Procurement of prohibited goods - permission to SEZ units / developers with prior permission - Amends SEZ rules - G.S.R. 732(E). - Special Economic Zone

Procurement of prohibited goods - permission to SEZ units / developers with prior permission - Amends SEZ rules MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 7th September, 2010 G.S.R. 732(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 55 of the Sepcial Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Special Economic Zones (Third Amendment) Rules, 2010. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 (herein after referred to as the principal rules), in rule 27, in sub- rule (1) after second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided also that items prohibited for import can be procured by a Special Economic Zone unit or Developer from a place outside India to the Special Economic Zone with the prior approval of Board of Approval". 3. In the principal rules, in rule 45 in sub-rule (1), the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that a unit may export prohibited items to a place outside India with prior approval of Board of Approval: Provided further that such prohibited items cannot be procured from Domestic Tariff Area." [F. No. C. 4/112010-SEZ] ANIL MUKIM, Jt. Secy. Note.— The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 54(E), dated the 10th February, 2006 and subsequently amended vide notifications as under:- Sl. No. G.S.R Dated 1. 470(E) 10th August, 2006 2. 393(E) 16th March, 2007 3. 1744(E) 12th October, 2007 4. 2661(E) 14th November, 2008 5. 72(F) 3rd February, 2009 6. 1293(E) 20th May, 2009 7. 562(E) 3rd August, 2009 8. 501(E) 14th June,2010 9. 597(E) 12th July, 2010