Prescribes effective rates of excise duty on specified aluminium wire and aluminium wire-rods - 49/93 - Central Excise - Tariff

Prescribes effective rates of excise duty on specified aluminium wire and aluminium wire-rods

Notification No. 49/93-C.E.

Dated 28-2-1993

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 69/89-Central Excises, dated the 1st March, 1989, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts Aluminium wire-rods and wire of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm and falling under the sub-heading Nos. 7604.10, 7605.11 or 7605.21 of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the said Schedule, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of Rs. 1600 per tonne :

Provided that such aluminium wire and wire-rods are produced by manufacturers other than primary producers and no credit of duty paid on the inputs used in their manufacture has been taken under rule 56A or rule 57A of the Central Excise Rules, 1944.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, the expression "primary producer" means any person licenced or registered under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951) who produces aluminium from bauxite or alumina.