Exemption for sub-broker services removes service tax on services to stock-brokers relating to listed securities transactions.
The Central Government exempted the taxable service provided by a sub-broker, extended to include an authorised person, to a stock-broker in relation to the sale or purchase of securities listed on a registered stock exchange, removing the whole of the service tax leviable on that service under the Finance Act; the notification was subsequently rescinded and the authorised person insertion was made by a later amendment.

Renewal of recognition of a stock exchange subject to public shareholding compliance and restriction on new contracts.
Renewal of recognition is granted to MCX Stock Exchange Limited for one year on condition that the Exchange attains full compliance with the public shareholding regulations within one year, may trade only in previously permitted securities and shall not introduce new classes of contracts until such compliance, and must comply with any additional regulatory conditions prescribed.

Service tax amendment substitutes 'contract carriage permit' with 'contract carriage or tourist vehicles with a permit' clarifying scope.
Amend notification No. 20/2009-Service Tax (7 July 2009) by substituting the phrase "contract carriage permit" with "contract carriage or tourist vehicles with a permit", as effected by the corrigendum G.S.R. 622(E) dated 31 August 2009, thereby clarifying that the relevant vehicle category includes tourist vehicles that hold permits.

Anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol continues to address dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol (molecular weight 3000-4000) under tariff item 3907 20, following a review that found dumping from China PR, Korea RP and Chinese Taipei and recommended continuation of definitive measures; Brazil excluded. Duty is calculated as the difference between a specified notification amount and the landed value, applies to defined origin/export/producer/exporter categories, is payable in Indian currency, and remains effective for five years with exchange rate and landed value defined by the notification.

Scientific research association approval under section 35(1)(ii) requires audited accounts, certified donation statements and compliance or withdrawal.
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune is approved as a scientific research association from assessment year 2009-2010 subject to conditions: sole objective of scientific research, carrying out research activity itself, maintaining books of account with audit by a qualified accountant and timely furnishing of the audit report to tax authorities, and maintaining a separately certified statement of donations and amounts applied for scientific research to accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for failures to comply or for ceasing genuine research activities.

Service tax exemption for transport of specified goods by national waterway, inland and coastal shipping applies to essential goods.
The Central Government exempts the taxable service provided in relation to the transport of goods specified in the Table from the whole of service tax leviable under Section 66 when such transport is effected through national waterways, inland water or coastal shipping; the exemption came into force on the first day of September 2009 and is confined to the enumerated categories of goods including foodstuffs, agricultural produce, fertilizers, petroleum products, raw jute, seeds, medicines, relief materials, defence equipment, passenger luggage and registered newspapers.

Transport of goods by rail specified as taxable service under amended service tax notification, effective from September.
Amendment to Notification No. 1/2006-Service Tax substitutes the entry at S.No.11, column (3) in the Table with "Transport of goods by rail". The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994, notifies this change with effect from 1st September, 2009.

Service tax exemption for transport of specified goods by rail removes service tax on listed categories.
Exempts from service tax the taxable service of transport of goods by rail where the goods are those specified in the Table, including defence equipment, railway materials, postal mail bags, relief materials, passengers' luggage, certain parcels and a listed range of low-rate or below-train-load/wagon-load commodities, and kerosene for public distribution and petroleum products booked by public sector oil companies; exemption effected under powers in section 93 of the Finance Act and effective 1 September 2009.

Excise exemption thresholds amended for EOUs/EHTP/STP units under section 5A, modifying value limits for DTA clearances.
Substitutes the column (4) entries against serial numbers 8 and 10 in the TABLE of Notification No. 23/2003-Central Excise with revised unit-based value thresholds for goods cleared by EOUs, EHTP and STP units to the DTA, issued under section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 as Notification No. 24/2009-Central Excise.

Tariff value fixation updates the customs valuation table, setting tariff values for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001 by fixing tariff values per metric tonne for specified imports under the Board's power under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962. The new Table lists values for Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, other Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, other Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy Seeds, noting most edible-oil entries remain unchanged and providing set values for Brass Scrap and Poppy Seeds.

Remuneration alignment: Chairperson and Members' pay and service terms tied to Secretary to the Government of India provisions.
The amendment substitutes the earlier numeric pay and grade-pay descriptions in rules 7, 8 and 9 for Chairperson and Members with a provision that their salary, allowances and other terms of service shall be as are prescribed for the Secretary to the Government of India, and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Securities terminology corrected to add 'Securities and', amending specific provisions while keeping principal regulations in force.
The corrigendum directs that the word 'Security' be substituted with the words 'Securities and' in regulation 2A and in paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 of Notification No. FEMA.162/2007-RB; as so rectified and modified, the Principal Regulations remain in full force and effect.

Regulatory title correction: substitutes earlier year references to correct year in regulations, preserving principal regulations' force.
Corrigendum directs substitution of the year reference '2007' with '2008' in the Regulations' title and short title; the correction is editorial only and the Principal Regulations remain in full force and effect.

Regulatory amendment substituting 2007 with 2008 in FEMA notification titles, preserving the principal regulations' force.
Corrigendum effects a technical amendment by directing that the figures '2007' be substituted with '2008' in both the title and short title of Notification No. FEMA.164/2007-RB, and states that, as rectified, the Principal Regulations remain in full force and effect.

Common adjudicating authority designated to centralise adjudication of customs show cause notice proceedings from a DRI investigation.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as the common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, for adjudicating show cause notice proceedings arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation involving M/s. Sunland Metal Recycling Industries Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority designated to consolidate adjudication of a DRI-issued show cause notice against a textile firm.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of several named Customs Commissioners for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s. Sambhav Textiles Limited and others under the Customs Act.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to transfer show-cause notice adjudication to Kandla Commissioner for GNFC matter.
The Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Kandla is appointed as the common adjudicating authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Sahar, Mumbai, solely for adjudicating the specified show-cause notice arising from a revenue intelligence investigation.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notice concerning M/s Kailash Overseas import matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties under sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 that otherwise pertain to specified Additional Commissioners at Nhava Sheva and Mumbai, solely for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, concerning M/s. Kailash Overseas and another.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice under the Customs Act regarding importer proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Rico Steel by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.

Tax exemption approval under section 10(23C) granted subject to income application, investment, accounting and donation conditions.
Approval is granted to The Rajashan Medical Society and Research Centre, Sumerpur, under the tax-exemption provision for charitable institutions for assessment year 2010-11 onwards, subject to conditions: apply or accumulate income exclusively to its objects; restrict investments to permitted forms; approval excludes business income unless incidental with separate books; file returns regularly; on dissolution transfer surplus to a similar charitable organization; and the approval does not apply to anonymous donations as governed by the relevant proviso and related provisions.