Substitution of new section for section 61
Section 128 of the Finance Act, 2016 deals with substitution of new section for section 61. Substitution of new section for section 61 128 . The Act was enacted on 27 Jun 2016.
Substitution of new section for section 61
128 . In the Customs Act, for section 61, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
'61. Period for which goods may remain warehoused.—(1) Any warehoused goods may remain in the warehouse in which they are deposited or in any warehouse to which they may be removed,—
(a) in the case of capital goods intended for use in any hundred per cent. export oriented undertaking or electronic hardware technology park unit or software technology park unit or any warehouse wherein manufacture or other operations have been permitted under section 65, till their clearance from the warehouse; (b) in the case of goods other than capital goods intended for use in any hundred per cent. export oriented undertaking or electronic hardware technology park unit or software technology park unit or any warehouse wherein manufacture or other operations have been permitted under section 65, till their consumption or clearance from the warehouse; and (c) in the case of any other goods, till the expiry of one year from the date on which the proper officer has made an order under sub-section (1) of section 60: Provided that in the case of any goods referred to in this clause, the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs may, on sufficient cause being shown, extend the period for which the goods may remain in the warehouse, by not more than one year at a time:
Provided further that where such goods are likely to deteriorate, the period referred to in the first proviso may be reduced by the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs to such shorter period as he may deem fit.
(2) Where any warehoused goods specified in clause (c) of sub-section (1) remain in a warehouse beyond a period of ninety days from the date on which the proper officer has made an order under sub-section (1) of section 60, interest shall be payable at such rate as may be fixed by the Central Government under section 47, on the amount of duty payable at the time of clearance of the goods, for the period from the expiry of the said ninety days till the date of payment of duty on the warehoused goods:
Provided that if the Board considers it necessary so to do, in the public interest, it may,—
(a) by order, and under the circumstances of an exceptional nature, to be specified in such order, waive the whole or any part of the interest payable under this section in respect of any warehoused goods; (b) by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the class of goods in respect of which no interest shall be charged under this section; (c) by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the class of goods in respect of which the interest shall be chargeable from the date on which the proper officer has made an order under sub-section (1) of section 60. Explanation.— For the purposes of this section,—
Section 128, The Finance Act, 2016.
(i) "electronic hardware technology park unit" means a unit established under the Electronic Hardware Technology Park Scheme notified by the Government of India; (ii) ''hundred per cent. export oriented undertaking" has the same meaning as in clause (ii) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1of 1944); and (iii) "software technology park unit" means a unit established under the Software Technology Park Scheme notified by the Government of India.'.
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Questions about Section 128
What does Section 128 of the Finance Act deal with?
Section 128 of the Finance Act is headed "Substitution of new section for section 61". Substitution of new section for section 61 128 .
How do I find court cases under Section 128 of the Finance Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Finance Act 2016 128, section 128 Finance Act 2016, section 128 of the Finance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 128 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Central Excise Act 3 (Duty specified in the Fourth Schedule to be levied), section 47 (Amendment of section 92CA), section 60 (Amendment of section 115TC), section 61 (Insertion of new section 115TCA), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was Section 128 of the Finance Act enacted?
Section 128 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2016 128, was enacted on 27 Jun 2016. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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