The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 50] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1978/PHALGUNA 9, 1899
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184 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] - 3. In partial modification of paragraphs (5) and (6) of afore- said Public Notice, it has also since been deicded that :—(i) Certificate of origin need not necessarily be signed by
the Chief Conservator of Forest of the State or the Union
Territory himself. It may be signed by any officer MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
ofthe Forest department, competent to issue such a (Export Trade Control)
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14-ETC (PN)/78
New Delhi, the 28th February, 1978
SUBJECT ;—Export of Timber 1977-78.
F. No. 6/19/76-E-I -.—Reference Public Notice No. 33-ETC
2. On a review of the situation, it has been decided to define properly sawn timber given in paragraph 2(iii) of aforesaid Pub- lic Notice, as under :—
certificate under the relevant State or Central statute
applicable to the particular consignment, along with
the official seal of the such officer. The certificate should
be in the form generally prescribed under Government
rules and procedure of the (issuing) State or Union
Territory;
(ii) Certificate of Origin may not be insisted upon in cases,
where parties had entered into firm commitments backed
by either irrevocable Letter of Credit opened and accept-
ed by the Indian Banks or full payment received in ad-
vance before the date of issue of aforesaid Public Notice
For Substitute
Sawn timber means beams Sawn timber means bcanis' scantlings and other sizes blanks, reepcrs, rafters, fence fashioned from timber in posts or poles, sleepers or scantlings, fashioned from logs. timber (whether seasoned or not) in the round or dressed conditions, whatever be the manner of sawing as laid down in the Indian Standat-ds specification No. 707-1976. i.e. 6-12-77. Only those shapes and sizes of sawn timber
of these varieties shall be allowed as may be specified in
the original documents. Applications may be made
direct to port licensing authorities wilh documents.
4. Timber other than those in log or sawn sizes mentioned
in the aforesaid Public Notice as amended above will be treated
as 'processed' or 'semi-processed' for the purpose of Exports
Trade Control.
K.V. SESHADRL Chief Controller of Tmporls and Exports