Notification No. 29 / 2003, Dated 1st April, 2003

1st April, 2003

Notification No. 29 / 2003 - Central Excise (N.T)

In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26^th June, 2001, namely:-

In the said notification, in clause (2), the following proviso shall be added, namely,-
"Provided that if such person manufactures or carries on trade in goods falling under Chapter 50, 51,52,53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 60, 61, 62 or 63 of the of First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (1 of 1986), and has more than one premises requiring registration, he may obtain a single registration for all such premises, which fall within the jurisdiction of one Commissioner of Central Excise subject to condition that the such person, while making application in terms of clause (1) of this notification, declares the details of all such premises in the form specified in Annexure 1."

Alok Shukla
Deputy Secretary to Government of India

F. No. B3/4/2003-TRU

Footnote.- The principal notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26^th June, 2001 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.464 (E), dated the 26^th June, 2001 and was last amended vide notification No. 30/2002- Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 17th September, 2002, number G.S.R. 653 (E), dated the 17^th September, 2002.

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