Rule 6 - Declaration to be filed by the manufacturer - Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination And Collection of Duty) Rules, 2008

6. Declaration to be filed by the manufacturer. - (1) A manufacturer of notified goods shall, immediately on coming into force of these rules, and, in any case, not later than ten days, declare, in Form 1, - (i) the number of single track packing machines available in his factory; (ii) the number of packing machines out of (i), which are installed in his factory; (iii) the number of packing machines out of (ii), which he intends to operate in his factory for production of notified goods; 1 [(iv) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machine, which besides packing the notified goods in pouches, perform additional processes involving moulding and giving a definite shape to such pouches with a view to distinguish the brand or to prevent the counterfeiting of the goods, etc; (iv)(a) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machine, which are incapable of performing additional processes specified in (iv); (v) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machines out of (iv) and (iv)(a), which are installed in his factory; (vi) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machines out of (v), which he intends to operate in his factory for production of notified goods;] (vii) the name of the manufacturer of each of the packing machine, its identification number, date of its purchase and the maximum packing speed at which they can be operated for packing of notified goods of various retail sale prices; (viii) description of goods to be manufactured including whether pan masala or gutkha or both are to be manufactured, their brand names, etc; (ix) retail sale prices of the pouches to be manufactured during the financial year; (x) the plan and details of the part or section of the factory premises intended to be used by him for manufacture of notified goods of different retail sale prices and the number 7 [and details as per clause (vii)] of machines intended to be used by him in each of such part or section, to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, with a copy to the Superintendent of Central Excise: Provided that a new manufacturer shall file such declaration 2 [at least seven days] prior to the commencement of commercial production of notified goods in his factory. (2) On receipt of the declaration referred to in sub-rule (1), the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, shall, after making such inquiry as may be necessary including physical verification, approve the declaration 8 [including that of the maximum packing speed at which each of the packing machines available in his factory can be operated for packing of notified goods of various retail sale prices ] and determine and pass order concerning the annual capacity of production of the factory within 3 [three working days] in accordance with the provisions of these rules: Provided that the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, may direct for modifications in the plan or details of the part or section of the factory premises intended to be used by the manufacturer for manufacture of notified goods of different retail sale prices, as he thinks proper, for effective segregation of the parts or sections of the premises and the machines to be used in such parts or sections before granting the approval: Provided further that if the manufacturer does not receive the approval in respect of his declaration within the said period of five working days, the approval shall be deemed to have been granted subject to the modifications, if any, which the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, may communicate later on but not later than thirty days of filing of the declaration. (3) The annual capacity of production shall be calculated by application of the appropriate quantity that is deemed to be produced by use of one operating packing machine as specified in rule 5 to the number of operating packing machines in the factory during the month beginning which the capacity is being determined. 5 [Provided that in case a new manufacturer commences production of notified goods, his annual capacity of production shall be calculated pro-rata on the basis of the total number of days in that year and the number of days remaining in that year starting from the date of commencement of the production of such notified goods.] 7 [ Provided further that the annual capacity of production for the period from the 24 th day of January, 2014 to the 31st day of January, 2014 shall be calculated on pro-rata basis for the total number of days in the month of January, 2014 and the number of days remaining in the month starting from and including the 24th day of January, 2014.] 9 [Provided also that the annual capacity of production for the period from the 1st day of March, 2015 shall be re-determined by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, within three working days of the coming into force of the Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) (Amendment) Rules, 2015. ] (4) The number of operating packing machines during any month shall be equal to the number of packing machines installed in the factory during that month. (5) The machines which the manufacturer does not intend to operate shall be uninstalled and sealed by the Superintendent of Central Excise and removed from the factory premises under his physical supervision: Provided that in case it is not feasible to remove such packing machine out of the factory premises, it shall be uninstalled and sealed by the Superintendent of Central Excise in such a manner that it cannot be operated. (6) In case a manufacturer wishes to make any subsequent changes with respect to any of the parameters which has been declared by him and approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, in terms of sub-rule (2), such as changes relating to addition or removal of packing machines in the factory or making alterations in any part or section of the approved premises or in the number of machines to be used in such part or section or commencing manufacture of goods of a new retail sale price or discontinuation of manufacturing of goods of existing retail sale price 10 [or in case of commencement of manufacture of goods of a new retail sale price, the maximum packing speed at which the packing machines can be operated for packing of goods of such new retail sale price], etc., he shall file a fresh declaration to this effect 4 [at least three working days] in advance to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, who shall approve such fresh declaration and re-determine the annual capacity of production following the procedure specified in sub-rule (2). **************************** Notes : 1. Has been substituted vide Notification No. 31/2008-Central Excise (N.T.) dated 15th July, 2008 before it was read as, (iv) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machine, which besides packing the notified goods in pouches, perform additional processes involving moulding and giving a definite shape to such pouches with a view to distinguish the brand or to prevent the counterfeiting of the goods, etc; (v) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machines out of (iv), which are installed in his factory; (vi) the number of multiple track or multiple line packing machines out of (v), which he intends to operate in his factory for production of notified goods; 2. For the words at least fifteen days , the words at least seven days has been substituted vide Notification No. 45/2008 dated 20/10/2008 3. For the words five working days , the words three working days has been substituted vide Notification No. 45/2008 dated 20/10/2008 4. For the words at least fifteen days , the words at least three working days has been substituted vide Notification No. 45/2008 dated 20/10/2008 5. Inserted vide notification no. 8/2010 CE(NT) dated 27-2-2010 6. Inserted vide Notification No. 19/2012-CE(NT) dated 19/03/2012 7.Substituted vide Notification No. 03/2014--Central Excise (N.T.) dated, 24 January, 2014 before it was read as, 6 [Provided also that annual capacity of production for the period from the 17th day of March, 2012 to the 31st day of March, 2012 shall be calculated on pro-rata basis for the total number of days in the month of March, 2012 and the number of days remaining in the month starting from and including 17th day of March, 2012. ] 7. Inserted vide Not. 05/2015 - Dated 1-3-2015 8. Inserted vide Not. 05/2015 - Dated 1-3-2015 9. Inserted vide Not. 05/2015 - Dated 1-3-2015 10. Inserted vide Not. 05/2015 - Dated 1-3-2015