Amendment of Section 11a
In section 11A of the Central Excise Act,--
(a) in sub-section (1), the second and third provisos shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-section (2B), after the words "pay the amount of duty", the words "on the basis of his own ascertainment of such duty or on the basis of duty ascertained by a Central Excise Officer" shall be inserted.