9th November, 2004

Notification No. 54 /2004-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 sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957), the Central Government,  being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.214/86-Central Excise, dated the 25^th March, 1986,  namely:-

In the said notification, in the opening paragraph,-

(a)     for the words “, the Central Government” the words, figures and brackets, “and sub-section (3) of section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), the Central Government” shall be substituted;

(b)      for the words, figures and brackets “which is specified in the Schedules to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable thereon, which is specified in the Schedule to the said Special Importance Act”, the  words, figures and brackets “which is specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable thereon, which is specified in the Schedule to the said Special Importance Act and National Calamity Contingent duty leviable under sub-section (1) of section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001) ”, shall be substituted.

                                                                 V.Sivasubramanian
Deputy  Secretary to the Government of India

Note:- The principal notification No.214/86-Central Excise, dated the 25^th March, 1986 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.547 (E), dated the 25^th  March, 1986,  and was last amended by notification No. 26/2004-Central Excise, dated the 9^th July, 2004 and published in Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 417 (E), dated the 9^th  July, 2004.