Appointment of tax officer: Joint Commissioner/Dy. Commissioner of VAT named to assist in VAT administration effective on assumption of charge.
The Lt. Governor, under Section 66(2)(a) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act and rule 47 of the Delhi VAT Rules, appoints Shri J.P. Aggarwal as Joint Commissioner/Dy. Commissioner of Value Added Tax, effective from the date of assumption of charge, to assist the Commissioner of Value Added Tax in administering the Act; the appointment is issued by the Finance (T&E) Department as an official notification.

Competition law amendment alters transitional timing and removes proviso, making specified provisions effective on commencement by presidential ordinance.
The Ordinance removes the proviso and its Explanation to the transitional subsection of the Competition Act and substitutes references to expiry after two years with references to the Ordinance's commencement, so that the specified transitional timing and related obligations take effect immediately on commencement of the Competition (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009.

Unique device identifiers: import of mobile handsets without valid IMEI/ESN/MEID is prohibited, altering import compliance.
Importation of handsets under ITC (HS) Code 8517 without a valid IMEI or with an all-zero IMEI is prohibited; likewise, importation of CDMA phones without a valid ESN or MEID, or with these identifiers all zeroes, is prohibited. The prohibition amends Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Classification under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy and is stated to be in the public interest.

Import prohibition on wild animals with mandatory CITES compliance for listed species under amended trade policy.
Import of wild animals, including their parts and products, is prohibited and, for species listed in CITES, is subject to CITES provisions. An Import Licensing Note inserted at the end of Chapter 96 states this prohibition and CITES applicability. A Note for Chapter 14 makes import of Red Sanders Powder subject to CITES. Select Exim codes for fur items are designated Free for import but expressly conditioned on compliance with the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES.

Customs duty exemption for specified tariff heading established, with Nil basic and additional duty effective from the stated date.
The notification amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by inserting a proviso clause making the exemption effective for goods against newly added S.No. 22AC from 1 October 2010, and by adding S.No. 22AC to the Table to list tariff heading 1006 30 as "All goods" with Nil basic and additional customs duty.

Exemption under section 35AC expanded for specified medical and elderly care project, increasing the eligible project cost ceiling.
Amendment to the income-tax notification under section 35AC substitutes the previously notified maximum allowable project cost with an enhanced amount for the Helpage India scheme specified for medical care to old persons, leprosy and cancer patients, provision of homes for old persons, rehabilitation of destitute old women, and conducting eye camps, following a recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare.

Section 35AC exemption extended for hospital and research centre project while preserving approved cost and eligibility status.
The Central Government has specified the Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Public Trust project for construction and running of a hospital and research centre at Hojai, Assam, as an eligible project for tax exemption under the relevant provision, and, on the National Committee's recommendation, extended the eligible period for a further three years beginning with financial year 2009-10 without any change in the approved project cost of Rs. 7593.00 lakhs.

Tax exemption specification extended for an eligible charitable trust project, authorising a further three-year designation.
The Central Government specified the ENT Charitable Trust project for purchase of equipment and construction of a school and ear-care centre at Bandangari, Malad East, Mumbai as an eligible project under section 35AC for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009-10, following a recommendation by the National Committee satisfied with project execution, and without change to the approved project cost.

Exemption under section 35AC: specified school project continued and permitted increased project cost for deduction eligibility.
The Central Government, under section 35AC, specifies the project "Running the School K.C. Thackeray Vidya Niketan English Medium School" by Thermax Social Initiative Foundation as an eligible project and, on the National Committee's recommendation, amends the earlier notification to substitute the previously specified maximum amount of project cost with a higher amount, thereby increasing the ceiling for cost to be allowed as deduction under the Income tax Act.

