Jan 29, 2004
Notification No. 11/2004 - Central Excise
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-
section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-
section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of 1978), the Central
Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of
the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs (Department of Revenue), specified in
column (2) of the Table hereto annexed, shall be further amended, in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column
(3) of the said Table.
Table
S.
No.
Notification
No. and date
Amendments
(1)(2) (3)
1
56/2002-
Central
Excise, dated
the 14
th
November,
2002.
In the said notification, in para 3, for clause (b) and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
(b) Industrial units existing before the 14
th
day of June 2002, but which have,-
( i ) undertaken substantial expansion by way of increase in installed capacity by not less than twenty-five per
cent. on or after the 14
th
day of June, 2002; or
(ii ) made new investments on or after the 14
th
day of June 2002, and such new investment is directly
attributable to the generation of additional regular employment of not less than twenty-five per cent. over and
above the base employment limit, subject to the conditions that,-
(1) the unit shall not reduce regular employment after claiming exemption, and once such employment is
reduced below one hundred and twenty-five per cent. of the base employment limit, such industrial unit shall
be debarred from claiming the exemption contained in this notification in future. However, the exemption
availed by such industrial unit, prior to such reduction, shall not be recoverable from such industrial unit.
(2) the manufacturer shall produce a certificate, from General Manager of the concerned District Industries
Centre to the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of
Central Excise, as the case may be, to the effect that the unit has created such additional regular
employment.
Explanation : for the purposes of this notification,-
(a) base employment limit means maximum number of regular employees employed at any point of time, by
the concerned industrial unit, during last five years;
(b) regular employment shall not include employment provided by the industrial unit to daily wagers or casual
employees;
(c) new investment shall not include investments which are used for paying off old debts or making
payments for the plant or machinery installed prior to the 14
th
day of June 2002, or paying salaries to the
employees..
2
57/2002-
Central Excise
dated the 14
th
November,
2002.
In the said notification, in para 3,-
( i ) clause (c) shall be re-lettered as clause (a) thereof;
(ii) for clause (d) and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
(b) Industrial units existing before the 14
th
day of June 2002, but which have,-
( i ) undertaken substantial expansion by way of increase in installed capacity by not less than twenty-five per
cent. on or after the 14
th
day of June, 2002; or
( ii ) made new investments on or after the 14
th
day of June 2002, and such new investment is directly
attributable to the generation of additional regular employment of not less than twenty-five per cent. over and
above the base employment limit, subject to the conditions that,-
(1) the unit shall not reduce regular employment after claiming exemption, and once such employment is
reduced below one hundred and twenty-five per cent. of the base employment limit, such industrial unit shall
be debarred from claiming the exemption contained in this notification in future. However, the exemption
availed by such industrial unit, prior to such reduction, shall not be recoverable from such industrial unit.
(2) the manufacturer shall produce a certificate, from General Manager of the concerned District Industries
Centre to the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of
Central Excise, as the case may be, to the effect that the unit has created such additional regular
employment.
Explanation : for the purposes of this notification,-
(a) "base employment limit" means maximum number of regular employees employed at any point of time,
by the concerned industrial unit, during last five years;
(b) "regular employment" shall not include employment provided by the industrial unit to daily wagers or
casual employees;
(c) "new investment" shall not include investments which are used for paying off old debts or making
payments for the plant or machinery installed prior to the 14
th
day of June 2002, or paying salaries to the
employees..
G.S.Karki
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No . 354/173/2000-TRU
Footnote:
(1) The principal notification No.56/2002-Central Excise, dated the 14
th
November, 2002 was published in the Gazette of
India, vide number G.S.R. 764 (E), dated the 14
th
November, 2002 and was last amended by notification No. 79/2003-Central
Excise, dated the 22
nd
December, 2003, [G.S.R. 962 (E), dated the 22
nd
December, 2003]
(2) The principal notification No.57/2002-Central Excise, dated the 14
th
November, 2002 was published in the Gazette of
India, vide number G.S.R. 765 (E), dated the 14
th
November, 2002 and was last amended by notification No. 65/2003-Central
Excise, dated the 6
th
August, 2003, [G.S.R. 639(E), dated the 6
th
August, 2003]
