CUS NTF NO. 156/2003 DATE 20/10/2003

CUS NTF NO. 156/2003 DATE 20/10/2003

Seeking to amend Ntf No. 23/2002-Cus., dt. 01/03/2002 so as to exempt mentioned goods from special Additional Duty (SAD).

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, and having regard to the maximum sales-tax, local tax or any other charges for the time being leviable on like goods, on their sale or purchase in India, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) for the third proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-

“Provided also that nothing contained in this notification shall apply in respect of the goods specified under serial No. 46C of the said Table on or after the 1st day of January, 2004.”;

(ii) in the Table,-

(a) S. No.46A, the entries in columns (2) to (4) shall be omitted;

(b) after S.No. 46B and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
46C.	8528	Goods specified against S.No 316C of the Table annexed to notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated 1st March, 2002	Nil”.

[F.No. 354/2/2003-TRU]

(G.S.Karki)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Foot note.- The principal notification No. 23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 120(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 119/2003-Customs, dated the 29th July, 2003[G.S.R. 612 (E), dated the 29th July, 2003].