NTF. NO. 29/2006-CE, DT. 04/05/2006

NTF. NO. 29/2006-CE, DT. 04/05/2006

Govt exempts from central excise duty food preparations & water not cleared in sealed containers

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, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 3/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2006, number G.S.R. 93(E), dated the 1 st March, 2006, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(a) against S.No.16, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Sugar confectionery (excluding white chocolate and bubble gum)" shall be substituted;

(b) after S.No.41 and entries relating thereto, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"42.	21069099	Food preparations not cleared in sealed containers	Nil	-;
43.	22019090	Waters not cleared in sealed containers	Nil	-".

[F.No.354/46/2006-TRU]

(Ajay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note. - The principal notification number 3/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1 st March 2006, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 93 (E), dated the 1 st March 2006, and was last amended vide notification number 25/2006-Central Excise, dated the 20 th March, 2006, [G.S.R.168(E), dated the 20 th March, 2006].