[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OFINDIA,EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,

SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification

No. 38/2016 –Central Excise (N.T.)

New Delhi, the 26thJuly, 2016

              G.S.R.       (E) . –In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs here by makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 464 (E), dated the 26^th June, 2001, namely :-

In the said notification,-

(i)                after clause (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,-

“Provided that a person engaged in manufacture of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), either through a job-worker or otherwise, may get himself registered by 31^st day of July, 2016.”.

(ii)             after clause (7), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,-

“Provided that in case of a manufacturer or principal manufacturer, as the case may be, of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), there shall be no requirement to submit plan of the factory premises, as provided under sub-clause (i).”.

[F. No. 354/25/2016 –TRU (Pt.-I)]

(Anurag Sehgal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: -The principal notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.),dated the 26^th June, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extra ordinary, videG.S.R.464(E), dated the 16thSeptember, 1993 and last amended by notification No. 32/2016–C.E. (N.T.), dated the 11^th July, 2016,published vide G.S.R. 679(E), dated the 11^th July, 2016.