3. Levy and collection of cess on limestone and dolomite. -

With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be levied and collected as a cess for the purposes of this Act on so much of limestone and dolomite produced in any mine.

(i) as is sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier of any factory; or

(ii) as is used by the owner of such mine for any purpose in connection with the manufacture of cement, iron, steel, ferro-alloys, alloy steels, chemicals, sugar, paper, fertilizers, refractories, iron ore pelletisation or such other articles or goods or class of articles or goods, as the Central Government may, from time to time, specify by notification in the Official Gazette,a duty of excise, at such rate not exceeding one rupee per metric tonne of limestone or dolomite as the case may be, as the Central Government may, from time to time, fix by notification in the Official Gazette.

Explanation. -Where the owner of any limestone or dolomite mine is also the occupier of any factory, then, for the purposes of clause (ii), all limestone or dolomite, as the case may be, produced in the mine and not sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier of any other factory shall be deemed, unless the contrary is proved, to have been used by such owner for any purpose in connection with the manufacture of any article or goods referred to in or specified under clause (ii).