To set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for copper at Village Therkku Veerapandiapuram, Taluka Ottapidaram, District Tuticorin in the State of Tamil Nadu. - S.O. 1166(E) - Special Economic Zone

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd May, 2013 S.O. 1166(E). Whereas, M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Limited has proposed under section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), to set up a sector specific Special Economic Zone for copper at Village Therkku Veerapandiapuram, Taluka Ottapidaram, District Tuticorin in the State of Tamil Nadu; And, Whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that requirements under sub-section (8) of section 3 of the said Act , and other related requirements are fulfilled and it has granted letter of approval under sub-section (10) of section 3 of the said Act for development, operation and maintenance of the above sector specific Special Economic Zone on 2nd February, 2012; Now, Therefore, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and in pursuance of rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 , hereby notifies the following area at above location with survey numbers given below in the table, as a Special Economic Zone, namely :- TABLE Serial No. Name of the village Survey Number Area (in hectares) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Therkku Veerapandiapuram 297/1 0.385 2 297/2 0.930 3 297/3 1.065 4 297/5 0.390 5 297/6 0.460 6 297/7 0.460 7 298/1 0.650 8 298/3 1.070 9 299/1 0.420 10 299/2 0.460 11 299/4 0.310 12 299/5 0.825 13 322/1 0.115 14 322/3A 0.470 15 322/3C 0.635 16 322/3B 0.920 17 330/1 0.365 18 330/2A 2.300 19 330/2B 2.120 20 331/1 2.110 21 331/2 2.105 22 332/1 0.350 23 332/2A 1.720 24 332/2B 0.435 25 333/1 2.120 26 333/2 2.305 27 334 3.130 28 335/1 1.015 29 335/2 1.055 30 336 1.725 31 337 1.195 32 328/1 1.330 33 328/2A 0.320 34 328/2B 0.575 35 328/2C 0.325 36 290/1 0.560 37 290/2 0.575 38 290/3 0.725 39 290/4 2.135 40 293/1A 2.740 41 293/1B 2.740 42 294/1 0.330 43 294/2 0.360 44 294/3A 0.355 45 294/3B 0.315 46 294/4A 0.670 47 294/4B 0.680 48 294/4C 0.680 49 294/6 0.275 50 295 1.215 51 338/1 0.155 52 338/3A 2.915 53 338/3B 3.755 54 340/1 0.600 55 340/2 0.565 56 340/3 0.275 57 340/4 0.035 58 340/6 0.010 59 384/7 0.225 60 340/8 0.600 61 301/2 7.440 62 302/1 1.030 63 302/2 0.915 64 302/3 0.600 65 302/4 0.080 66 302/5 0.190 67 302/6 0.480 68 324/1A/pt 1.195 69 324/1B1 1.640 70 325 3.530 71 45/2A 1.293 72 45/2B 0.430 73 45/3 1.895 74 46/1 0.745 75 46/2 1.313 76 46/4 0.370 77 66/1 0.120 78 66/3 1.070 79 66/4 1.460 80 67/1 0.460 81 67/4 0.080 82 67/6 1.030 83 67/8 0.055 84 68/2 0.241 85 68/3 0.670 86 68/4 1.110 87 69/1A 0.591 88 69/2 0.386 89 69/5 0.235 90 303 2.240 91 304 2.680 92 305 4.475 93 306/1 0.010 94 306/3 1.355 95 306/4 0.230 96 306/6 1.140 97 69/4 0.005 98 69/1B 0.591 99 285/pt 0.300 100 286/pt 1.250 101 288/pt 1.000 102 289/pt 3.139 103 318/2 1.415 104 318/3 2.605 105 319 2.235 106 324/1A/pt 0.400 107 46/3 1.517 108 46/6 0.050 109 46/7 0.170 110 67/3 0.665 111 326/2/pt 0.485 112 326/3/pt 0.685 113 341/1 3.465 114 341/3 0.100 115 320/1 1.185 116 320/2 0.380 117 320/3 1.760 118 324/1A/pt 1.125 119 324/1B2 0.070 120 324/2A 0.490 121 324/2B 0.495 122 326/2/pt 0.485 123 326/3/pt 0.300 TOTAL 128.805 Hectares And, Therefore, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , hereby constitutes a Committee to be called the Approval Committee for the above Special Economic Zone for the purposes of section 14 of the said Act consisting of the following Chairperson and Members, namely:- 1. Development Commissioner of the Special Economic Zone Chairperson ex officio; 2. Director or Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce or his nominee not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of India Member ex officio; 3. Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone Member ex officio; 4. Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner Member ex officio; 5. Commissioner of Income Tax having territorial jurisdiction over the Special Economic Zone or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Commissioner Member ex officio; 6. Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, Banking Division, Government of India Member ex officio; 7. Two officers, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to be nominated by the State Government Member ex officio; 8. Representative of the Developer of the zone Special invitee AND, THEREFORE, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) , hereby appoints the 3rd day of May, 2013 as the date from which the above Special Economic Zone shall be deemed to be Inland Container Depot under section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). [F. No. F.1/31/2009-SEZ] RAJEEV ARORA, Jt. Secy.