Inclusion of Pass Book Holder expands transfer and condition references under customs exemption notification to cover additional beneficiaries.
The notification amends a customs exemption by substituting references so that where the text previously referred to "Advance Licence Holder" it now reads "Advance Licence Holder or Pass Book Holder", including the opening portion that governs transfers and conditions (e) and (g), thereby extending the notification's operative beneficiary category under section 25(1) of the Customs Act.

Amendment to customs exemption notification removes a listed table entry under powers conferred by the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act and acting in the public interest, amends Notification No. 71/87-Customs by omitting Sl. No. 8 and its related entry from the Table annexed to that notification.

Appointment of Customs Officers: territorial clause amended to specify district and subdivision jurisdiction for officer appointments.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes clause (c) in the Table to the earlier notification to specify the District of Darjeeling and Islampur sub-division of West Dinajpur District in West Bengal as the entry for that clause, thereby amending the territorial scope for appointment of customs officers.

Customs exemption scope amended to include tools and instruments alongside machinery, widening covered import items.
Amendment revises the wording of the notification by substituting the word "machinery" with the phrase "machinery, tools or instruments required", thereby broadening the descriptive scope of items covered by the customs exemption; the change is made under statutory power in the public interest and does not add procedural conditions.

Warehousing station designation authorizes a locality as an official customs warehousing station under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, 1962, issues a notification declaring Cuttack in District Cuttack to be a warehousing station, formally recognising the place for purposes of customs warehousing and enabling use of customs warehousing facilities at that location.

Amendment to customs notification expands the Explanation's territorial wording to include Trivandrum alongside Madras.
Amendment modifies the Explanation to an existing customs notification by substituting the words "Madras and Trivandrum" for the earlier words "and Madras", thereby expanding the Explanation's territorial designation to include Trivandrum while leaving other terms of the original notification unchanged.

Amendment to customs exemption schedule adds a reference to a notification altering auxiliary duty entries.
Amendment inserts Sl. No. 267 in the Schedule to Notification No. 106/89 Customs, adding a reference to Notification No. 140 Customs dated 13 April 1989, and is promulgated under the powers of the Customs Act read with the Finance Bill provision given force under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act as necessary in the public interest.

Customs exemption for aircraft salvage imports: duty waived if goods are exported within the allowed period.
Goods imported into India for search, rescue, investigation, repairs or salvage of a damaged aircraft are exempt from the whole of customs duty in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and from the whole of additional duty under section 3 of that Act, provided such goods are exported not later than three months from importation or such extended period as the Collector of Customs allows; covered goods include aircraft, tools, spare parts and any other necessary equipment.

Customs amendment: substitution of 'Rutile' with 'Synthetic Rutile' in existing notification, altering commodity designation under Customs Act.
The Central Government, exercising its Customs Act authority, amends Notification No. 43/87-Customs by substituting the word "Rutile" with "Synthetic Rutile", thereby modifying the statutory commodity description in that notification.

Amendment to customs notification inserts a new schedule entry adding Notification No.138 to existing customs exemptions.
The central government amended Notification No.106/89-Cus. by inserting, after Sl. No. 265, a new Sl. No. 266 in the Schedule referencing Notification No.138-Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Bill as given force by the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act and citing public interest.

Customs exemption for fogging machines: municipal imports relieved from duties exceeding a capped ad valorem rate and from additional duty.
Exemption authorises concessional treatment for fogging machines imported by a municipal body for use in combating malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, relieving such imports from customs duty in excess of an ad valorem cap and from the additional customs duty leviable under the Customs Tariff, limited to fogging machines within the relevant tariff chapter and to qualifying municipal authorities.

Validity extension: notification 234/86-Cus expiry date advanced to extend exemption applicability under Customs Act powers.
The Central Government, under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 234/86-Customs by substituting in paragraph 2 the words "31st day of March, 1989" with "31st day of March, 1990", thereby extending the notification's expiry date and continuing its operative effect for an additional year.

Extension of notification validity updates expiry date, prolonging Customs exemption period under statutory power authority.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 111/84 Cus. by substituting in paragraph 2 the words "31st day of March, 1989" with "31st day of March, 1990", thereby extending the expiry date of the notification and prolonging the operative period of the exemption set out in that paragraph.

Customs amendment updates prior exemption schedules by inserting and removing specified notification entries under delegated powers.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Bill given provisional force, directs specific amendments to the Schedules of earlier customs exemption notifications: insertion of a new serial entry referencing a newly issued notification and omission of an existing serial entry, thereby adjusting the exemptions listed in those schedules as a procedural exercise of delegated legislative power in the public interest.

Customs exemption for goods imported for offshore oil exploration conditioned on an empowered committee certificate at clearance.
The Central Government exempts specified goods imported for off shore oil exploration or exploitation from the whole of customs duty and any additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act, subject to production at clearance of a certificate issued by the Member Secretary of the Empowered Committee on the Indigenisation of Oil Field Equipment and Services certifying the goods are essential; the exemption covers an enumerated list of equipment, sub assemblies, spares and consumables and operates for the period specified in the notification.

Validity extension of customs exemption notification extends its expiry date under statutory executive power.
The Central Government, exercising its statutory executive power under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 19/85-Cus. by substituting the expiry date in paragraph 2 of the original notification with a later date, thereby extending the validity period of that miscellaneous exemption notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.

Preferential tariff exemption reduces a portion of customs duty on specified imports from United Arab Republic, subject to origin proof.
Exemption reduces by half a specified portion of the standard customs duty on identified goods when imported into India from the United Arab Republic, subject to the importer proving to the satisfaction of the proper officer of Customs that the goods originate in the United Arab Republic under the rules of origin of the India-United Arab Republic-Yugoslavia Trade Expansion and Economic Co-operation Agreement; the benefit covers the enumerated goods tied to First Schedule headings and excludes specified earlier notifications.

Importer certification requirement: importers must confirm no foreign exchange remittance for exempt imports; notification validity extended.
Amendment requires that an importer claiming the exemption must certify in each case that no foreign exchange remittance was made for the import of the goods, and extends the notification's operative period by substituting its existing sunset date with a later date; both changes are made under the Central Government's power in section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Extension of exemption period under customs law, amending existing notification to prolong benefit for domestic automobile industry.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 66 of the Customs Act, substituted the expiry date in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 522/86-Cus with a later date to extend the notification's operative period; the amendment is stated to further the development of the domestic automobile industry and the substitution is the single operative modification.

Exemption for melting scrap of iron and steel caps additional customs duty payable on qualifying imports above a per tonne rate.
Exempts imported melting scrap of iron or steel (excluding heavy melting scrap and stainless steel) from that portion of additional customs duty which exceeds an amount calculated at a prescribed per tonne rate, thereby capping the additional duty payable on qualifying imports.