Safeguard duty - Amendments to Notification Nos. 102/98-Cus., 108/98-Cus. and 109/98-Cus. - 77/99 - Customs -Tariff

Safeguard duty - Amendments to Notification Nos. 102/98-Cus., 108/98-Cus. and 109/98-Cus. Notification No. 77/99-Cus. Dated 25-6-1999 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed, shall be amended in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. TABLE Serial No. Notification No. and date Amendment (1) (2) (3) 1. 102/98-Customs, dated the 10th December, 1998 In the said notification, - 1. after the paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted namely :- "3. Nothing contained in this notification shall also apply to imports made from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Customs Tariff Act other than the Peoples Republic of China, the Philippines, Singapore and South Africa"; 2. in the Explanation, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- "(iii). Annual Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4A of the Export and Import Policy 1st April, 1997 - 31st March, 2002 published vide Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1/1197-2002, dated the 31st March, 1997, as amended from time to time." 2. 108/98-Customs, dated the 24th December, 1998 In the said notification :- 1. In the opening paragraph, for the brackets, letters, figures and words "(a) 20%,, when imported upto and inclusive of the 23rd day of December, 1999: and;" the brackets, letters, figures and words "(a) 16.5%, when imported upto and inclusive of the 23rd day of December, 1999: and;" shall be substituted; 2. After the paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted namely :- "3. Nothing contained in this notification shall also apply to imports made from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act other than Singapore"; 3. In the Explanation, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- "(iii). Annual Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4A of the Export and Import Policy 1st April, 1997 - 31st March, 2002 published vide Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1/1197-2002, dated the 31st March, 1997, as amended from time to time." 3. 109/98-Customs, dated the 24th December, 1998 In the said notification :- 1. After the paragraph beginning with the words "Nothing contained in this notification" and ending with the words "transferred to any other person" and before the Explanation,, the following paragraph shall be inserted namely :- "Nothing contained in this notification shall also apply to imports made from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act other than Singapore."; 2. In the Explanation,, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted,, namely :- "(iii). Annual Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4A of the Export and Import Policy 1st April,, 1997 - 31st March,, 2002 published vide Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1/1197-2002,, dated the 31st March,, 1997,, as amended from time to time.