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Finance Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2003

FINANCE ACT, 2003 FINANCE ACT, 2003 May 14, 2003 An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2003-2004 BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Finance Act, 2003. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, sections 2 to 103 [except clause (b) of section 92] shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2003. SECTION 02: INCOME TAX (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2003, income tax shall be charged at the rates specified in Part I of the First Schedule and such tax as reduced by the rebate of income tax calculated underChapter VII-Aof theIncome-lax Act, 1961-(43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Income tax Act) shall be increased by a surcharge for purposes of the Union calculated in each case in the manner provided therein. (2) In the cases to which Paragraph A of Part I of the First Schedule applies, where the assessee has, in the previous year, any net agricultural income.....

Finance Act, 2003 Chapter IV

Title: Indirect Taxes

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-- "(d) applicability of notifications issued in respect of duties under this Act, the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975) and any duty chargeable under any other law for the time being in force in the same manner as duty of customs leviable under this Act.". Section 112 - Amendment of section 30 In section 30 of the Customs Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) The person-in-charge of-- (i) a vessel; or (ii) an aircraft; or (iii) a vehicle, carrying imported goods or any other person as may be specified by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf shall, in the case of a vessel or an aircraft, deliver to the proper officer an import manifest prior to the arrival of the vessel or the aircraft, as the case may be, and in the case of a vehicle, an import report within twelve hours after its arrival in the customs station, in the prescribed form and if the import manifest or the import report or any part thereof, is not delivered to the proper officer within the time specified in this sub-section and if the.....

Finance Act, 2003 Section 110

Title: Amendment of Section 28e

State: Central

Year: 2003

In section 28E of the Customs 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 under sub-section (1) of section 28H;'; (b) for clause (h), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- '(h) "non-resident", "Indian company" and "foreign company" 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).'.

Finance Act, 2003 Section 142

Title: Amendment of Section 23a

State: Central

Year: 2003

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).',

Finance Act, 2003 Chapter V

Title: Service Tax

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....by any motor vehicle manufacturer, to carry out any service or repair of any motor car, light motor vehicle or two wheeled motor vehicle manufactured by such manufacturer; (10) "banking" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (b) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949(10 of 1949); (11) "banking company" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (a) of section 45A of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(2 of 1934); (12) "banking and other financial service" means-- (a) the following services provided by a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company or any other body corporate, namely:- (i) financial leasing services including equipment leasing and hire-purchase by a body corporate; (ii) credit card services; (iii) merchant banking services; (iv) securities and foreign exchange (forex) broking; (v) asset management including portfolio management, all forms of fund management, pension fund management, custodial, depository and trust services, but does not include cash management; (vi) advisory and other auxiliary financial services including investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on mergers.....

Finance Act, 2003 Section 159

Title: Amendment of Act 32 of 1994

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....by any motor vehicle manufacturer, to carry out any service or repair of any motor car, light motor vehicle or two wheeled motor vehicle manufactured by such manufacturer; (10) "banking" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (b) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949(10 of 1949); (11) "banking company" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (a) of section 45A of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(2 of 1934); (12) "banking and other financial service" means-- (a) the following services provided by a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company or any other body corporate, namely:- (i) financial leasing services including equipment leasing and hire-purchase by a body corporate; (ii) credit card services; (iii) merchant banking services; (iv) securities and foreign exchange (forex) broking; (v) asset management including portfolio management, all forms of fund management, pension fund management, custodial, depository and trust services, but does not include cash management; (vi) advisory and other auxiliary financial services including investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on mergers.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 131

Title: Vesting of Property of Board in State Government

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....rights and liabilities which have been vested in the transferor under this section, and publish such scheme as statutory transfer scheme under this Act. (5) A transfer scheme under this section may-- (a) provide for the formation of subsidiaries, joint venture companies or other schemes of division, amalgamation, merger, reconstruction or arrangements which shall promote the profitability and viability of the resulting entity, ensure economic efficiency, encourage competition and protect consumer interests; (b) define the property, interest in property, rights and liabilities to be allocated-- (i) by specifying or describing the property, rights and liabilities in question; or (ii) by referring to all the property, interest in property, rights and liabilities comprised in a described part of the transferor's undertaking; or (iii) partly in one way and partly in the other; (c) provide that any rights or liabilities stipulated or described in the scheme shall be enforceable by or against the transferor or the transferee; (d) impose on the transferor an obligation to enter into such written agreements with or execute such other instruments in favour of any other.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part XIII

Title: Reorganisation of Board

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....purposes of this section and the transfer scheme, the expression "officers and employees" shall mean all officers and employees who on the date specified in the scheme are the officers and employees of the Board or transferor, as the case may be. Section 134 - Payment of compensation of damages or transfer Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or any other law for the time being in force and except for the provisions made in this Act, the transfer of the employment of the officers and employees referred to in sub-section (1) of section 133 shall not entitle such officers and employees to any compensation or damages under this Act, or any other Central or State law, save as provided in the transfer scheme.

Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2003

ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, Appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this.....