Bullet proof jackets - 65/95 - Customs -Tariff

Bullet proof jackets Notification No. 65/95-Cus. Dated 16-3-1995 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 exempts ballistic grade aramid fabric, aramid thread, ballistic grade ceramic plate, special grade polyurethane paste and special grade thermoplastic film falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said goods), when imported into India, for the manufacture of bullet proof jackets for supply to the Armed Forces of the Union under the Ministry of Defence or to the Police Forces of the States or the Union territories, from :- (i) the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975); and (ii) the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act : Provided that the importer furnishes to the Assistant Collector of Customs, at the time of importation, in each case, a list of the said goods, with relevant description and quantities required for the manufacture of such bullet proof jackets, duly certified by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India:- (a) in the Ministry of Defence, in case the import of the said goods is made against the order for supply of such bullet proof jackets to the Armed Forces of the Union under the Ministry of Defence; or (b) in the Ministry of Home Affairs in case the import of the said goods is made against the order for supply of such bullet proof jackets to the Police Forces of the States or the Union territories. Explanation - In this notification "Police Forces of the States or the Union territories" shall also include the Central Reserve Police Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, the Special Services Bureau, the Border Security Force, the Central Industrial Security Force and the National Security Guard maintained or constituted under the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (66 of 1949), the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (35 of 1992), the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968) and the National Security Guard Act, 1986 (47 of 1986) respectively.