Notification No. 19/2016, Dated 1st March 2016

[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)

Notification

No. 19/2016 - Central Excise (N.T)

New Delhi, the 1 st March, 2016

G.S.R (E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification number 36/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number GSR 465 (E), dated the 26th June, 2001, namely,-

In the said notification, for condition (3), the following condition shall be substituted, namely:-

“(3) hereby declares that if two or more premises of the same factory are located within a close area in the jurisdiction of a Range Superintendent, the manufacturing process undertaken therein are interlinked, and the units are not operating under any of the area based exemption notifications, the Commissioner of Central Excise, may, subject to proper accountal of the movement of goods from one premise to other and such other conditions and limitations as he may impose, allow single registration.”.

[F. No.334/8/2016 -TRU]

(Mohit Tewari)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification no.36/2001 - Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number G.S.R. 465 (E), dated 26th June, 2001 and was last amended, vide, notification no.09/2013-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 23rd May, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, vide, number G.S.R. 337(E), dated the 23rd May, 2013.

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