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

Government of India

(Department of Revenue)

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New Delhi, the July 30 , 2007

8, Sravana 1929 Saka.

G.S.R. (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with sub-rule (1) rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officers specified in column (2) of the table below as Central Excise Officers and invests them with all the powers of Central Excise Officers specified in column (3) of the said table to be exercised within such jurisdiction and for such purposes as specified in columns (4) and (5) of the said table respectively.

TABLE

Serial No.	Officer	Central Excise officers whose powers are to be exercised	Jurisdiction	Purposes
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1.	Protocol Officer(II), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi	Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise	New Delhi	Receiving of the refund claims filed by diplomatic missions or consulates or diplomatic agents or career consular officers under section 11B of the Act.
2.	Joint Secretary(Protocol), Government of Maharashtra	Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise	Maharashtra	Receiving of the refund claims filed by diplomatic missions or consulates or diplomatic agents or career consular officers under section 11B of the Act.
3.	Joint Secretary(Protocol), Government of West Bengal	Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise	West Bengal	Receiving of the refund claims filed by diplomatic missions or consulates or diplomatic agents or career consular officers under section 11B of the Act.
4.	Joint Secretary(Protocol), Government of Tamilnadu	Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise	Tamilnadu	Receiving of the refund claims filed by diplomatic missions or consulates or diplomatic agents or career consular officers under section 11B of the Act.

(Rahul Nangare)

Under Secretary to Government of India

[F.No.268/30/2006-CX.8]