The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 218] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979/ASADHA 12, 1901
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2°^__ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Annexurc hereto from an authorised dealer in foreign ex- change as defined in sub-section (b) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973),MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of .Re venae)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd July, 1979
FOREIGN TRAVEL TAX
GAR. 431(E).—In exercise of the poweni conferred by section 36 of the Finance Act, 1979 (21 of 1979), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, having regard to the place of destination and purposes of the journey, hereby exempts every passenger per- forming an international journey by deck (bunked or un- berthed) in a ship for the purposes of a pilgrimage approved by Central Government or by Reserve Bank of India for purposes of release of foreign exchange, from the payment of foreign travel tax leviable under sub-section (1) of section 35 of the said Act :
Provided that this exemption will be operative only if the passenger produces a certificate in the form specified in the Certificate for claiming the benefit of exemption from Foreign Travel Tax by persons ROing on pilgrimage, approved by the Central Government or tbc Reserve Bank of India
This is to certify that (name of the passenger — —— — —• (Address— — ) holder of Indian Passport No.— — —issued at — — is travelling by (name of tho ship)———— .—-to - by deck (bunked or unberthed).
2, It is also certified that the above pilgrimage has been approved by the Central Governmen' /The Reserve Bank of India for purposes of release of foreign exchange under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973).
3, This certificate is issued with a view to enabling the nbovo named person to claim the benefit of exemption from Foreign Travel Tax in respect of his/her passage as detailed below.
Details of passage booked :
1. Name of the ship. 2. Ticket No. and date. 3. Route. 4. Class and date of travel. 5. Cost of passage.
Place
Date
Stamp and Signature of
Authorised dealer
[No. 8/FTT/79-F. 306/10/79-FTT]
A. K. SARKAR, Under Secy.