Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 25th April, 2007
5, Vaisakha 1929 Saka.
Notification No. 24/2007 - Central Excise (N.T.)
G.S.R. (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central
Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of
1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend
the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely:-
- (1) These rules may be called the CENVAT Credit (Fourth Amendment) Rules,
2007.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
- In the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 , after rule 5, the following rule shall be
inserted, namely:-
“5A- Refund of CENVAT credit to units in specified areas.- Notwithstanding
anything contrary contained in these rules, where a manufacturer has cleared
final products in terms of notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.20/2007-Central Excise, dated the
25th April, 2007 and is unable to utilize the CENVAT credit of duty taken on
inputs required for manufacture of final products specified in the said
notification, other than final products which are exempt or subject to nil rate
of duty, for payment of duties of excise on said final products, then the
Central Government may allow the refund of such credit subject to such
procedure, conditions and limitations, as may be specified by notification.
Explanation: For the purposes of this rule, “duty” means the duties specified in
sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of these rules.”
(Rahul Nangare)
Under Secretary to Government of India
[F.No.267/45/2007-CX.8]