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Issues: Whether an electronic cash register is classifiable under entry 90 of Schedule C, Part II as a cash registering machine, or under entry 97(b) of Schedule C, Part II as an electronic system, instrument or appliance.
Analysis: Entry 90 was a general entry covering certain machines, including cash registering machines, whereas entry 97(b) was a special entry specifically dealing with electronic systems, instruments, apparatus and appliances not otherwise specified. The Court held that where a special entry exists, it prevails over the general entry. The nature of the goods was examined by reference to their essential character and ordinary understanding, and the electronic cash register was found to operate on electronic principles and to be distinct from a cash registering machine in common parlance. The fact that the product performed cash-registering functions did not alter its classification when its essential character was electronic.
Conclusion: The electronic cash register fell under entry 97(b) and not under entry 90, and the reference was answered in favour of the assessee.
Ratio Decidendi: For classification purposes, a specific entry for electronic systems, instruments, apparatus and appliances prevails over a general machine entry, and an article whose essential character is electronic must be classified under the special electronic entry even if it performs a function commonly associated with a machine.
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