NTF. NO.04/2000-CE(N.T.), DT. 31/01/2000

NOTIFICATION No. 04/2000-Central Excise (N.T.), Dt. 31/01/2000.

Compounded levy-non-alloy steel ingots/billets and hot re-rolled products-during August 1997

Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that according to a practice that was generally prevalent regarding levy of duty of excise (including non-levy thereof) under section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the duty of excise on goods mentioned in column (2) of the Table below and falling within the sub-heading number of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, manufactured or produced during the period commencing on 1st August, 1997 ending with the 31st August, 1997, was not being levied in excess of the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11C of the said Central Excise Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the duty of excise leviable in excess of the amount mentioned in column(4) of the said Table shall not be required to be paid in respect of the said products manufactured or produced during the period aforesaid, in accordance with the said practice.

TABLE

S. No.	Description of goods	Sub-heading No.	Amount
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Hot re-rolled products of non-alloy steel on which duty has been paid under Section 3A.	7211.11, 7211.19, 7211.30, 7211.52, 7211.59, 7211.60, 7211.92, 7211.99, 7213.90, 7214.90, 7215.90, 7216.10 and 7216.90	Rs. 300 per metric tonne
2.	Ingots and billets of non-alloy steel on which duty has been paid under Section 3A.	7206.90 and 7207.90	Rs. 600 per metric tonne