Effective rate of duty for electrically operated trolley buses and battery powered road vehicles - 388/86 - Central Excise - Tariff

Effective rate of duty for electrically operated trolley buses and battery powered road vehicles

Notification No. 388/86-C.E.

Dated 22-8-1986

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby exempts electrically operated trolley buses and battery powered road vehicles, falling under heading Nos. 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04 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 10% ad valorem.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, the expression, -

(i) "electrically operated trolley buses" means trolley buses which are run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source; and

(ii) "battery powered road vehicles" means road vehicles which are run solely on electrical energy derived from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles.

2. This notification shall be in force upto and inclusive of the 31st day of July, 1988.