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1) In the case of goods chargeable with a duty of excise under the Central Excises Act as amended from time to time read with any notification for the time being in force issued by the Central Government in relation to the duty so chargeable (not being a notification providing for any exemption. for giving credit with respect to, or reduction of duty of excise under the said Act on such goods equal to, any duty of excise under said Act or the additional duty underSection 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, already paid on the raw material or component pan used in the production or manufacture of such goods), there shall be levied and collected a special duty of excise equal to ten per cent. of the amount so chargeable on such goods.
(2) Sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect after the 31st day of March, 1985 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser, andsection 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, (10 of 1897)-shall apply upon such cesser as if the said sub-section had then been repeated by a Central Act.
(3) The special duties of excise referred to in sub-section (1) shall be in addition to any duties of excise chargeable on such goods under the Central Excises Act or any other law for the time being in force.
(4) The provisions of the Central Excises Act and the rules made thereunder including those relating to refunds and exemptions from duties, shall as far as may be, apply in relation to the levy and collection of the special duties of excise leviable under this section in respect of any goods as they apply in relation to the levy and collection of the duties of excise on such goods under that Act or those rules, as the case may be.