Special Economic Zone rules amendment replaces "Apparel" with "Textiles and Article of Textiles" in Annexure II.
Amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules substitutes "Apparel" with "Textiles and Article of Textiles" in Annexure II, Serial Number 3; enacted by the Central Government under Section 55 of the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 as the Special Economic Zones (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2010, to come into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Scientific research approval requires donor funds to be used and audited for eligible social science research.
Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Goa approved as an institution under section 35(1)(iii) from assessment year 2010-2011, on condition that sums received are used for social science research, research is conducted through faculty or enrolled students, separate books of accounts for research receipts and expenditure are maintained and audited by a qualified accountant, and the audit report together with a certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research is furnished to the tax authority by the return due date; approval may be withdrawn for noncompliance or cessation of genuine research activity.

Tariff amendment updates specified tariff headings to alter effective duty treatment for certain goods under central excise.
Substitutes the Table entry against S.No.17 in the principal central excise notification to specify revised tariff headings for classification, thereby changing the reference used to determine the notification's duty or exemption treatment for the affected goods.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes IT/ITES SEZ, constitutes Approval Committee and declares ICD status effective.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services at Chokkanahalli, totaling 10.11 hectares, and confirms prior approval for its development, operation and maintenance. It constitutes an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio officials including the Development Commissioner, Departmental nominee, Zonal JDGFT, and Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees). The Government further declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes from the appointed date.

Special Economic Zone notification creates an IT sector SEZ at KIDAB, sets up an approval committee and grants ICD status.
Notification designates a 10 hectare Sector Specific SEZ for information technology and IT enabled services at KIDAB Industrial Area following grant of a letter of approval under the SEZ Act; it establishes an Approval Committee comprising specified ex officio members and a developer invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

CENVAT credit extended to components, spares and accessories of motor vehicles when used in providing taxable services.
Amendment to the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 inserts a sub-clause to rule 2(a) permitting CENVAT credit for components, spares and accessories of motor vehicles when used to provide the taxable services specified in the referenced sub-clauses; the CENVAT Credit (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2010 take effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Inspection powers: specified SFIO officers authorized to inspect company books under section 209A of Companies Act.
Named officers of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) are authorized to inspect the books of account and other books and papers of every company under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 209A of the Companies Act, 1956; the notification lists those officers and their designations within SFIO empowered to exercise this inspection authority.

Industrial park notification grants recognition and commencement but may be invalidated for misinformation or unapproved amendments.
The Central Government notifies M/s. Shyam Developers' specified Ramol, Daskroi project as an industrial park for tax incentive purposes with commencement dated 31st March, 2009; the notification is conditional and may be invalidated if the application contains wrong or omitted material information, if the location is already notified for another undertaking, or if project amendments are made without Central Government approval.

Customs exemption expanded to include tags, labels, security sensors, staple wire and poly bags for replenishment licence holders.
The Central Government amends the principal customs exemption notification for holders of Replenishment Licence by adding "tags and labels, security censor on card, staple wire and poly bags" to Annexure-I and Annexure-II, thereby extending the list of consumables exempted under the scheme for manufacture of gem and jewellery and cut and polished diamonds under section 25(1) of the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on Sodium Tripoly Phosphate imposed, with specified per unit rates for named Chinese producers and other exporters.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on Sodium Tripoly Phosphate (sub heading 2835 31 00) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, based on findings of dumping, significant dumping margins, and material injury to domestic industry; the notification prescribes producer and exporter specific per unit USD duty rates, a general rate for other combinations and non China transshipments, requires payment in Indian currency, and specifies that the rate of exchange shall be as notified under section 14 of the Customs Act with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous mill to the Schedule, altering the list of authorized manufacturers.
The Central Government amends the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by adding Mrs. Multiwal Pulp and Board Mills (P) Limited, located in District Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarakhand, as a new indigenous newsprint manufacturer in the Schedule; the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2010 takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Rates of drawback for exports in 2010-11 set, specifying eligibility, Cenvat treatment, exclusions and procedural filing rules.
Central Government determines rates and caps of duty drawback for 2010-11 as specified in the annexed Schedule, aligning tariff items at four-digit level and expressing drawback as percentages of FOB value or per-unit rates with caps. Payment is conditional on satisfying procedural requirements under rules 11-13 of the Drawback Rules; separate columns distinguish total drawback when Cenvat facility has not been availed from the customs component when Cenvat has been availed. The Schedule lists exclusions (warehouses under section 65, Advance Licence/DFIA/EOU/SEZ/DEPB beneficiaries, and rebate recipients under Central Excise Rules), definitions for textile and leather terms, composite-article rules, and filing against specified tariff items; the notification is effective 20 September 2010.

