfied that it

is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts

medical, surgical

and diagnostic

equipment/apparatus and

appliances, falling under Heading Nos. 90.17/18, 90.19 and

90.20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975

(51 of 1973) the import of which is approved, either gene-

rally or in each case by the Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare, Government of India, as essential for use in the

hospitals, specified in the Table below, fiom the whole of

tile duty of customs leviable thereon under the First Schedule

to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and the

additional duty leiiablc thereon under section 3 of the 'tiid

Customs Taiiff Act.

THE TABLE

1. All hospitals run by—

(a) the Central Government, a State Government, a

Union territory Administration or a local authority ;

(b) institutions established by or under a law;

(c) societies registered under any law relating to regis-

tration of societies, such societies being controlled

by any of the authorities referred to in clause (a),

2, AJ1 such hospitals as may be certified by the Ministry

of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to

be run or substantially aided by such charitable organisations

as arc approved, from time to timo, by the said Ministry.

3. Any other

hospital which

may be

certified by

the

Ministry

of

Health

and

Family

Welfare,

Government

of India eilhcr generally oi

in each case, to be- pio-

viding diagnostic or treatment facilities not only without any

distinction of caste, creed, race, religion or language but

also,—

(a) free to, at least 40 per cent of all their out-door

patients :

(b) free to all indoor patients belonging to families with

an income of less than Rupees three hundred per

monlh, keeping for this purpose at least 10 per

cent of all their beds reserved for such patients ; and

(c) at reasonable charges either on the basis of the

income of the patients concerned or otherwise, to

patients other than those specified in clause (a) and

(b).

[No. 8/F. No. 460/137/77-Cus.-V]

CUSTOMS

G.S.R. 17(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of

J 962), read with sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Finance Act,

1977 (11 of 1977), the Central Government being satisfied that

it is necessary in the public interest so to do; hereby makes

the following further amendment in the notification of the

Government of India in the Department of Revenue and Bank-

ing (Revenue Wing) No. 123-Customs, dated the 1st July,

1977, namely :—

In the Schedule annexed to the said notification, after Serial

No. 166 and the enlrtes relating thereto, the following shall

be inserted, namely :—

"167 No. 8 Customs, dated 6th January 1978",

[No. 9/F. No. 460/137/77-CU8.-V]

A. K. SARKAR, Under Secy.