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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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No. 479] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1983/AGRAHAYANA 30, 1905
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"2 THE GAZETTE OF 1NDJA : EXTRAORDINARY [PAKI ]|-SFC.3(.)]MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATIONS
No. 320]83-CUSTOMS
New Delhi, the 21st December, 1983
GSR. 903 (E).—In exercise of the powers con- ferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1^62). the Central Government, being satisfied that it i,s necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby eu'irpts com- ponents required for the manufacture n( fuel- efficient motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres, from—
(a) so much of the duty of customs which is leviable rhcrcon under tin1 First Sche- dule to the Customs Tariff \ct, 1975 (51 of 1975), as is in excess or the amount calculated at the rate of 75 per cent, ad valorem; and
(b) the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of [he said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely :—
(i) the exemption contained herein shalJ be applicable; only to those oonipo- n - lt^ v.'Irch v^ covered bv lists certi- fied by an officer POT beJow r'ic rank of an Industrial Adviser
(ii) the importer produces evidence to the Assistant Collector of Customs to the effect that the said components have been imported bv such importer under a programm> duly approved by the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) and the fnrtustrial Adviser or the Additional Industrial Adviser of the Directorate General of Technical Development in the Ministry' of Tndnstrv (Department of Heavy Industrv) for the manufacture of fuel- efficient motor cars of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres ; and
(iii) the importer shall, within such period as the Ass'stant Collector of Customs mav specifv in rtrs behalf, produce a certificate from the Assistant Collector of Central Excise in whose jurisdiction the. factory manufacturing such fuel- efficient mnfT- c;vs Is situated tn the effect that such imnnrted components rnve br
EXPLANATION.—For tb? purposes pf this notification, "fuel-efficient motor car of engine
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capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres" means 3 motor car which is certified to run-—
0) not less than 17 kilometres per litre of petrol in the case of a ;notn>- car of engine capacity exceeding ] 000 cubic a ntv metres but n<>l exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres ; and
(ii) not less than IS kilometres per litre of petrol in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres,
by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secre- tary in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) on the basis of the tests (herein- after referred to as the fuel-efficiency test) carried out by the "Vehicle Research Development Esta- blishment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) or the Automotive Research Asso- ciation of India, Pime (Maharashtra1), having regard to the following, namely :—
(a) the fuel-efficiency test shall be con-
ducted—
(i) with a payload of 375 kilograms in the case of motor car of engine capa- city exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres but not exceeding MOO cubie centi- metres, and
(ii) with a payload of 450 kilograms in
, Lhe case of motor car of engine capa- city exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres ;
(b) the fuel-efhciency test shall be conducted using petrol having an octane level not exceeding 87 ; and
(c) the fuel-efficiency test shall be carried out on a selected level test track at a steady speed of 50 kilometres per hour for a minimum stretch of one kilometre and the average of 20 runs, comprising of 10 runs in each direction, shall be taken for carrying out the tests and the test figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and to +25°C ambient tempe- rature.
2. This notification shall be in force upto and
'inclusive of the 20th day of December, 1988.
