Amendment of Section 23a
In section 23A of the Central Excise Act,-
(a) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
'(c) "applicant" means--
(i) a non-resident setting up a joint venture in India in collaboration with a non-resident or a resident; or
(ii) a resident setting up a joint venture in India in collaboration with a non-resident; or
(iii) a wholly owned subsidiary Indian company, of which the holding company is a foreign company,
who proposes to undertake any business activity in India and makes application for advance ruling;';
(b) for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
'(f) "non-resident", "Indian company" and "foreign company" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (30), (26) and (23A) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961).',