Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017

Insertion of new sections 3B and 3C.

8. In the Central Excise Act, after section 3A, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-

''3B. Emergency power of Central Government to increase duty of excise.- (1) Where, in respect of any goods, the Central Government is satisfied that the duty leviable thereon under section 3 should be increased and that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the Fourth Schedule to substitute the rate of duty specified therein in respect of such goods in the following manner, namely:-

(a)	-	in a case where the rate of duty as specified in the Fourth Schedule as in force immediately before the issue of such notification is nil, a rate of duty not exceeding fifty per cent. ad valorem expressed in any form or method;
(b)	-	in any other case, a rate of duty which shall not be more than twice the rate of duty specified in respect of such goods in the Fourth Schedule as in force immediately before the issue of the said notification:

Provided that the Central Government shall not issue any notification under this sub-section for substituting the rate of duty in respect of any goods as specified by an earlier notification issu .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store