Amendment in CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 - the provision restricting CENVAT credit to 85% under proviso to rule 3(i)(vii) of Cenvat Credit Rule, 2004 deleted. - Consequently ship breaking units would be entitled to avail 100% credit of the CVD paid with effect from 01.03.2015 - 01/2016 - Central Excise - Non Tariff

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 01/2016 - Central Excise (N.T)

New Delhi, the 1^st February, 2016

G.S.R.132 (E).-   In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the CENVAT Credit (First Amendment) Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1^st day of March, 2015.

2. In the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, in rule 3, in sub-rule (1), in clause (vii), the proviso shall be omitted;

[F. No. 6/14/2014-CX.I (Pt.)]

(Santosh Kumar Mishra)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note - The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 600(E) dated the 10th September, 2004 {Notification No. 23/2004 Central Excise (N.T) dated the 10th September, 2004} and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 1028(E), dated the 31st December, 2015 {Notification No. 27/2015 -Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 31st December, 2015}.