THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II-SEC. 3(i)j

following fuuher amendments in the notification of the Gov-

ernment of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of

Revenue) No. 226/77 Central Ixciscs, dated the 15th July,

1977, namely :—

In the said notification, for Explanation 111, the following

Explanation shall be substituted¹, namely :—

'Explanation ill—For thi* purpose of determining Iho

average count of yarn in the cotton

fabncs,

the

iollowing rules shall apply, namely :•—

fa) yarn used in the boidcrs or selvedgos shall be

ignored;

(b) for multiple-fold yarn the count of the basic "-ingle

yam shall be taken and the number of ends pel

25.4 mm. in the reed or the number of picks per

25.4 mm. as the case may be, shall be multiplied

by the number of plies in the yarn ; where there

are basic single yams of different counts, the

count of the basic single yarn which has the

highest count shall be taken to be the count of

each basic single yarn ;

fc) in the case of fabrics

manufactured from cotton

and other yarn, the other yarn shall, for the afore-

said purpose, be deemed to be cotton yam;

<d) where there are yarns of different counls in wdip

or weft or both, the count of the yarn which has

the highest count shall be t.ikcn to be the count

of warp or weft, as the cast; may be;

the following formula, namely :—

(Count of warp No. of entis per 25.4 mm. in the

reed) + (Count of weft

No. of picks per

25.4 mm.)

(No, of cuds, per 25.4 mm. in the iced --No of picks

per 25,4 mm.)

The result being rounded off, wherever necessarv, by tie.it*

ing any fraction which is one-hatf or moic as one and dis-

legardmg any fi action which is less than one-half."

[Notification No. 7/77-CE. I', No. 51/18/74-CX-2]

G.S.R, 35(E).—In exercise of the powers

confcired by

sub-rule (1) of nile 8 of the Central

Excise Rules, 1944,

read with subsection (3) of section 3 of (he

Additional

Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957

(58 of. 1957), the Central Government

hereby makes Hie

following further amendments in the

notification of the

Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Depart-

ment of Revenue) No. 136/77-Central Excises, dated the

18th June, 1977 namely:—

In the said notification for Fxplanation TI, the following

E\plan<itio;i shall be substituted, namely:—-

"Explanation II—For the purpose of

determining the

average count of yarn in the cotton fabrics, the

followuijj

rules shall apply, namely :—

(a) yarn used in the borders or

ielvedgcs shall be

ignored;

(b) foi multiple-fold

yam the

count of the basic

single yarn shall be taken and the number of ends

pci 25.4 mm in the rccd or the numbei of picks

per 25.4 mm, as the case may be, shall be multi-

plied by the number of plies in the yarn; where

there are basic single yarns of different counts, the

count of the basic

single yarn

which has the

highest coilnt shall be taken to be the count of each

basic single yarn;

manufactured fro.n cotton

and other yarn, the other yarn shall, for the afore-

said purpose, be deemed to be cotton yprn;

(d) where there are yarns of diflerent counls in warp

or weft or both, the count of the yam which has

the highest count shall be taken to be the count of

warp or weft, as the case may be;

(e) the average count ^hall be obtained by

applying

the following formula, namely :—

(Count of warp

No. of ends per 25.4 mm in the

reed) + (Count of weft

No. of picks per 25.4 mm.)

(No. of ends per 25.4 mm. in the leed + No. of picks

per 25.4 mm.)

The result being rounded off, wherever,

necessary, by

treating any fraction which is one-half or more as one,

and disiegnrding any fraction, which is less than one-half."

(Notification No. S/77-CE. F. No. 51 /I8/74-CX-2]

A. S. SIDHU, Under Secy.

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