Amendment of notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 25 of Customs Act and subsection (12) of section 3 of Customs Tariff Act, retrospectively.
83. (1) The notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 30th June, 2017 issued by the Central Government under subsection (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962(52 of 1962.) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975,( 51 of 1975.) shall stand amended and shall be deemed to have been amended in the manner as specified in the Third Schedule, on and from the date mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule and accordingly, notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority, any action taken or anything done or purported to have been taken or done under the said notification, shall be deemed to be, and always to have been, for all purposes, as validly and effectively taken or done as if the notification as amended by this sub-section had been in force at all material times.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Central Government shall have and shall be deemed to have the power to amend the notification referred to in the said sub-section with retrospective effect as if the Central Government had the power to amend the said notification under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act and sub-section (12) of section 3 of Customs Tariff Act, retrospectively, at all material times.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 83 of the Bill seeks to make retrospective amendments to notification number G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 30th June, 2017 issued under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 in the manner specified in Third Schedule, so as to change the tariff classification of Stearic acid from “3823 10 90” to “3823 11 00”.
