Developer name change for SEZ establishes new developer for sector-specific food processing zone by notification.
A ministerial notification amends an earlier SEZ notification for the sector-specific Food Processing SEZ at Vadakkukaracheri and Thimmarajapuram villages, Tuticorin District, directing that the developer's name be read as M/s. CCCL PEARL CITY FOOD PORT SEZ LIMITED instead of M/s. CCCL Infrastructure Limited, with reference to the prior notification S.O.1006(E).

SEZ denotification rescission under Special Economic Zone law removes prior SEZ designation following developer's approved request.
The Central Government has rescinded the notification establishing a sector-specific SEZ for IT and IT-enabled services at Gandhinagar, following M/s. DLF Limited's proposal and governmental approval for denotification. The rescission is effected under the statutory power to rescind notifications read with the SEZ rules and preserves actions or omissions made before the rescission.

Denotification of Special Economic Zone: government rescinds prior SEZ notification, preserving actions taken before rescission.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification that designated 12.141 hectares at Thrikkakara North as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology, acting on the proposal and approval for denotification by M/s. TCG Urban Infrastructure Holdings Limited; the rescission is subject to a saving for things done or omitted prior to the rescission.

Special Economic Zone amendment corrects land parcel identifiers and total area and rectifies state designation in notification.
The Central Government issued a corrigendum under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules correcting typographical and plot number errors in the notification for a sector specific SEZ for Multi Services with Free Trade Warehousing Zone at Pargana Ralhupur, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, including adjustment of one plot's area, two plot numbers, the total area figure, and the State Government designation in the Hindi notification.

Special Economic Zone designation for an IT hardware and software sector site, with committee constitution and inland container depot status.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for Electronic Hardware and Software including IT and IT enabled Services at Mouje Punawale comprising specified survey parcels totaling 10.01 hectares, issued under Section 4 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules following grant of a letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance to M/s. Benchmark Realty Private Limited. It constitutes an Approval Committee with named ex officio members and a developer special invitee, and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act from the appointed date.

SEZ land notification expands area under SEZ Act, adding designated survey parcels to Dahej Special Economic Zone.
Notification under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 adds 28-17-81 hectares to the Dahej multi-product SEZ in Gujarat, increasing the Zone to 1732-55-34 hectares. The addition, made under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 4 read with rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, follows a proposal by M/s. Dahej SEZ Limited and the Central Government's satisfaction that the Section 3(8) requirements and related conditions are fulfilled; the notification lists the specific survey numbers and hectare allocations incorporated.

Denotification of SEZ land reduces the notified SEZ area after approval of the proprietor's denotification proposals.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and rule 8 of the Rules, approved denotification proposals by M/s. Essar SEZ Hazira Limited and denotified an aggregate of 68.9948 hectares (with a +0.0600 hectares correction), thereby reducing the originally notified SEZ area from 247.5222 hectares to a resultant notified area of 178.5874 hectares. The notification lists affected survey numbers and records parcel level denotifications, typographical corrections and totalling adjustments to arrive at the new SEZ area.

Special Economic Zone notification: SEZ area notified, Approval Committee constituted, zone deemed Inland Container Depot.
Central Government notifies a multi product Special Economic Zone at specified villages in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, proposed by M/s. IFFCO Kisan SEZ Limited, relying on fulfilment of Section 3 conditions and earlier letter of approval. The notification identifies the SEZ area by a detailed table of survey and sub survey numbers and land categories. An Approval Committee is constituted under Section 14 with named ex officio members and a developer invitee. The SEZ is deemed an Inland Container Depot from 19 April 2010 under the Customs Act.

SEZ authority membership change replaces a nominated member under statutory power, updating the NOIDA SEZ Authority roster.
Amendment substitutes a nominated member on the NOIDA Special Economic Zone Authority by replacing the person named at Sl. No. 5 with a new nominee under the power conferred by Section 31 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, effectuated through a central government notification.

Denotification of SEZ land reduces designated SEZ area after statutory approval under Special Economic Zones Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006, denotifies an aggregate area of 14-56-34 hectares from the Dahej multi-product SEZ after receipt of approvals from M/s. Dahej SEZ Limited and satisfaction of statutory requirements, resulting in a revised SEZ area of 1704-37-53 hectares and specifying the affected survey numbers and parcel-level area adjustments.

