Central Excise Amendment removes a defined item from rule two, modifying the scope of the Central Excise Rules. The Central Excise (1st Amendment) Rules, 1988 effectuate the deletion of item (zg) from the definitional provisions in rule two, clause (ii), sub-clause (A) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944; the amendment is issued under the prescribed rulemaking power and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.