17^th  May, 2003

Notification No.  46/2003 - Central Excise 

            In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods falling under heading No. 54.02 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), from the whole  of the National Calamity Contingent Duty leviable thereon under section 136 of the said Finance Act, 2001 read with section 169 of the Finance Act, 2003 (32 of 2003), if such goods are manufactured from goods falling under heading No. 54.02 of the said First Schedule.

V. Sivasubramanian
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

F.No. B3/4/2003-TRU (Pt-II)