Import conditions for motor cars: right hand steering requirement and diplomatic exemptions with resale and re export limits.
Imports under a prior public notice remain outside the notification's conditions but must have right hand steering and controls where applicable; vehicles imported by duty exempt foreign diplomats and privileged persons are exempt from those conditions but cannot be sold domestically except to another diplomat or privileged person and are required to be re exported.

Delegation of information-collection powers to regional income-tax commissioners, with further written delegation to subordinates.
Central Board of Direct Taxes directs specified Commissioners of Income-tax to exercise all powers and functions for collection of information concerning three classes of taxpayers within defined territorial areas (non-company residents with non-business income; non-company business/profession taxpayers with principal place of business in the territory; and companies with registered office there). Commissioners are authorised to delegate those powers in writing to Joint Commissioners, who may further delegate them in writing to Assessing Officers, and the Schedule lists the regional headquarters and territorial scopes to which these powers apply.

Delegation of assessment jurisdiction to international tax directors enabling TDS and assessment powers over non-resident taxpayers.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes delegates the functions and powers of the Commissioner of Income-tax to specified Directors and a Commissioner of Income-tax (International Taxation) for defined territorial areas to exercise all powers in respect of non-residents and foreign companies with a Permanent Establishment, Business Connection or income sources in those areas, including all powers relating to Tax Deduction at Source under sections 195 and 197; it also authorises step-down delegation to Joint Directors and Assessing Officers and comes into force on notification publication.

Delegation of income-tax functions authorises directors to exercise commissioner powers for exemption cases and delegate to subordinates.
Authorises specified Directors of Income-tax (E) at named headquarters to perform the functions of the Commissioner for classes of cases claiming income-tax exemptions, and authorises Deputy and Assistant Directors subordinate to them to act as Deputy Commissioners and Assessing Officers respectively, subject to written orders by the Directors; lists jurisdictions and classes of exemption cases in the Schedule and notes subsequent supersession by a later notification.

Export shipment extension: permitted shipment deadline for onion exports extended for the remaining allocated quantity under FTP.
The Government has further extended the permitted shipment deadline for the unutilized balance of onions from the 50,000 metric tonne allocation released earlier, continuing an earlier extension announced in July; the amendment modifies the operative shipment timeline set by prior notifications and applies solely to the remaining quantity from that allocation under the Export and Import Policy framework.

Special economic zone designation confirms Cochin SEZ boundaries, area and constituent survey numbers under central excise powers.
The central government, invoking the proviso to section 3(1) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, specifies Cochin Special Economic Zone as a special economic zone, superseding Notification No. 14/2001-CE(NT). The notification fixes the zone's location in Thrikkakara South, Ernakulam district, Kerala, records the area as 42.4504 hectares, lists all constituent survey numbers (including later additions), and describes the masonry compound wall, barbed wire fencing, perimeter measurements and external boundary roads.

Special Economic Zone designation: SEEPZ specified and bounded, superseding prior notification and defining territorial limits.
Government specifies the SEEPZ Special Economic Zone, Mumbai as a special economic zone under powers conferred by Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, superseding Notification No.13/2001 except as to past actions; it defines SEEPZ as plot F.1 in the Marel Industrial Area within Parjapur and Vyaravli, taluka Andheri, in the registration sub-district and district of Mumbai and Mumbai suburban, measuring approximately 3,75,013 square meters and bounded north by road and Aarey Milk Colony land, south by road, east by pipeline and Aarey Milk Colony land, and west by road.

Special Economic Zone designation: Kandla SEZ defined by specific territorial boundaries and perimeter fencing, superseding prior notification.
The Central Government designates Kandla Special Economic Zone as a Special Economic Zone under the proviso to section 3(1) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, superseding Notification No. 12/2001-C.E. (N.T.) and excepting prior acts or omissions. The notification identifies specific survey numbers in Anjar taluka, Kutch, Gujarat, describes the zone's relation to the port of Kandla and aggregates its extents, and prescribes perimeter constructions including masonry walls and steel-bar mesh fencing that together define the SEZ's territorial boundaries.

Special Economic Zone designation: Surat SEZ specified with defined area, blocks, boundaries and superseding prior notification.
The Central Government specifies Surat Special Economic Zone at village Sachin, taluka Choryasi, district Surat (Gujarat) as a special economic zone, superseding the earlier notification dated 27 March 2001. The notification defines the SEZ's territorial extent as 4,98,997 square meters by enumerated block numbers, and sets its boundaries (Kakrapar Canal, Diamond Industrial Park, Surat-Bombay railway line), proximate transport links, and an enclosing 3.7 meter boundary wall with Y shape barbed wire fence.

