Excise notification amended: specified tariff entries omitted under statutory excise powers to serve public interest. The Government amends Notification No. 9/96-Central Excise by omitting serial numbers 11, 12 and 24 from the Table, exercising statutory excise powers and stating the action is necessary in the public interest; this change is issued as Notification No.18/2000-CE dated 1 March 2000 and references prior Gazette publication of the principal notification.