Notification No. 12 dated 27^th March 2001 (NT)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with clause (8) of rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby specifies Kandla Special Economic Zone, as �free trade zone�.

(i) Survey numbers 199, 200 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 257, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 302, 303, 304, 310, 312, 313 and 315 in the taluka of Anjar district of Kutch, State of Gujarat at a distance of 9.6 kilometers from the port of Kandla, and enclosed by a 3.3528 meters high fencing consisting of stone masonry in mild steel bar mesh at the top, extending 1,042.49 meters in the north, 1,529.51 meters in the west, 777.85 meters in the south and 1,847.88 meters in the east; and

(ii) Survey numbers 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 210, 213, 214, 215, 227, 256, 258, 259, 264, 265, 298, 299, 300, 307, 308, 309, 311, 314, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 and 331 in the taluka of Anjar, district of Kutch, in the State of Gujarat, at a distance of 9.6 kilometers from the port of Kandla, enclosed partly by 3.3528 meters high fencing consisting of stone masonry in the plinth and mild steel bar mesh at the top and partly by 4.20 meters wall consisting of stone masonry wall upto 3 meters with 1.20 meters barbed wire-fencing at the top.

The places specified in clauses (i) and (ii) combined together extending upto 1552.49 meters in the north, 1512.00 meters in the south, 1849.08 meters in the east and 1560.00 meters in the west.