[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)

 New Delhi, the   22^nd June, 2010

Notification No.  05/2010-Clean Energy Cess

           G.S.R.   (E).-    In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010) read with section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts all goods produced or extracted as per traditional and customary rights enjoyed by local tribals in the State of Meghalaya without any license or lease required under any law for the time being in force,  from the clean energy cess leviable  under section 83 of the said  Finance Act.

 [F. No. 354/ 72 /2010-TRU]

(K.S.V.V. Prasad)

Under Secretary to the Government of India