Appointment of tribunal member: judicial officer appointed to Delhi VAT Appellate Tribunal under statutory power for a fixed term.
Appoints Sh. Surendra Kumar Kaushik, an officer of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service, as a Member of the Delhi Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal under the statutory authority of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, for a period of three years from the date of joining after retirement from present employment.

Rescission of provisional safeguard duty reverses prior safeguard notification on Dimethoate technical under customs tariff authority.
The Central Government, exercising authority under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, rescinds Notification No. 25/2009 that imposed provisional safeguard duty on imports of Dimethoate Technical, while preserving actions done or omitted prior to the rescission.

Safeguard duty imposed on Dimethoate Technical imports with phased rates and exemption for notified developing countries.
Pursuant to section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government imposed a time limited safeguard duty on imports of Dimethoate Technical (tariff item 3808 91 23) in two consecutive one year periods beginning from the provisional effective date, and exempted imports from countries notified as developing countries under the Act other than the People's Republic of China.

Exchange Rate Determination: New import and export currency conversion rates established for customs valuation, superseding prior notification.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines specified exchange rates for conversion between Indian currency and listed foreign currencies for customs valuation of imported and exported goods, superseding the earlier notification and applying with effect from 1st September, 2009, except as to acts done or omitted before supersession.

Export restrictions on wildlife and CITES listed species impose certification, licensing and documentation requirements for plant, timber and fertilizer exports.
The notification amends ITC (HS) Table B to prohibit export of species listed under the Wild Life (Protection) Act and to subject CITES listed species to CITES provisions; it distinguishes plant materials by origin and CITES/Act listing, permitting exports only with specified certificates, nursery registration or DGFT exemptions for research/medical purposes. It requires licences and CITES documentation for value added Red Sanders products and subjects finished handicraft timber products to CITES. Exports of specified fertilizers are restricted to approved manufacturers or direct importers with prior Department of Fertilizer permission and supporting auditor declarations and Customs production.

Free import of reference fuels for R&D allows registered automobile industries to import non domestic fuels for testing.
Automobile industries holding R&D registration are permitted duty-free import of reference fuels (petrol and diesel not manufactured in India) solely for use in R&D and emission testing, subject to an annual quantity limit and the condition that such imports be used exclusively for those testing and research purposes.

Foreign Trade Policy notification brings policy into force under central government's statutory authority for trade regulation nationwide
The Central Government notifies the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 as contained in the Annexure and brings it into force with effect from 27th August, 2009 under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with the Policy's framing provision; the notification is issued by the Department of Commerce through the Director General of Foreign Trade and stated to be in the public interest.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES establishes SEZ governance and customs classification under SEZ statutory framework.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services sector at 12/1, Sector 27-D, Industrial Area, Mathura Road, Faridabad, listing the survey parcels and aggregate area. It constitutes an Approval Committee with named ex officio members, state nominees and a developer representative to govern the SEZ. The Central Government also declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot/Port under the Customs Act and invokes the SEZ Act and Rules to effect development, operation and maintenance.

Amendment to Special Economic Zone notification: developer name and SEZ location corrected under SEZ Act authority.
Amendment to the SEZ notification under Section 4(1) of the SEZ Act and rule 8 replaces the developer name Hall Mark Techno Park Private Limited with Hall Marc Techno Park Private Limited and corrects the SEZ location to Saravanampatti Village, Coimbatore North Taluk for the sector specific SEZ for Information Technology/ITES including Electronic Hardware.

Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements amendment clarifies regulatory issuance and disclosure framework under statutory rule making authority.
The instrument amends the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements regulations to revise the statutory regime governing capital issuance and related disclosure obligations, promulgated under the rule making power and brought into effect by notification dated 26 August 2009.

Section 10(23C) approval: corrigendum corrects name of the approved educational society in prior notification as formal record update.
The corrigendum amends Notification No. 07/2009-10 (30-07-2009) by correcting the organisation's name to "Digantar Shiksha Evam Khel Kood Samiti" in the Para I wording of the approval granted under the Income-tax Act read with the applicable rules for institutional exemption.

Special Economic Zone designation confers approval and inland container depot status enabling biotech zone development
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at specified villages in Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, by listing constituent survey parcels and confirming prior grant of a letter of approval; it constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes to enable development, operation and maintenance.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES notifies the area, establishes an approval committee and grants ICD status.
Central Government notifies a sector specific Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at villages Pajeer and Kairangala, Karnataka, listing survey numbers and parcels aggregating 65.271 hectares, based on prior approvals under section 3 of the SEZ Act. The notification exercises powers under section 4(1) of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, constituting an Approval Committee under section 14 with specified ex officio members and appointing the notified SEZ as an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes an agro sector SEZ and deems it an inland container depot/port.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the Agro and agro based products sector at Village Umariya, Tehsil Shahpura, District Jabalpur, specifying survey/khasra numbers and total area for inclusion, appointing an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio Central and state officers plus a developer representative, and declaring the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot/Port under the Customs Act, 1962 from the appointed commencement date.

Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, effective upon Gazette publication under statutory authority.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by inserting a new Schedule entry naming M/s. Sree Godavari Kraft Papers Limited at R.S. No. 244, Eragavaram Mandal, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh; the Order is to come into force on publication in the Official Gazette under statutory authority.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, updating the regulatory list upon Gazette publication.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009, made under Section 18G of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by inserting S.No. 98 adding "M/s. K.V.R. Industries Limited, Sarasanpalli, Regidi Amadalavalsa, Srikakulam, in the State of Andhra Pradesh" as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer; the Order takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Designation of Bangalore airport as the sole entry point for specified live stock and live stock products to centralise sanitary control.
The amendment designates Bangalore International Airport as the required port of entry for specified imports: pet dogs and cats with accompanied baggage, laboratory animals (rats, mice, guinea pigs) for R&D, grand parent stock of poultry, and live stock products imported against a sanitary import permit, thereby centralising inspection and regulatory control under the Live stock Importation Act.

Renewal of recognition granted to an exchange under the securities recognition regime, subject to prescribed conditions.
The regulator, having considered an application for renewal under the statutory application process and being satisfied that renewal serves the interest of trade and the public, grants renewal of recognition to OTC Exchange of India for a one year period commencing in August 2009 and ending in August 2010, in respect of contracts in securities and subject to conditions that may be prescribed or imposed subsequently.

Determination of cost as average variable cost guides competition assessments, with scope to adopt alternative cost concepts in specific cases.
Regulations designate average variable cost as the default proxy for marginal cost but permit the Commission to consider alternative cost concepts such as avoidable cost, long run average incremental cost or market value where reasons are recorded; the Commission/Director General may use experts to arrive at cost figures, and enterprises may request appointment of experts at their own cost subject to Commission discretion; confidentiality requests follow the Commission's general regulations and the Commission may determine procedures to remove difficulties not provided for.

Advance ruling scheme extended to public sector companies, allowing prior determination of service tax liability under the statutory provision.
The notification designates public sector companies as a class of persons under the Finance Act enabling those companies to access the advance ruling scheme for prior determination of service tax liability; it adopts the Income-tax Act definition of "public sector company" to ensure consistent application.