Amendments in 5% CVD Notification

[Ref: Central Excise Notification No. 22 dated 24th March 2011]

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 amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2011-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 117(E), dated the 1st March, 2011, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(i) against S.No. 15, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Silicon in all forms other than silicon wafers” shall be substituted;

(ii) against S.No. 21, for the entry in column (3), the entry “all goods, other than those which are clearly not to be used as fertilizers” shall be substituted;

(iii) in S. No. 49, in column (3), Explanation 3 shall be omitted;

[The deleted Explanation is “3. “articles” in relation to gold shall mean anything ( other than ornaments), in a finished form, made of, or manufactured from or containing, gold and includes any gold coin and broken pieces of an article of gold but does not include primary gold, that is to say, gold in any unfinished or semi-finished form including ingots, bars, blocks slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires.”]

(iv) S. No. 55 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

[The deleted SNo. is:

“55

8445, 8448, 8483 (except 8483 10 10) 8484 [8487 90 00]

Goods required by a jute mill for making jute textiles”]

(v) against S. No. 60, for the entry in column (3), the entry “ Radio trunking terminals” shall be substituted;

(vi) against S. No. 65, for the entry in column (3), “All goods (except Railway track machines falling under tariff item 8604 00 00)” shall be substituted.

[F.No. B-1/3/2011-TRU]