Appointment of Central Excise Officers: departmental officers vested with statutory excise and Chapter V finance powers across specified jurisdictions. Specified senior and subordinate officers of the Central Excise Department are appointed as Central Excise Officers and vested with all powers under the Central Excise Act and under Chapter V of the Finance Act, and the rules made thereunder, for jurisdictions specified under rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules; the notification is issued under the stated statutory and rule-making provisions and supersedes earlier notifications to the extent specified, with commencement to be notified in the Official Gazette.