Import for construction of National Highways - Amendment to Notification No. 11/97-Cus. - 73/97 - Customs -Tariff

Import for construction of National Highways - Amendment to Notification No. 11/97-Cus. Notification No. 73/97-Cus. Dated 3-10-1997 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 11/97-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1997, namely :- In the said notification, - (a) in the Table, after serial No. 145A and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely :- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "145B. 84 or any other chapter Goods specified in List 8A required for construction of National Highways Nil Nil 29B"; (b) in the Annexure, - (i) after condition 29A, the following condition shall be inserted, namely :- "29B. If, - (a) the goods for construction of National Highways are imported by a person who has been awarded a contract for construction of national highways in India from the National Highways Authority of India; (b) the importer, at the time of importation, furnishes an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs to the effect that he shall not sell or otherwise dispose of the imported goods, in any manner, for a period of five years from the date of their importation; and (c) in case of goods at serial No. 12 and 13 of List 8A, the importer, at the time of importation of such goods, also produces to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, a certificate from an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing), to the effect that the imported goods are required for construction of national highways in India."; (ii) after List 8, the following List shall be inserted, namely :- "List 8A (See S. No. 145B of the Table) (1) Hot mix plant batch type with electronic controls and bag type filter arrangements more than 120 T/hour capacity (2) Electronic paver finisher (with sensor device) for laying bituminous pavement 7m size and above (3) Slip form/fixed form paverfinisher for laying concrete pavement (4) Surface dressing equipment (self propelled) (chips spreader) (5) Slurry seal machine for filling up cracks in roads (6) Kerb laying machine (7) Mobile bridge inspection unit (8) Mechanical broom with blower (9) Toll collection and traffic control equipment (10) Electronic Total station instrument for topographic survey (11) Global Positioning System (GPS) Instrument (12) Stone crushing (cone type) plants (13) Concrete Batching plants 50 cum/hr or more";