Section Text
hereinafter referred to as the Central Excises Act).
(1) for section 6-, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "6. Registration of certain persons.- Any prescribed person who is engaged in"-
(a) the production or manufacture or any process of production or manufacture of any specified goods included in the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act. 1985, or (b) the wholesale purchase or sale (whether on his own account or as a broker or commission agent) or the storage of any specified goods included in the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act,1985shall get himself registered with the proper officer in such manner as may be prescribed.; (2)section 7-shall be omitted:
(3) in section 9-. in sub-section (1), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) contravenes any of the provisions of section 8-or of a rule made under clause (iii) or clause (xxvii) of sub-section (2) of section 37-:"
(4) in section 11A-," -
(a) in sub-section (1), in the proviso, the words 'for the words 'the Central Excise Officer', the words "Collector of Central Excise", and shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-section (2), for the words "Assistant Collector of Central Excise or, as the case may be. The Collector of Central Excise", the words "Central Excise Officer" shall be substituted:
(5) in section 37-,---
(i) in sub-section (2),---
(a) in clause (iv) for the word "licensed", the word "registered" shall be substituted:
(b) in clause (ix), for the words, "manufactured under licence", the words "manufactured after registration" shall be substituted:
(c) in clause (xii), for the word "licences", the words "registration certificates" shall be substituted;
(d) after clause (xxvi), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
(ii) in sub-section(4). in clause (c), for the word "licence", the words "registration as" shall be substituted.