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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 79

Amendment of Section 9a

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Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 79 is part of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 - Amendment of Section 9a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 9A of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944) (hereinafter referred to as the Central Excise Act) shall be re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:--

"(2) Any offence under this Chapter may, either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise on payment, by the person accused of the offence to the Central Government, of such compounding amount as may be prescribed.".

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What does Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 79 provide?

Section Section 79 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (Amendment of Section 9a) is reproduced on this page as part of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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