MRP based assessment updated to specify a set rate for insulated ware under central excise notification amendment.
The Central Government, invoking powers under sub section (1) and sub section (2) of section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, amends Notification No. 5/2001 Central Excise (N.T.) by substituting the entry in column (4) against serial No. 44 in the Table with "45%", thereby specifying the percentage to be applied for MRP based assessment of insulated ware by Notification No. 60/2001 C.E. (N.T.), dated 13 9 2001.

Appellate jurisdiction reallocation clarifies which appellate commissioners hear specified income-tax appeals and their corresponding charge jurisdictions.
Notification under section 120 delegates appellate functions by specifying that the Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) listed in the Schedule shall exercise powers and perform functions in respect of appeals filed by cases or classes of cases falling within the jurisdictions of the income-tax charges specified against them; the Schedule maps each appellate designation to corresponding Commissioner charges and ranges and the notification takes effect from September 1, 2001.

Public Sector Undertaking acquisition: takeover restrictions waived when sale agreement provides reversion and government penalty for noncompliance.
Where a public announcement under the proviso to Regulation 14(1) follows a Share Purchase or Shareholders' Agreement with the Central Government for acquisition of a PSU, certain restrictions on director appointments, acting under agreements, transfers of securities and board changes do not apply if the sale agreement contains a reversion clause vesting shares or control back to the Central Government on non-compliance and provides for Central Government-imposed penalties; no competitive bid announcement may follow such an acquirer's announcement.

Rescission of provisional anti-dumping duty: provisional measure withdrawn after levy of final anti-dumping duty.
The Central Government rescinds the provisional anti-dumping notification No.47/2001 Customs (10 May 2001) on phosphoric acid (technical grade) following levy of a final anti-dumping duty, preserving actions or omissions done before rescission; the rescission is effected by formal Customs notification No.95/2001 Customs under the statutory anti-dumping framework and implementing rules.

Anti-dumping duty on technical-grade phosphoric acid imports from China imposed; payable in Indian currency and backdated to provisional levy.
The Central Government, relying on designated authority findings that technical-grade phosphoric acid was dumped from China causing material injury, imposes an anti-dumping duty on the specified phosphoric acid (defined by purity and arsenic limits) under the Customs Tariff Act. The duty, though specified in foreign currency, is payable in Indian currency and is effective from the date the provisional duty was imposed; the applicable exchange rate for conversion is the rate notified for Customs Act purposes with the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty on zinc oxide imposed on Nepalese imports with exporter-specific rates and pro rata purity adjustment.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Zinc Oxide 99.5% purity originating in or exported from Nepal at exporter-specific rates and a default rate for other exporters; the duty is payable in Indian currency, effective up to and inclusive of 11th March 2002, with pro rata adjustment for other purities and the applicable exchange rate to be that notified by the Government of India, using the bill of entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Extension of shipment period for onion exports permits additional time to ship previously allocated quantities.
The Central Government, under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and Export and Import Policy, has extended the shipment deadline for the unutilized balance of onions from the allocation of 50,000 metric tonnes released earlier, permitting shipment of that balance up to 30th September, 2001.

Export Controls: rupee debt mechanism revised permitting cotton linters with NOC while peacock tail feathers remain prohibited.
Deletes the entry permitting Tea exports to Russia under the Rupee Debt Repayment mechanism; creates a new entry allowing export of Cotton Linters as "Free" subject to obtaining a No Objection Certificate from the Member (Ammunitions & Explosives), Ordnance Factory Board; and corrects the entry to state that Peacock Tail Feathers, including handicrafts and articles made thereof, are prohibited from export.

Free importability for perfumery and pharmaceutical plant materials allowed for actual users, subject to plant quarantine certification.
Amendment to licensing note 2 in Chapter 12 permits free importability of plants and plant parts used primarily in perfumery, pharmacy or for insecticidal/fungicidal purposes by Actual Users without import licence, subject to a plant protection quarantine certificate, while expressly prohibiting import of opium, cannabis and coca and excluding specified items (poppy flowers and unripe heads, psyllium husk and seed, poppy husk, mint leaves of all species, jojoba seed) from free importability.

Rescission of provisional anti dumping notification after imposition of final anti dumping duty under customs law.
The Central Government, under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 18 and 20 of the 1995 Anti dumping Rules, rescinded provisional notification No.74/2000 Customs upon imposition of a final anti dumping duty, formalised by Notification No.92/2001 Customs.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imposed; rates specified by exporter and country, payable in local currency.
Anti dumping duties are imposed and continued on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (except latex) from Germany and Korea R.P., at exporter specific rates set out in the Table, applicable to imports under Chapter 40. Duties are effective until the stated expiry unless extended or revoked, must be paid in Indian currency, and the exchange rate for calculation shall be that notified by the Government under the Customs Act, with the relevant date being the date of presentation of the bill of entry.