Amendments in the NTF. NO. 23/2003-CE, DT. 31/03/2003 - 008/2005 - Central Excise - Tariff

Amendments in the Notification No. 23/2003-CE, DT. 31/03/2003

Notification No. 08/2005-CE

Dated 01/03/2005

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.266 (E), dated the 31st March, 2003, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) in the Table, for S.No. 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"1.	Any Chapter	All goods	Duty of excise leviable thereon as is equivalent to the additional duty of customs leviable on such goods under sub-section (5) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), as amended by clause 72 of the Finance Bill, 2005, the clause which has, by virtue of the declaration made in the said Finance Bill under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931 (16 of 1931), the force of law, read with proviso to subsection (1) of section 3 of the said Central Excise Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944)	- ";

(ii) in the Annexure, in Conditions, S.No. 1 and conditions relating thereto shall be omitted.

[F.No.334/1/2005-TRU]

(V. Sivasubramanian)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Note.-The principal notification No. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R.266 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003.