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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 3311 NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1978/KARTIKA 19, 1900

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 10th November, 1978

CUSTOMSG.S.R. 548(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in the Table below, when imported into India by a handicapped or disabled person for his personal use, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the first Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and the additional duty leviable thereon under Section 3 of the said Tariff Act, subject to the condition that the importer produces to the Assistant Collector of Customs, at the time of importation, a certificate from the Civil Surgeon or the District Medical Officer or the Ad- ministrative Medical Officer or the Director of Health (1073) 814 GI/78

"— — -~ • ^ • Services of the concerned '^tate or a Specialist in the con- cerned Specially attached to a Government hospital or a recognised medical colleuo to. the effect that the importer Buffers from the particular handicapped or disability and that the imported goods in respect of which the exemption is claimed are "ssential to overcome the said handicap or disability.

TABLE

(a) Orthopaedic appliances failing under Heading 90.19 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act;

(b) Wheel chairs falling under Heading 87.09/12 (3) of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act.

[No. 209/F. No. 459/79/78-CUS. V,]

CUSTOMS

G.S.R. 549(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with sub-section (4) of section 35 of the Finance Act, 1978 (19 of 1978), 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 Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 96 Customs, date the 12th May, 1978, namely ;—

In the Schedule to the said notification, after Serial No. 217 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely :—

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"218 No. 209 dated 10-11-1978"

[No. 210-Customs/78/F. No. 459/79/78-CUS. VJ

S. BASU, Under Secy.