Section Text
1) When goods of the description mentioned in this section chargeable with a duty of excise under the First Schedule lothe Central Excises Act-, as amended by this Act or any subsequent Act of Parliament or under that Schedule read with any notification of the Central Government for the time being in force, are assessed to duty, there shall be levied and collected-
(a) as respects goods comprised in Items Nos. 6, 8,9, 14D, 22A, 23A, except sub-item (1) thereof, 23B, 28, 29, sub -items (2) and (3) of Item No. 31 and Item No. 32 of that Schedule, a special duty of excise equal to 10 per cent of the total amount so chargeable on such goods;
(b) as respects goods comprised in Items Nos. 2,3(1), sub-items 1,11(2), 11(3) of Item No. 4 Items Nos. 13. 14, 14F, 15, 15A, 15B, 16, 16A, 17, 18A(2), 21,22, 23, 23A(1), 27, 30, 31(1), 33, sub -items (1), (3a) and (4) of Item No. 34 and Item No. 37 of that Schedule, a special duty of excise equal to 20 per cent of the total amount so chargeable on such goods and (c) as respects goods comprised in Items Nos. 411(1), 18, 18A(1), 18B, 20, 29A, 33A, sub -items (2) and (3) of Item No. 34 and radiograms comprised in Item No. 37A of that Schedule, a special duty of excise equal to 33 1/3 per cent of the total amount so chargeable on such goods.
(2) Sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect after the 31st day of March, 1965 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser; andsection 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897-, shall apply upon such cesser as if the said sub-section had then been repealed by a Central Act.
(3) The duties of excise referred to in sub-section (1) in respect of the goods specified thereil. Shall be in addition to the duties of excise chargeable on such goods underthe Central Excises Act-or any other law for the time being in force and such special duties shall be levied for purposes of the Union and the proceeds thereof shall not be distributed among the States.
(4) The provisions ofthe 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 duty 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.