Exemption from National Calamity Contingent Duty in Supersession of notification no. 77/2003 dated 14-5-2003 - 029/2008 - Customs -Tariff

NOTIFICATION No.29/2008-Customs New Delhi, the 1st March, 2008 11 Phalguna, 1929 (Saka) 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), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.77/2003- Customs, dated the 14th May, 2003 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 414(E) of the same date, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, hereby exempts all goods (except goods falling under sub-heading 8517 12), as specified in column (2) of the Table in the Seventh Schedule to the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), as amended from time to time, when imported into India, from so much of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) as is equivalent to the National Calamity Contingent duty leviable thereon under section 136 of the said Finance Act, 2001. [F.No.334/1/2008-TRU] (S. Bajaj) Under Secretary to the Government of India