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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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2 THE GAZETTE OF rKDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3ft)MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department! of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
(No. 6|84-CUSTOMS)
New Delhi, He 10th January, 1984
G.S.R. 14(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred 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 do so, hereby exempts components of fuel-efficient motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1C00 cubic centimetres, from :—
(a) so much of the duty of customs which is leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, !975 (5] ot 1975). as h iu excess of the amount calcu- lated at the rate of 25 per cent a
(b) the whole of the additional duy leviable thereon under section 3 of the said, Cus- toms Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely •:—"
(f) that the said components are imported by a manufacturer of fuel-efflcient motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres; aad;
(ii) that an officer not below the rank of an In- dustrial Adviser or Additional Industrial 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) are satisfied and certify in each case that the components are imported for the purpose of providing war- ranty coverage lor tafter sales service (whether free of cost or at a price) by ihe said manufacturer of fuel-efficient cars o£ engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubio centimetres to their customers.
Explanaukm.—For the purposes of this notification, "fuel-efficicni motor car" in respect of a motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres means a motor car which is certified to run not less than 20 Vilometres per litre of petrol by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy In- dustry) on the basis of the tests (hereinafter referred to as th* fuel-efficiency test) carried out by the Vehicle Research Development Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmedc""gar(Ma,harashtra) or "the Auto- motive Research Association of India., Pune (Maharashtra">. having regard to the following, ,namely :—r- , 1 ' .
(a) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted
with a pay load of 300 kilograms;
(b) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted using petrol having an octane level not exceeding 87; and
(c) the fucl-efficienov test shall be carried out on a selected level test track at a steady speed of 50 kilonijStrcs per hour for a minimum stretch of one kilometre and the averaee of 20 runs,' comprising of 10 runs in each direction, shall be taken for carrvijiG; out the tests -and the, test figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and to +25*C ambient temperature;.
2. This •no+ifiCTtion shall be in force upto and Inclusive of the 9th day of January, 1989.
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NOTIFICATION
(No. 7|84-CUSTOMS)
G.S.R. 15(E).—In exercise of the powers, oou- ferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 oC 19621, read with sub-section (4) of the section 45 of the Finance Act, 1983 (11 o£ 1983), the Central Government, being satisfied that il is necessary in the public interest so do doi hcreby exempts components of fuel-efficient motor caii of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubic centi- metres, from so much of the auxiliary duty of cus- toms leviable thereon under sub-section (I) of section 45 of the said Finance Act, as is in excess of fifteen per cent, of the value of such components, as determined in accordance with tho provisions of section 14 of the first mentioned Act, subject to th" following conditions, namely :—
(il that the said components are imported by a manufacturer of fuel-efficient motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres; and
(ii) that an officer not below the rank of an Industrial Adviser or Additional Industrial Adviser in the Directorate General of Technical Development and un officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary in. the Ministry of Industry I Department of Heavy Industry) are satisfied and certify in each case that the components are im- ported for the purpose of providing war- ranty coverage or after sales service (whether free of cost or at price) by the said manufacturer of fuel-efficient cars of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 cubic centimetres to their customers.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this notifi- cation, "fuel-efficient motor car" in respect of a motor car of engine capacity not execding 1000 cubic centimetres means a motor car which is certified to rim not less than 20 kilometres per litre of pctroi by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary m the Ministry of Industry (Department of Heavy in- dustry) on the basis of the tests (hereinafter referred k> as the fuel-efficiency test) carried out by the Vehicle Research Development Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmednager (Maharashtra) or the Automotive Research Association of India, Pune (Maharashtra), having regard to ths following, namely :—
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART Tl--Snc. l(i)](a) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted with a pay load of 300 kilometres;
(b) the fuel-efficiency test shall be conducted using petrol having an octane level not exceeding 870; and
mum stretch ")( one kilometre and the average of 20 runsj comprising of 10 xuns in each direction, shall be taken for carrying out the tests and the lest figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and tn +25"C ambient temperature.
(c) the fuel-cflicicncy test shall be carried out on a selected levl test track at a steady speed of 50 kilometre per hour for a mini-
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