[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 31/2019 –Customs

New Delhi, the 24
th
September, 2019

G.S.R. --(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public
interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the
Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2017-Customs,
dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 30th June, 2017, in the said notification, in the
Table, against S. No. 404, in column (3), after item (e), the following item shall be inserted,
namely: -
“(f) petroleum operations or coal bed methane operations undertaken under specified contracts
under the Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy (HELP) or Open Acreage Licensing
Policy (OALP)”.
[F. No. 354/130/2019-TRU]

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No. 50/2017- Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 785 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No.30/2019-
Customs dated the 17th September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 666 (E), dated the 17
th
September, 2019.
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