Income tax exemption provision: vocational training project by Sterlite Foundation specified for further eligibility with confirmed approved cost.
The Central Government specifies the project "Setting up and running of vocational training centers for computer courses and tailoring classes at 386 centres" by Sterlite Foundation as an eligible project for income-tax exemption under the relevant provision for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009-10, confirms unchanged approved cost and records the National Committee's recommendation based on satisfactory execution.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for School Adoption Scheme and Balwadi Project for three further financial years.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC, specifies the "School Adoption Scheme and Balwadi Project at Mumbai, Maharashtra" by The Bombay Community Public Trust as an eligible project for a further three years beginning with financial year 2009-10, following the National Committee's recommendation and without any change in the approved project cost.

Section 35AC exemption extended for a health and employment project, maintaining original approved cost and eligibility.
Notification extends Section 35AC tax exemption to the project "To provide health and employment opportunities" by Shanti Samaj Sevi Samiti, preserving its eligible project or scheme status for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009-10, on the recommendation of the National Committee and with no change to the approved project cost.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for Education and Health support Scheme by Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra for three years.
Notification under section 35AC re-notifies the "Education and Health support Scheme for Children of poor and socially marginalized class" by Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra as an eligible project for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009-2010 through 2011-2012, without any change to the approved project cost of 39.00 lakh, following recommendation by the National Committee under rule 11M.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for a further three-year period for specified trust welfare projects.
Notification under section 35AC designates the scheme "Running of hostel, medical, self-employment projects by Dr. Ambedkar Vanvasi Kalyan Trust" as an eligible project for a further three-year period beginning with the financial year 2009-2010, the Central Government acting under sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC, and confirms the extension is made without change to the approved corpus fund.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for the Home for spastics project, retaining approved project cost and corpus fund.
The Central Government notifies the charitable scheme for construction, aids/equipment, vans, furnishing and running of a Home for spastics by Handicapped Children's Parents Association in Dwarka as an eligible project under section 35AC, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly, and extends the exemption for a further three-year period beginning with the financial year 2009-2010 without change in the approved project cost and retained corpus fund.

Tax exemption under section 35AC extended for Deepalaya's rural health project, authorising a further three-year eligible period.
The Central Government, invoking section 35AC and the Explanation thereto and rule 11M procedures, notifies Deepalaya's project for construction of a dispensary, purchase of furniture and equipment, provision of a van and running of a rural health project in Mewat as an eligible project for a further three-year period beginning with the financial year 2009-2010, without any change in the approved project cost, following the recommending report that the project is being properly executed.

Section 35AC project designation renewed; project cost ceiling increased and institutional address amended for eligible plastic waste scheme.
The Central Government designates the project "Recycle Recover Reuse of plastic waste in an eco-friendly manner" by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment as an eligible project under section 35AC and amends the earlier notification to increase the maximum allowable project cost ceiling and to update the institution's address, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is properly executed and will extend beyond nine years.

Exemption under section 35AC: eligible rural development project's allowable project cost enhanced, amending the prior notification.
The Central Government specifies the Integrated Rural Development Project by Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha as an eligible scheme for deduction under section 35AC and amends the earlier notification's Table by substituting the previously prescribed maximum allowable project cost with the newly enhanced project cost recommended by the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for Braille Press complex project, renewing eligible-scheme status for three financial years.
The Central Government notifies continuation of the tax exemption for the Braille Press Complex project carried out by the Blind Persons' Association, extending its status as an eligible project for a further three financial years following a National Committee recommendation and on the basis that the project is being executed properly; the notification preserves the previously approved project cost and specifies the qualifying activities of construction, equipment purchase, and running of the Braille Press Complex under the income-tax rules.

Anti-dumping duty continuation extends levy on propylene glycol imports from specified countries until notified expiry.
The Central Government amended the principal customs notification imposing anti-dumping duty on propylene glycol originating in or exported from the United States, Singapore, the Republic of Korea and the European Union by adding a provision that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the specified expiry date unless revoked earlier, thereby extending the temporal application of the existing anti-dumping duty under the Customs Tariff Act and the applicable rules.