Rate of duty for embroidery machines fixed per metre per shift, replacing the earlier notification under excise rules. Prescribes a duty for embroidery machines used to manufacture embroidery in the piece, strips, or motifs on cotton, man-made, silk or woollen fabric bases, fixing duty by reference to machine length and shift; issued under rule 96ZI of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 and superseding the earlier notification No. 17/98-C.E. (N.T.).