Section 31 - Definitions - Central Excise Act, 1944

Chapter: V Settlement of Cases Section 31. Definitions.- In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) assessee means any person who is liable for payment of excise duty assessed under this Act or any other Act and includes any producer or manufacturer of excisable goods or a registered person under the rules made under this Act, of a private warehouse in which excisable goods are stored; (b) Bench means a Bench of the Settlement Commission; 1 [(c) case means any proceeding under this Act or any other Act for the levy, assessment and collection of excise duty, pending before an adjudicating authority on the date on which an application under sub-section (1) of section 32E is made: Provided that when any proceeding is referred back 3 [***] by any court, Appellate Tribunal or any other authority, to the adjudicating authority for a fresh adjudication or decision, as the case may be, then such proceeding shall not be deemed to be a proceeding pending within the meaning of this clause;] (d) Chairman means the Chairman of the Settlement Commission; (e) Commissioner (Investigation) means an officer of the Customs or a Central Excise Officer appointed as such Commissioner to conduct inquiry or investigation for the purposes of this Chapter; (f) Member means a Member of the Settlement Commission and includes the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman; (g) Settlement Commission means the 2 [Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Settlement Commission] constituted under section 32; and (h) Vice-Chairman means a Vice-Chairman of the Settlement Commission. ********************** Notes : 1. Has been substituted by Finance Act 2007 with effect from 1st day of June, 2007 2. Substituted vide THE FINANCE (No. 2) ACT, 2014 , before it was read as, Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission . 3. Omitted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2015 w.e.f. 14th May 2015, before it was read as, in any appeal or revision, as the case may be,