9
th
September, 2003
Notification No. 72/2003 - 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 (Textile 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 makes the following amendments in the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.56/2003-Central Excise, dated
the 25
th
June, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, vide G.S.R.513 (E), dated the 25
th
June, 2003, namely:-
In the said notification,-
(i) after opening paragraph, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-
"1A. In cases where all the goods produced by a manufacturer are eligible for exemption under this notification, the exemption
contained in this notification shall be available subject to the condition that, the manufacturer first utilizes whole of the CENVAT
credit available to him on the last day of the month under consideration, for payment of duty on goods cleared during such
month and pays only the balance amount in cash.";
(ii) in paragraph 2 in clause (b), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-
"Provided that in cases where the exemption contained in this notification is not applicable to some of the goods produced by
a manufacturer, such refund shall not exceed the amount of duty paid less the amount of the CENVAT Credit availed of, in
respect of the duty paid on the inputs used in or in relation to the manufacture of goods cleared under this notification.";
(iii) after paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-
"2A. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2,-
(a) the manufacturer may, at his own option, take credit of the amount of duty paid during the month under consideration, other
than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002, in his account current, maintained in terms
of Part V of the Excise Manual of Supplementary Instruction issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs. Such amount
credited in the account current may be utilised by the manufacturer for payment of duty, in the manner specified in rule 8 of the
Central Excise Rules, 2002, in subsequent months, and such payment shall be deemed to be paid in cash:
Provided that where the exemption contained in this notification is not applicable to some of the goods produced by a
manufacturer, the amount of such credit shall not exceed the amount of duty paid less the amount of the CENVAT Credit
availed of, in respect of the duty paid on the inputs used in or in relation to the manufacture of goods cleared under this
notification;
(b) the credit of duty paid during the month under consideration, other than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the
CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002, may be taken by the manufacturer in his account current, by the 7
th
day of the month following
the month under consideration;
(c) a manufacturer who intends to avail of the option under clause (a), shall exercise his option in writing for availing of such
option before effecting the first clearance in any financial year and such option shall be effective from the date of exercise of the
option and shall not be withdrawn during the remaining part of the financial year:
Provided that, for the financial year 2003-2004, a manufacturer can exercise his option on or before the 30
th
day of
September 2003.
(d) the manufacturer shall submit a statement of the duty paid, other than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the
CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002, along with the refund amount which he has taken credit and the calculation particulars of such
credit taken, to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may
be, by the 7
th
day of the next month to the month under consideration;
(e) the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, after
such verification, as may be deemed necessary, shall determine the amount correctly refundable to the manufacturer and
intimate the same to the manufacturer by the 15
th
day of the next month to the month under consideration. In case the credit
taken by the manufacturer is in excess of the amount determined, the manufacturer shall, within five days from the receipt of the
said intimation, reverse the said excess credit from the said account current maintained by him. In case, the credit taken by the
manufacturer is less than the amount of refund determined, the manufacturer shall be eligible to take credit of the balance
amount;
(f) in case the manufacturer fails to comply with the provisions of clauses (a) to (e), he shall forfeit the option, to take credit of
the amount of duty during the month under consideration, other than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT
Credit Rules, 2002, in his account current on his own, as provided for in clauses (a) and (c);
(g) the amount of the credit availed irregularly or availed of in excess of the amount determined correctly refundable under
clause (e) and not reversed by the manufacturer within the period specified in that clause, shall be recoverable as if it is a
recovery of duty of excise erroneously refunded. In case such irregular or excess credit is utilised for payment of excise duty on
clearances of excisable goods, the said goods shall be considered to have been cleared without payment of duty to the extent
of utilisation of such irregular or excess credit.
Explanation .-For the purposes of this notification, duty paid, by utilisation of the amount credited in the account current, shall
be taken as payment of duty by way other than utilisation of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002." .
G.S.Karki
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.356/56/2001-TRU