Special Economic Zone expansion authorised: additional land included under SEZ Act and Rules, increasing the notified SEZ area.
The Central Government, under the Special Economic Zones statutory framework and rules, notifies addition of 6.985 hectares to the sector specific Special Economic Zone for Free Trade and Warehousing at Village Sai, Panvel, thereby increasing the notified SEZ area to 52.745 hectares and specifying the survey/hissa numbers and parcelwise areas of the newly included land.

Special Economic Zone amendment confirms substituted land schedule for IT/ITES SEZ at Bhondsi, defining parcelised area.
The Central Government amends the prior notification to establish a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services by M/s. GHI Finlease and Investments Limited at Village Bhondsi, Gurgaon, by substituting the original land schedule with a detailed table of village killa numbers and parcel areas, the substituted schedule aggregating to a total area of 13.309 hectares.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes a sector-specific oil and gas SEZ with approval, governance committee, and customs ICD status.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for oil and gas proposed by M/s. Gujarat Hydrocarbon and Power SEZ Limited, records satisfaction with statutory prerequisites and grant of a letter of approval for development, and notifies a specified area composed of listed survey numbers as the SEZ. It constitutes an Approval Committee under the Act listing ex officio members and state nominees with a developer representative as special invitee. The Government further declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes with an appointed commencement date.

Special Economic Zone designation for information technology grants developer approval and creates Approval Committee, with zone deemed Inland Container Depot.
A sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology at Thrikkakara North, Kerala, comprising 28.329 hectares promoted by M/s. Bluestar Realtors Private Limited was approved under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for development, operation and maintenance, declared an SEZ under the Act and Rules, an Approval Committee was constituted with specified ex officio members and a developer invitee, and the zone was deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, 1962.

Special Economic Zone designation enables granite processing SEZ with notified area, approval committee and ICD/Port status.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for granite processing industries in specified survey numbers at Uthangarai and Pochampalli Taluks, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, and formally notifies the area for development, operation and maintenance. It constitutes an Approval Committee with listed ex officio members and a developer special invitee to administer the SEZ, and appoints the date from which the SEZ shall be deemed an Inland Container Depot/Port under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone boundary modification: de notification and additional notification adjust SEZ land area as approved.
Central Government, exercising statutory notification powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and applicable Rules, de notifies 2.26 hectares and notifies an additional 1.76 hectares within the sector specific IT/ITES SEZ at DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon, resulting in a revised SEZ area of 10.30 hectares. The change was made following the developer's proposal and satisfaction of statutory prerequisites, and is reflected in a parcel level table listing affected survey parcels and area adjustments.

Special Economic Zone expansion: inclusion of additional area at APIIC Industrial Park for alumina/aluminium sector notified.
The Central Government, invoking the second proviso to sub section (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies inclusion of an additional area into the sector specific SEZ for the alumina/aluminium sector at APIIC Industrial Park, Visakhapatnam. The notified inclusion comprises the survey numbers listed in the annexed table and increases the total notified extent of the SEZ to reflect the enlarged area, following the earlier letter of approval and previous partial notification.

Special Economic Zone inclusion: additional area added to aluminium export SEZ following statutory approval under the SEZ Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the SEZ Act and Rules and following grant of approval under Section 3, notifies inclusion of 35.086 hectares at Brundamal and Kurebaga Villages, Jharsuguda, into the sector-specific SEZ for manufacture and export of aluminium with an associated captive power plant, listing the specific survey numbers, khata and plot particulars to be incorporated for development and operation by the approved developer.

Deemed licensee status for SEZ developers makes them licensees under electricity law from zone notification.
The Central Government notifies that clause (b) of section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003 applies to all Special Economic Zones notified under the SEZ Act, subject to a proviso that the Developer of a notified SEZ shall be deemed to be a licensee for the purposes of that clause with effect from the date of notification of the Special Economic Zone.

SEZ exclusion for offsite ATMs and non OBU bank branches permitted subject to prior central bank permission.
Declaration that clause (u) of the Special Economic Zones Act does not apply to establishing offsite Automated Teller Machines in SEZs and to branches in SEZs by banks not licensed as offshore banking units, provided such establishments obtain prior authorization from the central banking authority under the applicable banking regulatory framework.