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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—S.IC. 3(i)J

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 2<>th March, 198 J

CUSTOMS

G.S.K, 208(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred liv

sub-secion (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52

of 1962) and in vupersession ot the notification oi the Gov-

ernment oi India in the Department of Revenue and Banking

No. ill-Customs, dated the 2nd August, 1976, the Central

Government, being satisfied (hat it is necessary in the public

interest so lo do, hereby exempts all scientific and technical

instruments, apparatus and equipment; including spare parti),

component putts, and accessories thereof, but excluding con-

sumable items, imported by a research institution, from the

whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the

First Schedule lo the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)

and the whule of the additional duty leviable thereon under

section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the con-

ditions lhat—

(i) a duly authorised officer of the Directorate Geneial

of Technical Development certifies in each case that

the good!, in respect of which the exemption

claimed are such as are not manufactured

jn India

and such certificate is produced at the time of clear-

ance or within such period as the Assistant Collector

of Customs, may, on sufficient cause being shown,

allow in each case; and

(li) the research instilution shall furnish a certificate to

the Assistant Collector of Customs from an oftker

not below the rank of an Under Secretary in the

Ministry

administratively concerned with

fhe said

institution to the effect that the imporl of

the

fioods in respect of which the exemption is claimed

i'^e essential for research and the important goods

shall be used only for 'juch purposes by the said insti-

tions nnd the said institution is not engaged in any

commercial activity.

2. This notification shall come in'o force forthwilh -ind

shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 31st day of

March. 1983.

[Notification No. 70-Cns/F. No. 461/28/78-Ciis.V],

GS.K. 2091E) — In excrci-v of the powets confentd

sub-section (11 of section 25 of the Customs Act. I9f>2 (52

of ]962) and in supersession of the notification of

the

Government of India in the Department of Revenue

and

Bant mi; No. 135-Cuttorns, dated the 1st July, 1977, the

Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in

the public inreiest so to do, hereby exempts computer priphwal

devices, filling under sub-heading No, (2) of Headinc No.

K4.51 55 of the First Schedule to the Customs Taiiff Act. 1975

(51 of 1957J, when imported into India for the manufac-

ture of computci

systems to be

supplied to a

reiemch

institution, from—

la) the

•whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon

which is specified in the wd Hrst Schedule; and

(b) the whole of the addi'ional duty leviable thereon

under section % of the Cintoms Tat iff Act, 1975 (51

of 1975) :

Piovided (hnf the research insliUiti"

shall furnish

certificate lo the Assistant Collector Oi Customs from

officer not below the rank of an Under Secretary in the

Depar'ment of Electronics U* th* effect that the

imported

pfHphcial devices aie reCH'iied fu- I ho m.iniiftcturc of com-

puter system to be supplied to ihc said institution and that

it shall use the computer exclusively for re«arch purposes

and tha* it is not engaped in any commercial activity.

2. This notification shall come into force forthwith, and

shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the ^ 1 st day of

March, 1983.

[Notification No. 72-Customs/F. No. 4bl/2K/7R-Cus.VlJ

SI 3

G.S «t. 21<KL>.—In e\eicise of th; poweib confeucd b\

sub-section (1) of "ection 25 of the Customs Act, t962 (52

of 1962), lead with sub-clause 4 of clause 47 of the Finance

Bill, 1981, which clause has, by viitue of the declaration

made in the said Bill under the Provisional Collection

fdVN Act, i'Kil (16 of 1931), the force of law. the Cen r>.\

(irHer.imt.n1. beinc "-.'t'sficd thai it is neccsaiy in tl/c PUMK

intci'eit so to do. heteby make*- the following further amend-

ments in I he no'ifii'ation of the Government of India in the

Mims<o of rinrncc (Deoaitmeiit of Revenue), No. 46-Ciistoni3,

dalcil (he 1-.1 M.uch, 1981. namely :—

In the Schedule to the s:iid notification—

(til Serh'l Nos. 11 and 106 shall be omit'ed;

(bl .iJlic Scii,:l "so. 191 and the entries rela ing thereto,

the iollovtlnr Sciiul Nos. and entries shall be inserted,

namclj : —

"192 No. 70-Customr, dated 26th March. 1981.

193 No. 71-Customs, dated 26th March, 1981."

2. This notification 'hall come into force forthwith.

|Notifi;atipn Ts'o. 72-Cu-=tonWF. No. 461/28/76-Cus.V|

A. K. CHHABRA, Dy. Secy.

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