[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)

Notification

No. 16/2016 – Central Excise

New Delhi, the 1st March, 2016

G.S.R.             (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 16/2010-Central Excise, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, namely :-

In the said notification, -

(i)        in the first paragraph,-

(a)       in the long line for the portion beginning with words “and packed in” and ending with the words “of the said Table-2”, the words, brackets, figures and letters “having maximum packing speed as specified in column (3) or column (4) or column (5) or column (6) of Table- 1 or column (3) or column (4) or column (5) or column (6) of Table-2, as the case may be, at which they can be operated for packing of specified goods which are packed in pouches of retail sale prices as specified in column (2) of Table-1 or Table-2, as the case may be, the rates of duty specified in the corresponding entry in column (3a) or column (3b) or column (4a) or column (4b) or column (5a) or column (5b) or column (6) of Table-1 or column (3) or column (4) or column (5) or column (6a) or column (6b) of Table-2” shall be substituted;

(b)       for Table-1, the Note and the Illustrations, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“TABLE-1