Amends Notifications 172/94-Cus, dated 30.09.94; Not. 31/2003-Cus, dated 01.03.2003 & Not. 62/2004-Cus, dated 12.05.2004 - Effective rate of duty on gold and Silver - 17/2010 - Customs -Tariff

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA , EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 17/2010-Customs New Delhi , the Dated 27th: February, 2010 G.S.R.(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) , the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the 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 below, shall be further amended in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely: - S. No. Notification No. and date Amendments (1) (2) (3) 1. No. 172/1994-Customs, dated the 30th September, 1994 [G.S.R. 734(E), dated the 30th September, 1994] In the said notification , for the words, letters and figures "at the rate of Rs. 1000 per kilogram", the words, letters and figures "at the rate of Rs. 1500 per kilogram" shall be substituted. 2. No. 31/2003-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2003 [G.S.R. 166(E), dated the 1st March, 2003] In the said notification , in the Table, (i) against S. No. 1, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Rs. 300 per 10 gms." shall be substituted; (ii) against S. No. 2, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Rs. 750 per 10 gms." shall be substituted. 3. No. 62/2004-Customs, dated the 12th May, 2004 [G.S.R. 311(E), dated the 12th May, 2004] In the said notification , in the Table, (i) against S. No. 1, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Rs. 300 per 10 gms." shall be substituted; (ii) against S. No. 2, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Rs. 750 per 10 gms." shall be substituted; (iii) against S. No. 3, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Rs. 1500 per kg." shall be substituted. F. No. 334/1/2010-TRU (Prashant Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note.- (1) The principal notification No.172/1994-Customs, dated the 30th September, 1994 , was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 734(E), dated the 30th September, 1994 and last amended vide notification no.78/2009-Customs, dated 7th July, 2009 , published vide number G.S.R. 485(E), dated 7th July, 2009. (2) The principal notification No.31/2003-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2003 , was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 166(E), dated the 1st March, 2003 and last amended vide notification no.78/2009-Customs, dated 7th July, 2009 , published vide number G.S.R. 485(E), dated 7th July, 2009. (3) The principal notification No.62/2004-Customs, dated the 12th May, 2004 , was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.311(E), dated the 12th May, 2004 and last amended vide notification no.78/2009-customs, dated 7th July, 2009 , published vide number G.S.R. 485(E), dated 7th July, 2009.