New Delhi, the 21st.February.2000 Notification No.

5/2000-Central Excise Rural Area re-defined-specified notifications amended

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) the Central Government, being satisfied that it is in the public interest so to do, directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specifie d in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed shall be amended in the manner speci fied in column (3) of the said Table. TABLE SL.No. Notification No. and date Amendment (1) (2) (3) 1. 88/88-Central Excise, dated 1st March, 1998 In the said notification,the third proviso shall be omitted; in the Explanation, for (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:(a) "rural area" means the area comprised in a village as defined in the land rev enue records, excludingthe area under any municipal committee, municipal corporation, town area com mittee, cantonment board or notified area committee, or any area that may be notified as an urban area by the Central Government or a St ate Government . 2. 5/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999

In the said notification, in the Annexure, in condition No.12 in the proviso, for clause (iii), the following shall be substituted, namely :"(iii) to the said goods bearing a brand name or a trade name (whether regis tered or not) of another person except in a case where the specified goods are m anufactured in a factory located in a rural area;" in the Explanation, after clause (v), the following shall be inserted, namel y:(vi) "rural area" means the area comprised in a village as defined in the land re venue records, excluding(i) the area under any municipal committee, municipal corporation, town area committee, cantonment board or notified area committee, or (ii) any area that may be notified as an urban area by the Central Governmen t or a State Government. 3. 8/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 In the said notification,in paragraph 4, after clause (b), the following shall be inserted, namely:"(c) where the specified goods are manufactured in a factory located in a ru ral area."; in the Explanation, after clause (G), the following shall be inserted namely :(H) "rural area" means the area comprised in a village as defined in the land rev enue records, excluding(i) the area under any municipal committee, municipal corporation, town area committee, cantonment board or notified area committee, or (ii) any area that may be notified as an urban area by the Central Governmen t or a State Government. 4. 9/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 In the said notification, in paragraph 4, after clause (b), the following shall be inserted, namely:"(c) where the specified goods are manufactured in a factory located in a ru ral area."; in the Explanation, after clause (G), the following shall be inserted, namel y:-

(H) "rural area" means the area comprised in a village as defined in the land rev enue records, excluding(i) the area under any municipal committee, municipal corporation, town area committee, cantonment board or notified area committee or (ii) any area that may be notified as an urban area by the Central Governmen t or a State Government. 5. 10/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 In the said notification, (i) in paragraph 4, after clause (b), the following shall be inserted, namel y:"(c) where the specified goods are manufactured in a factory located in a ru ral area". (ii) in the Explanation, after clause (G), the following shall be inserted n amely:(H) "rural area" means the area comprised in a village as defined in the land rev enue records, excluding(i) the area under any municipal committee, municipal corporation, town area committee, cantonment board or notified area committee, or (ii) any area that may be notified as an urban area by the Central Governmen t or a State Government . (Prashant Kumar Sinha) Under Secretary to the Government of India F.NO. 341/65/99-TRU Note:1. Notification No. 88/88-Central Excise, dated 1st March, 1988 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 277 (E), dated the 1st Marc h, 1988 and was last amended by notification No. 7/99-Central Excise, dated the 28th February, 1999 [G.S.R> 169 (E) dated the 28th February, 1999] 2. Notification No. 5/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 was publis hed in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 167 (E), dated the 28th February, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 44/99-Central Excise, da ted the 29th December, 1999 [G.S.R. 829 (e), dated the 29th December, 1999] 3. Notification No. 8/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 was publis hed in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 170(E), dated the 28th F ebruary, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 24/99-Central Excise, dat ed the 12th May, 1999 [G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 12th May, 1999] 4. Notification No. 9/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 was publis hed in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 171 (E), dated the 28th

February, 1999 and was last amended by Notification No. 24/99-Central Excise, da ted the 12th May, 1999 [G.S.R> 343 (E), dated the 12th May, 1999] 5. Notification No. 10/99-Central Excise, dated 28th February, 1999 was publi shed in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 172 (E), dated the 28th February, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 22/99-Central Excise, d ated the 11th May, 1999 [G.S.R. 336 (E), dated the 11th May, 1999]