REGISTERED No. D- (D) -72
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The Gazette of India
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भाग II-खण्ड 1
PART II-Section 1
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नई दिल्ली, शनिवार, नवम्बर 24 , 1979/ अग्रहायण 3 , 1901
No. 46] NEW DELHI , SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1979 / AGRAHAYANA 3 , 1901
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF LAW , JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department )
New Delhi , the 24th November, 1979 /Agrahayana 3 , 1901 ( Saka )
THE CENTRAL EXCISES AND SALT AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF EXCISE ( AMENDMENT ) ORDINANCE, 1979
NO. 12 OF 1979
Promulgated by the President in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India .
An Ordinance further to amend the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, and the Additional Duties of Excise ( Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 .
WHEREAS a Bill further to amend the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, and the Additional Duties of Excise ( Goods of Special Importance) Act , 1957, was pending in the House of the People ;
AND WHEREAS the House of the People has been dissolved and the Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that cir- cumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action to give effect to the provisions of the Bill;
NOW, THEREFORF , in exercise of the powers conferred by clause ( 1 ) of article 123 of the Constitution , the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance :-
Short 1. ( 1) This Ordinance may be called the Central Excises and Salt and Additional Duties of Excise (Amendment ) Ordinance , 1979.
(2) It shall come into force at once .
title and .com- mence- ment,
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Amend- ment of section 2.
2. In the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (hereinafter referred to 1 of1944. as the Central Excises Act ) , in section 2 , in clause ( f ) , after sub - clause ( iv ) , the following sub - clauses shall be inserted , namely : →
" ( v ) in relation to goods comprised in Item No. 19 I of the First Schedule, includes bleaching, mercerising , dyeing , printing, water- proofing , rubberising , shrink -proofing , organdie processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes ;
(vi) in relation to goods comprised in Item No. 21 ( 1) of the First Schedule , includes milling , raising , blowing , tentering , dyeing or any other process or any one or more of these processes ;
(vii) in relation to goods comprised in Item No. 22 ( 1 ) of the First Schedule , includes bleaching , dyeing , printing , shrink - proofing, ten. tering, heat-setting, crease resistant processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes ; " .
3. In the Central Excises Act, in the First Schedule,-
Amend- ment of First Schedule .
(i) in Item No. 19 , for sub - item I , the following sub - item shall be substituted , namely : -
" I. Cotton fabrics , other than (i ) embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs , and ( ii ) fabrics impregnated , coated or laminat- ed with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials-
(a) cotton fabrics, not subjected to any process Twenty per cent . ad valorem .
Twenty per cent . ad valorem." ;
(b) cotton fabrics , subjected to the process of bleach- ing , mercerising , dyeing, printing, water - proofing, rubberising, shrink- proofing, organdie pro- cessing or any other process or any two or more of these processes
(ii ) in Item No. 21 , for sub item (1 ), the following sub- item shall be substituted, namely:--
"( 1) Woollen fabrics , other than embroidery in the piece, in; strips or in motifs-
Twelve per cent. ad valorem .
(a) woollen fabrics, not subjected to any process
Twelve per cent . ad valorem." ;
(b) woollen fabrics , sub- jected to the process of milling , raising, blowing, tentering , dyeing or any other process or any two or more of these processes SEC . 11
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(iii) in Item No. 22 , for sub - item ( 1 ) , the following sub - item shall be substituted , namely: ----
"(1) Man -made fabrics , other than ( i ) embroidery in the piece , in strips or in motifs , and ( ii ) fabrics impregnated , coated or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials-
(a) man-made fabrics , not sub- jected to any process
Twenty per cent . ad valorem plus rupees five per square metre.
Twenty per cent . ad valorem plus rupees five per square metre ." .
(b) man-made fabrics , subjected to the process of bleaching, dyeing , printing , shrink- proofing, tentering , heat -set- ting, crease resistant proces- sing or any other process or any two or more of these processes
4. In the Additional Duties of Excise ( Goods of Special Importance) 58 of 1957. Act, 1957, in the First Schedule,-
Amend ment of First Schedule, (i) in Item No. 19, for sub - item 1 , the following sub- item shall be substituted, namely: ----
"1. Cotton fabrics , other than (i ) embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs , and ( ii ) fabrics impregnated , coated or Jami- nated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials-
Five per cent . ad valorem .
(a) cotton fabrics , not subjected to any process
Five per cent , ad valorem .";
(b) cotton fabrics , subjected to the process of bleaching , mercerising , dyeing , print- ing , water - proofing , rubberis- ing, shrink-proofing, organdie processing or any other pro- cess or any two or more of these processes
(ii) in Item No. 21 , for sub - item ( 1 ) , the following sub - item shall be substituted , namely: -
"(1) Woollen fabrics , other than embroidery in the piece , in strips or in motifs-
Five per cent . ad valorem .
(a) woollen fabrics , not subject- ed to any process
Five per cent . ad valorem .";
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(iii) in Item No. 22 , for sub - item ( 1 ) , the following sub - item shall be substituted , namely :-
"( 1) Man - made fabrics , other than ( i) embroidery in the piece , in strips or in motifs , and ( ii ) fabrics impregnated , coated or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials-
(a) man-made fabrics , not sub- jected to any process
Seven and a half per cent. ad valorem plus rupees two per square metre .
Seven and a half per cent , ad valorem plus rupees two per square metre . " .