Special Economic Zone approval committee constituted; zone designated as inland container depot, affecting governance and customs status.
The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee for the Sector Specific Special Economic Zone at Hi-tech City, Madhapur, under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, specifying ex officio members including the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce nominee, Zonal JDGFT, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax, Director (Banking) of the Ministry of Finance, two state nominated officers, and a developer representative as special invitee. The government further designates the zone as an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, changing its customs status.

Special Economic Zone approval committee constituted and zone declared an Inland Container Depot under customs law.
The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee for the Kalwa Trans Thane Creek IT/ITES Sector Specific SEZ under Section 14 of the SEZ Act, listing ex officio members including the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce nominee, Zonal JDGFT, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax, Director (Banking), two State nominees and a developer representative as special invitee. The Government also declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act by exercise of powers under Section 53(2) of the SEZ Act.

Prevention of money-laundering: amendment adds State Police Department and Regulator to notification, expanding coverage.
Amendment inserts State Police Department and Regulator into an existing Prevention of Money Laundering notification, the latter being defined by clause (fa) of rule 2 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Records Rules, 2005; the Central Government invoked its amendment powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and cited public interest.

Corrigendum to excise exemption notification updates land parcel identifiers affecting industrial park exemption records.
Corrigendum to the Central Excise exemption notification corrects the Khasra Nos. entry for an existing location in Jammu Province, District Jammu, under locations run by the Directorate of Industries & Commerce / SIDCO / SICOP, directing specified substitutions of the previously published parcel figures with corrected parcel identifiers in Annexure II.

Duty-free tariff preference threshold reduced for Least Developed Countries; corresponding preferential tariff rates in Appendix I increased accordingly.
Substitutes the opening paragraph requirement from "60 per cent" to "40 per cent" for duty free tariff preference eligibility and replaces specified percentage entries in column (4) of Appendix I with higher corresponding entries, thereby increasing the preferential tariff margins under Notification No. 96/2008-Customs.

Customs duty exemption for imports from Nepal where goods meet origin rules and certified proof of manufacture is furnished.
Exempts specified goods imported from Nepal from the whole of customs duty and the whole of the special additional duty, subject to conditions: goods must be wholly produced in Nepal or satisfy manufacturing and value content criteria that effect a four digit HS change, and importers must produce a certified certificate of origin. Certain items are subject to annual quantitative limits, permitted land customs stations, and procedural requirements; special additional duty exemption is excluded for some items.

Tariff values updated for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds, substituting the earlier customs tariff table.
Substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) under sub-section (2) of section 14, setting tariff values in US$ per metric tonne for specified headings including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, with several edible-oil entries retained at existing values and new figures assigned to brass scrap and poppy seeds.

Export port inclusion expands export promotion scheme access by adding specified ports and locations in notifications.
Amendments replace specified port references in numerous Customs miscellaneous exemption notifications for export promotion schemes by adding Krishnapatnam and Ennore (Tamil Nadu) and substituting Patli (Gurgaon) with Patli (Gurgaon), Irugur Village (Tamil Nadu), Thudiyalur (Tamil Nadu), Chettipalayam (Tamil Nadu) and Veerapandi (Tamil Nadu), applied to the indicated conditions or clauses of the listed prior notifications.