Designation under section 269UB amended to appoint a new Appropriate Authority under the income tax notification.
Amendment under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 269UB substitutes item (ii) against Serial No. 3 in the Table to notification No. S.O. 392(E) dated 31-05-1989, replacing the entry concerning the designation of Appropriate Authority for Ahmedabad with Shri V.D. Wakharkar, Commissioner of Income-tax, by Notification No. 0586(E) dated 27-07-1989 (File No. 316/82-89-OT).

Section 269UB powers: substitution of Appropriate Authority entry appoints a new Chief Engineer for tax administration.
Under Section 269UB the Central Government amends Notification No. S.O. 392(E) by substituting, in the Table against Serial No. 1 for the Appropriate Authority, item (iii) with the entry "Shri Chandra Pal, Chief Engineer," effected by Notification No. 0585(E) recorded under File No. 316/68-89-OT.

Appointment under Section 269UB substitutes the Appropriate Authority for Madras with a new Chief Engineer.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Section 269UB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, amends Notification S.O. 684(E) by substituting, in column 2 of the Table against Serial No. 4 (Appropriate Authority, Madras), item (iii) so that it now reads "(iii) Shri Chandra Pal, Chief Engineer" as reflected in Notification No. 0584(E) dated 27-07-1989.

Notification under section 269UB amended to substitute the designated Appropriate Authority by name in the official table.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 269UB of the Income-tax Act, amends Notification No. S.O. 684(E) dated 24th May, 1986 by substituting the item (i) against Serial No. 1 in the Table with a newly designated Appropriate Authority. The change is effected by Notification No. 0583(E) dated 27-07-1989 and limited to replacing the named official in the notification's table.

Appointment of Appropriate Authority under section 269UB: Shri N. Vembu named Chief Engineer replacing prior entry.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 269UB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, amends notification S.O. 392(E) to substitute item (iii) against Serial No. 1 in column 2 of the Table for the Appropriate Authority, Bangalore. The substituted entry names "Shri N. Vembu, Chief Engineer" as the designated Appropriate Authority for Bangalore, recorded under File Number 316/68/89-OT.

Closure of salt works ordered, requiring cessation of manufacture and cancellation of the licence under Central Excise rules.
The government, exercising powers under the Central Excise Rules, directs the closure of the specified salt works at Rajakkamangalam Salt Factory, mandates cessation of salt manufacture on the premises, and declares that the licence relating to those works shall stand cancelled.

Tax-free NTPC bonds specified for tax-preferential treatment; benefit available only after holder registers holding with issuer.
Central Government specifies 10-year 9% tax-free secured redeemable non-convertible bonds issued by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (V Issue private placement) as within the scope of the Income-tax Act item that treats certain bond interest as tax-free. The benefit is admissible only if the holder registers his name and holding with the issuing Corporation.

Research approval under section 35(1)(ii): association must maintain separate research accounts and file prescribed annual audited returns.
Approval under section 35(1)(ii) is granted to The Mangalam, Lucknow, as an Association for scientific research purposes, conditional on maintaining a separate research account, filing prescribed annual returns of research activities by 31st May, submitting audited accounts and balance sheet to the prescribed authority and tax authorities by 30th June, and applying for renewal at least three months before approval expiry; late applications risk rejection.

Specified bond designation under tax proviso: transfer benefit conditional on transferee notifying issuer by registered post.
The notification specifies that the named HDFC bonds are covered by the proviso to section 193, and makes the proviso's benefit conditional on transfers by endorsement or delivery only if the transferee notifies the issuer by registered post within sixty days of such transfer.

Specified bond designation under tax withholding rules: bond transfers require notice to issuer to secure withholding benefit.
Central Government designates the "12 per cent. HDFC Corporate Bonds-II Series" as specified bonds under the proviso to the withholding tax provision, making the bonds eligible for the proviso's benefit. The benefit is conditional: the transferee must notify the issuer by registered post within sixty days of transfer by endorsement or delivery for the benefit to be admissible.

Wealth tax specification for NTPC tax-free bonds; transfer benefit requires transferee's registered notice within sixty days.
Specifies 10-year 9% tax-free secured redeemable non-convertible NTPC Bonds (V Issue Private Placement) as qualifying instruments under clause (xvie) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Wealth tax Act, 1957. The benefit on transfer by endorsement or delivery is admissible only if the transferee informs the issuing Corporation by registered post within sixty days of such transfer.

Customs port designation: Port Blair authorized for loading marine products and unloading timber and wood products.
Port Blair is appointed as a customs port, superseding the earlier notification, limited to (a) the loading of fish and other marine products and (b) the unloading of timber and wood based products.

Excise duty exemption for ammonium chloride: non-recovery ordered where duties were not levied due to prevailing administrative practice.
A governmental directive exempts ammonium chloride within Chapter 28, when used as fertilizer or in fertilizer manufacture, from payment of excise duty and special duty for a specified retrospective period where those duties were not levied due to a generally prevalent administrative practice; duties not levied in accordance with that practice are declared not required to be paid.

Exemption amendment expands eligible beneficiaries to include Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations under the customs notification.
Amendment expands the beneficiaries of a customs exemption by substituting the phrase to read "State Khadi and Village Industries Board or Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations," thereby including Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations alongside State Khadi and Village Industries Boards for eligibility under the notification.

Customs exemption updated to add specified immunoglobulins, sera, plasma, albumin and HIV diagnostic kits to lifesaving drugs list.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 208/81-Customs under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 by inserting items 206-218 in the Schedule under the heading "A. Life saving drugs or medicines", listing specified anti-disease normal human immunoglobulins, antitoxin and diagnostic sera, normal human plasma, normal human serum albumin injections, and diagnostic kits for detection of HIV antibodies.

Amendment to Customs notification modifies the Schedule by omitting one entry and inserting a new notification reference.
Amendment alters a prior customs exemption notification by removing a specified Schedule entry and inserting a new serial entry referencing another Customs notification, effected under delegated powers conferred by the Customs and Finance Acts to revise the Schedule of exempted entries.

Exemption for foodstuffs imported by foreign residents permits full customs and integrated tax relief subject to annual value cap and currency sourcing.
Exemption to foodstuffs and provisions imported into India by a person residing in India, not being a citizen of India, provides relief from the whole of the customs duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and from the whole of the integrated tax under the said Act, subject to an annual aggregate c.i.f. value cap and the condition that the importer secures the foreign currency required for importing such foodstuffs and provisions from funds available to them in the foreign country.

Excise exemption for recycled polyester staple fibre and tow: duty limited where manufactured from textile wastes in India.
Exempts polyester staple fibre and tow, including tops, from excise duty in excess of a prescribed per kilogram rate where such goods are manufactured in India from wastes within Chapters 54 or 55 by the process of recycling, under the authority of sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Excise exemption for acrylic fibre waste limits duty liability by capping the leviable excise per unit weight.
Exempts wastes of acrylic staple fibre and tow, including tops, falling under the tariff classification for acrylic fibres from central excise duty to the extent the duty exceeds a specified per kilogram cap, using executive authority to limit the leviable excise on those goods to a capped amount per unit weight.

Exemption for Ammonia added to central excise tariff schedule, creating a new exempted item under existing notification.
The government inserts a new entry in the annexed Table of Notification No. 27/89-C.E., adding Ammonia as an exempted tariff item under the miscellaneous exemptions framework by Notification No. 158/89-C.E., issued under the power conferred by sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act in the public interest.