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MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 1st April, 1981

CENTRAL EXCISES

G.S.R. 263(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the

Central Government hereby exempts gas cylinders, conforming

to the specifications laid down in IS: 7285—1974 or IS:

7312—1974 of the Indian Standards Institution, falling under

Item No. 46 of the First Schedule to the Central Excises and

Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), from so much of the duty of

excise leviable thereon as is in excess of eight per cent ad-

valorem :

Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall

apply to such cylinders manufactured in any factory

whose

annual licenced capacity for manufacturing such cylinders as

certified by the Development Officer of Directorate General

of Technical Development exceeds one lakh numbers of such

sylinders.

[No. 91/81-CE/F. No. 338/21/80-TRU]

J. SRIDHARAN, Under Secy.

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

LPARI Il^Stfc. 3(i)]

G.S.R. 264(E)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, tbe

Central Government hereby makes the following amendment

in the notification of tho Government of India in the Ministry

of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 46/81-Central Ex-

cises, dated the 1st March, 1981, namely:—

In the said nut ideation, alter paiagraph 1, the folk wing

Explanation shall be inserted, namely :—

'Explanation.—In this notiflcatlon, the expression "factory"

has the meaning assigned to it in clause (m) of sec-

tion 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)'. '

INo. 92/8J-CE]

G-SR. 265(E).—In exercise of the powers cc-'iterred by sub-

rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Ru'es, 1944, tho

Central Government hsuby rescinds the notification of the

Government of India >n Ihe Ministry of Finance (Depart-

ment of Revenue) No. 4 7/81-Cenlral Excises, dated tbe 1st

March, 1981.

[No. 93/81-CE]

G.S.R. 26<S(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by aiib-

rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the

Central Government hereby exempts standard gold bars fall-

ing under Item No. 68 of the First Schedule to the Central

Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and manufactured

by the Government of India Mint from so much of the«duiy

of excise leviable thereon as is in excess of the duty calcu-

lated on the basis of the cost of conversion of any other

form of pold into such bars.

I No 94/81-CE]

T. R. RUSTAGI, Under Secy.

CUSTOMS

C.S It. 267IE).—In exercise of ihe powers conferred by sub-

section U) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of

1962), tbe Central Government, being satisfied that it is

necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts

steel tubes falling within Chapter 73 of the First Schedule to

the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). when imported

into India for the manufacture of gas cylinders conforming

to the specifications laid down in IS: 7285—1974 or

IS:

7312—1974 of the Indian Standards Institution* from—

(a) the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon

which is specified in the said First Schedule, and

(b) the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under

section 3 of the second mentioned Act:

Piovidcd that the importer, by execution of a bond in such

form and for such sum as may be specified by the Assistant

Collector of Customs, binds himself to pay on demand, in

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.-sped of such quantity of the steel tubes In question as Is

hot proved to the satisfaction of the Assistant Collector of

Customs to have been used in the manufacture of gas cylin-

ders as aforesaid, an amount equal to the difference between

the duty which would have been leviable on such quantity

but for the exemption contained herein and that paid at the

time of importation.

[No. 103/F. No. 338/21/80-TRU]

G.S.R. 268(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-clauae (4) of clause 47 of the Finance

Bill, 1981, which clause has, by virtue of the declaration made

in the said Bill under the Provisional Collection of Taxes

Act, 1931 (16 of 1931), the force of law, the Central Gov-

ernment, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public

inteiest so to do, hereby makes the following further amend-

ment in the notification of the Government of India in the

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue No. 46-Customa,

dated the 1st March, 1981, namely:—

In the Schedule to the said notification, after Serial No. 195

and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted,

namely —

"196 No. 103-Customs, dated 1st April, 1981.

[No. 104/F. No. 338/21/80-TRUJ

J. SRIDHARAN, Under Secy.

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