CUS NTF NO. 176/2003 DATE 10/12/2003

Machinery for Plantation Sector – Duty Concession upto May 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, and having regard to the maximum sales-tax, local tax or any other charges for the time being leviable on the like goods, on their sale or purchase in India, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) after the third proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

Provided also that nothing contained in this notification shall apply in respect of the goods specified under serial No. 42B of the said Table on or after the 1st day of May, 2005.;

(ii) in the Table, after S.No. 42A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
42B.	84 or any chapter	Goods specified against S.No 252A of the Table annexed to notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated 1st March, 2002	Nil.

[F.No. 354/124/2003-TRU]

(G.S.Karki)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.- The principal notification No. 23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 120(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 156/ 2003-Customs, dated the 20th October, 2003[G.S.R. 826 (E), dated the 20th October, 2003].

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