[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Finance 
(Department of Revenue)

New Delhi, the 21^st  July, 2015

Notification

 No. 39/2015 – Central Excise

G.S.R.                         (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) 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 further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-

In the said notification, in the ANNEXURE,-

(a)                in Condition No. 16, under the heading “Conditions”, after the entries, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-

“Explanation.- For the purposes of this condition, appropriate duty or appropriate additional duty includes nil duty or concessional duty, whether or not read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.”;

(b)               in Condition No. 20, under the heading “Conditions”, after the proviso, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-

“Explanation.- For the purposes of this condition, appropriate duty or appropriate additional duty includes nil duty or concessional duty, whether or not read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.”;

(c)        in Condition No. 25, under the heading “Conditions”,-

(i)       for the word and figures “section 66”, the word, figures  and letter “section 66B” shall be substituted;

(ii)       after the entries, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-

“Explanation.- For the purposes of this condition, appropriate duty or appropriate additional duty or appropriate service tax includes nil duty or nil service tax or concessional duty or concessional service tax, whether or not read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.”;  

(d)               in Condition No. 52A, , under the heading “Conditions”,-

(i)       for the word and figures “section 66”, the word, figures  and letter “section 66B” shall be substituted;

(ii)       after the entries, the following Explanation shall   be inserted, namely:-

“Explanation.- For the purposes of this condition appropriate duty or appropriate additional duty or appropriate service tax includes nil duty or nil service tax or concessional duty or concessional service tax, whether or not read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.”.  

[F. No. 336/4/2015-TRU]

(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.- The principal notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17^th March, 2012 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.163(E), dated the 17^th March, 2012 and last amended vide No.36/2015-Central Excise, dated the 17^th July, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.562 (E), dated the 17^th July, 2015.