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4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART 11—SEC.3(i)]NO. 321|83-CUSTOMS
GSR. 904 (E).—In exercise of the powers con- ferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with sub- section (4) of section 45 of the Finance Act, 1983 (11 of 1983), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts components required for the manufacture of fuel-efficient motor cars of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres, from so much of the auxiliary duty of customs leviable thereon under sub-section ( i) of section 45 of the said Finance Act, as is in excess of fifteen the amount calculated at the rate of fifteen per cent of the value of such components, as deter- mined in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of the first-mentioned Act, subject to the follow- ing conditions, namely :—
(i) the exemption contained herein shall be applicable only to those components which are covered by lists certified by an officer not below the rank of an Industrial Adviser or Additional Indus- trial Adviser in the Directorate General of Technical Development and an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) to be required for the manufacture of fuel-efficient motor cars of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres ;
(ii) the importer produces evidence to the Assistant Collector of Customs to the effect that the said components have been imported by such importer under a pro- gramme duly approved by the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) and the Industrial Adviser or the Additional Industrial Adviser of the Directorate General of Technical Deve- lopment in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) for the manufacture of fuel-efficient motor cars of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres; and
(iii) the importer shall, within such period as the Assistant Collector of Customs may specify in this behalf, produce a certificate from the Assistant Collector of Central Excise in whose jurisdiction the factory manufacturing such fuel- efficient motor cars is situated to the effect that such imported components have been used in the manufacture of fuel-efficient motor cars of engine capa- city exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this notifica- tion, "fuel-efficient motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres" means a motor car which is certified to run—
(i) not less than 17 kilometres per litre of petrol in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres, but not exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres ; and
(ii) not less than 15 kilometres per litre of petrol in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1400 cubic centi- metres,
by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) on the basis of the tests (hereinafter referred to as the fuel-efficiency test) carried out by the Vehicle Research Development Eestablish- ment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahraednagar (Maharashtra) or the Automotive Research Asso- ciation of India, Pune (Maharashtra), having regard to the following, namely :—
(a) the fuel-efficiency test shall be con-
ducted-—
(i) with a payload of 375 kilograms in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres, but not exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres; and
(ii) with a payload of 450 kilograms in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1400 cubic centi- metres ;
(b) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted using petrol having an octane level not exceeding 87 ; and
(c) the fuel-efficiency test shall be carried out on a selected level test track at a steady speed of 50 kilometres per hour for a minimum stretch of one kilometre and the average of 20 runs, comprising of 10 runs in each direction, shall be taken for carrying out the tests and the test
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figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and to + 25°C ambient tempe- rature.
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NO. 322|83-CUSTOMS
G.S.R. 905 (E),—In exercise of the powers con- ferred by 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 makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 29-Cus- toms, dated the 25th February, 1983, namely :—
In the said notification, the following paragraph
shall be inserted at the end. namclv ;—
NO. 296[83-CENTRAL EXCISES "2. This notification shall be in force upto and
inclusive of the 24th day of February. 1988.".
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G.S.R. 906(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government here- by exempts fuel-efficient motor cars of engine capa- city exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres, falling under sub-item No. 1(2) (i) of Item No. 34 of the First Schedule to the Central Excises and Salt Act, 11)44 (J of 1944), from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon under the said Act as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of fifteen per cent ad valorem.
Explanation.-—For the purposes of this notifica- tion, "fuel-efficient motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres" means a motor car which is certified to run—
(i) not less than 17 kilometres per litre nf petrol in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres, but not exceeding 1400 cubic- centimetres ; and
(ii) not less than 15 kilometres per litre of petrol in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1400 cubic- centimetres.
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6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II--Stc.3(j)]by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secre- tary in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy Industry) on the basis of the tests (herein- after referred to as the fuel-efficiency test) carried out by the Vehicle Research Development Establish- ment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) or the Automotive Research Asso- ciation of India, Pune (Maharashtra), having regard to the following, namely :—
(a) the fuel-efficiency test shall be con- ducted—
(i) with a payload of 375 kilograms in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres, but not exceeding 1400 cubic centimetres, and
(ii) with a payload of 450 kilograms in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1400 cubic centi- metres ;
(b) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted using petrol having an octane level nnt exceeding 87 ; and
(c) the fuel-efficiency test shall be carried out on a selected level test track at a steady speed of 50 kilometres per hour for a minimum stretch of one kilometre and the average of 20 runs, comprising of 10 runs in each direction, shall be taken for carrying out the tests and the test figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and to + 25°C ambient tempo- rature.
2. This notification shall be in force upto and inclusive of the 20th day of December, 1988.
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NO. 297|83-CENTRAL E \, ISES
G.S.R. 907 (E).—In exercise of the powers con- ferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 8 of the Centril Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 81[83-Central Excises, dated the 1st March, 1983, namely :—
In the Schedule to the said notification, afk-r Sl. No. 96 and the entry relating thereto, the following SI. No. find entry shall be inserted namely :—
"97. No. 296|83-Central Excises, dated the 21st December, 1983."
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K. S. VENKATAGIRI, Under Secy.