Notification

Ntf No. 63/1999-Cus Dated 13-5-1999

Document type: Notification
Reference no.: A
Dated: 13 May 1999
Category: Tariff

Mega Power Projects -- Import of goods for such projects allowed duty free

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION No.63/1999 Dated 13th May, 1999

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, 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.20/99-Customs, dated the 28th February, 199, namely:-

(1) In the said notification,-


	(1) in the Table, after serial number 288 and the entries relating thereto, the
 following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-




	(1)	   (2)		(3)				 (4)	  (5)	(6)

	"288A.	   98.01" 		Goods required for setting up of any  	  Nil  	  Nil    	82". 
				Mega Power Project specified in 
				List 33, of such Mega Power Project 
				is-
				(a) an inter-state thermal power 
				plant of a capacity of 1500MW of
				more; or
				(b) an inter-state hydel power plant 
				of a capacity of 500 MW or more
				as certified by an offer not below 
				the rank of a Joint Secretary to the 
				Government of India in the Ministry 
				of Power.


   	(ii) in the Annexure, after condition number 81 and the entries relating 
        thereto, the following condition number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

	Conditions				Condition
	No.

	"82.		(a) If an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the 
		    	Government of India in the Ministry of Power certifies that-
		    	(i) the power purchasing State has constituted the Regulatory
			Commission with full powers to fix tariffs;

		   	(ii) the power purchasing State undertakes, in principle, to 
			privatise distribution in all cities, in that State, each   
			of which having a population of more than one million 
			within a period to be fixed by the Ministry of Power; and 

			(b) In the case of imports by a Central Public Sector Undertaking, 
		    	the quantity, total value, description and specifications of 
		    	the imported goods are certified by the Chairman and Managing 
		    	Director of the said Central Public Sector Undertaking; and 

			(c) In the case of imports by a Private Sector Project, the 
		    	quantity, total value, description and specifications of the  
		    	imported goods are certified by the Chief Executive Office of 
		    	such project."

2. For the List 28 appended to the said notification, the following List shall be substituted. Namely:-

"List 28 (See S. No.174 of the Table)

1. Apparatus for carrier current line systems or Digital line systems, namely, HDSL systems";

3. After List 32 appended to the said notification, the following List shall be inserted, namely:-

""List 33 (See S. No.288A of the Table)

Thermal Projects:

1. Kahalgaon Stage II 1500 MW
2. North Karanpura STPP 2000 MW
3. Barh STPP 2000 MW
4. Cheyyur 1500 MW
5. Hirma 3960 MW
6. Krishnapattanam 1500 MW
7. Pipavav 200 MW

Hydel Projects :

1. Koel-Karo (Bihar)- 710 MW
2. Teesta V (Sikkim) 510 MW
3. Koldam (Himachal Pradesh)- 800 MW
4. Parvat (Himachal Pradesh)- 800 MW"".

Sd/-
(Prashant Kumar Sinha)
Under Secretary of the Government of India

Issued by:
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
New Delhi"

Ntf No. 63/1999-Cus Dated 13-5-1999

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