Rescission of excise notification: government withdraws prior exemption under statutory power on public interest grounds. The Central Government, invoking the power under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, rescinds Notification No. 97/90 Central Excises (dated 20 March 1990) on the ground that rescission is necessary in the public interest, thereby withdrawing the exemption or regulatory effect previously created by that notification.