Amendment of section 23C
86. In section 23C of the Central Excise Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (e), for the words “admissibility of credit of excise duty”, the words “admissibility of credit of service tax paid or deemed to have been paid on input service or excise duty” shall be substituted.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 86 of the Bill seeks to amend clause (e) of subsection (2) of section 23C of the Central Excise Act, so as to extend the Advance Ruling provisions also to the admissibility of the credit of service tax paid or deemed to have been paid on input service used in the manufacture of the excisable goods.