(b) man-made fabrics , subject- ed to the process of bleach- ing , dyeing, printing , shrink- proofing, tentering, heat- setting, crease resistant pro- cessing or any other process or any two or more of these processes
5. ( 1 ) Every Central Act as in force at any time during the period commencing with the appointed day and ending with the day immediate- ly preceding the date of commencement of this Ordinance , and providing for or relating to the levy of duties of excise on-
(a) " cloth" , " cotton cloth" or , as the case may be , " cotton fabrics ",
(b) " woollen fabrics " ,
(c) " rayon or artificial silk fabrics " or , as the case may be , "man-made fabrics" ,
shall have and shall be deemed to have always had effect during the said period as if-
Special provisions duties of as to excise on cotton fabrics, woollen fabrics, man-made fabrics , etc., during a certain past period and vali- dation,
( i ) such " cloth", " cotton cloth " or , as the case may be, "cotton fabrics" comprised for the purposes of the duty leviable under that Act-
or (A) a sub - item covering such " cloth " , " cotton cloth " " cotton fabrics " not subjected to any process mentioned in sub- clause ( 2) of clause ( f) of section 2 of the Central Excises Act , as amended by this Ordinance ; and
(B) a sub- item covering such " cloth" , " cotton cloth" or " cot- ton fabrics " subjected to any such process or any two or more such processes ,
and the rate of duty specified in such Act with respect to such " cloth ", "cotton cloth" or " cotton fabrics " had been specified separately with respect to each of the aforementioned sub -items thereof;
(ii ) such " woollen fabrics " comprised for the purposes of duty leviable under that Act-
(A) a sub - item covering such " woollen fabrics " not subjected to any process mentioned in sub -clause ( vi ) of clause ( f ) of sec- tion 2 of the Central Excises Act , as amended by thiş Ordinance ; and SEC. 1]
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(B) a sub - item covering such "woollen fabrics " subjected to any such process or any two or more such processes , and the rate of duty specified in such Act with respect to such "wool- len fabrics " had been specified separately with respect to each of the aforementioned sub - items thereof ;
(iii ) such " rayon or artificial silk fabrics " or " man - made fabrics" comprised for the purposes of duty leviable under that Act-
(A) a sub - item covering such " rayon or artificial silk fab- rics" or " man - made fabrics " not subjected to any process men- tioned in sub-clause ( vii ) of clause ( f ) of section 2 of the Cen- tral Excises Act , as amended by this Ordinance ; and
(B) a sub - item covering such " rayon or artificial silk fab- rics" or " man- made fabrics " subjected to any such process or any two or more such processes ,
and the rate of duty specified in such Act with respect to such "rayon or artificial silk fabrics " and " man - made fabrics " had been specified separately with respect to each of the aforementioned sub- items thereof; and
( iv ) the amendments to clause ( f) of section 2 of the Central Excises Act made by section 2 of this Ordinance had been in force at all relevant times subject to the modifications that the reference therein-
(A) to the " goods comprised in Item No. 19 I of the First Schedule" shall be construed as a reference to such " cloth", "cotton cloth " or , as the case may be , " cotton fabrics " ;
(B) to the " goods comprised in Item No. 21( 1 ) of the First Schedule" shall be construed as a reference to " woollen fabrics" ;
(C) to the " goods comprised in Item No. 22 (1) of the First Schedule " shall be construed as a reference to such " rayon or artificial silk fabrics " or, as the case may be, " man - made fabrics " ; and subject to such further modifications as the context may require.
(2) Any rule or notification or any action or thing made , issued , taken or done or purporting to have been made , issued , taken or done under a Central Act referred to in sub -section ( 1) before the date of commencement of this Ordinance , with respect to or in relation to the levy of duties of excise on-
rics", (a) "cloth" , " cotton cloth" or, as the case may be , " cotton fab-
(b) " woollen fabrics " ,
(c) " rayon or artificial silk fabrics " or , as the case may be , "man-made fabrics ",
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of this section had been in force at all material times and , accordingly , notwithstanding any judgment , decree or order of any court , tribunal or other authority-
(a) all duties of excise levied, assessed or collected or purported to have been levied , assessed or collected , before the date of com- mencement of this Ordinance , on----
(i) "cloth" , " cotton cloth " and " cotton fabrics " subjected to any process ,
(ii) " woollen fabrics" subjected to any process ,
(iii ) " rayon or artificial silk fabrics " and " man-made fab- rics" subjected to any process ,
under any such Central Act shall be deemed to be, and shall be deemed always to have been, as validly levied , assessed or collected as if the provisions of this section had been in force on and from the appointed day;
(b) no suit or other proceeding shall be maintained or continu- ed in any court for the refund of, and no enforcement shall be made by any court of any decree or order directing the refund of, any such duties of excise which have been collected and which would have been validly collected if the provisions of this section had been in force on and from the appointed day;
(c) refunds shall be made of all such duties of excise which have been collected but which would not have been so collected if the provisions of this section had been in force on and from the appoint- ed day; and
(d) recoveries shall be made of a'l such duties of excise which have not been collected or, as the case mav be , which have been refunded but which would have been collected or, as the case may be, would not have been refunded if the provisions of this section had been in force on and from the appointed day.
(3) For the removal of doubts , it is hereby declared that no act or omission on the part of any person shall be punishable as an offence which would not have been so punishable if this section had not come into force .
Explanation. In this section-
(a) " appointed day" , in relation to-
(i) cotton fabrics , means the 1st day of January , 1949;
(ii ) man -made fabrics , means the 28th day of February , 1954; and
(iii) woollen fabrics , means the 1st day of March, 1955;
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(b) " Central Act " includes any provision, in a Bill introduced in the House of the People , in respect of which a declaration was made under section 3 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act , 1931;
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(c) " duties of excise" means duties of excise levied under any Cen- tral Act whether as such or as additional duties of excise or auxiliary duties of excise or special duties of excise or by any other name .
N. SANJIVA REDDY , President .
R. V. S. PERI SASTRI , Secy . to the Govt . of India .
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