Constitution of Customs committees: substitution of Pune II with Kolhapur altering committee assignment under Customs Act provision.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sub section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, amends the Table in Notification No. 39/2005 Customs (N.T.) so that, at Sl. No. 13 in Column (3), every occurrence of the words and figures "Pune II" is substituted by the word "Kolhapur."

Notification amendment substitutes Pune II with Kolhapur for designated review committee entries, altering review jurisdiction assignments.
Exercising powers under the Central Excise Act, the Board substitutes "Kolhapur" for "Pune II" in Column (2) and Column (3) against Sl. Nos. 25, 53 and 54 in the Table of Notification No. 25/2005 Central Excise (N.T.), thereby updating the designated committee location references used for review cases as published in the Gazette.

Amendment to central excise notification: substitution of a specified assessment jurisdiction under section 35B alters administrative allocation.
Amendment under section 35B(1B) substitutes, in the Table against Sl. No. 19, column (3), every occurrence of the words and figures "Pune II" with the words "Kolhapur," thereby altering the designated administrative jurisdiction in the principal notification No. 24/2005-Central Excise (N.T.).

Investor Protection and Education Fund established under statutory rule making power to regulate investor protection and education activities.
The securities regulator, exercising its statutory rule making power under the governing securities law, notifies the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, thereby establishing a legal basis for constituting, governing and operating an Investor Protection and Education Fund focused on investor protection and education.

Appointment of Assistant Value Added Tax Officer established to assist Commissioner in VAT administration with immediate effect.
Sh. Prashant Raghav is appointed as Assistant Value Added Tax Officer to assist the Commissioner of Value Added Tax in administering the Delhi Value Added Tax regime, effective immediately, under the statutory powers and rules governing such appointments, as notified by the Department of Trade and Taxes.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for plastic waste recycling scheme, permitting continued eligibility for tax relief in further fiscal years.
The Central Government re-notifies the "Recycle, Recover, Reuse of plastic waste in an eco-friendly manner" project undertaken by the Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment as an eligible project for tax-exemption purposes for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009-2010, without any change in the approved project cost, following the National Committee's recommendation that the scheme is being executed properly.

Exemption under section 35AC: specified social-development project and increased allowable project cost and corpus fund limits.
The notification specifies the Trikkadavoor school and dispensary construction and integrated development project carried out by Shri C.J. Fernandez, Chooravilla Joseph Development Foundation as an eligible scheme under section 35AC, and amends the earlier notification to substitute the previously specified maximum allowable project cost and corpus fund figures with increased amounts following the National Committee's recommendation under rule 11M(5).

Exemption under section 35AC extended for oncology hospital expansion following National Committee recommendation and central government notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Income-tax Act, notifies the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Institute of Oncology expansion by Barasat Cancer Research & Welfare Centre as an eligible project for a further three-year period beginning with the 2009-2010 financial year, without any change in the previously approved project cost, following recommendation by the National Committee under the Income-tax Rules.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for Kailash Cancer Hospital project, maintaining its eligible tax exempt status after committee recommendation.
Exemption under section 35AC is extended to the Kailash Cancer Hospital project carried out by Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj, as an eligible scheme for a further three year period beginning with financial year 2009 2010, pursuant to a recommendation under sub rule (5) of rule 11M of the Income tax Rules, 1962. The extension follows earlier notifications and is confirmed without any change in the approved project cost.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for SOS Children's Village project, with notification period prolonged and project cost amended.
The Central Government notifies extension of the project "Construction of a school building and running of SOS Children's Village at Tambaram East, Chennai, Tamilnadu" by SOS Children Villages of India-Chatnath Homes as an eligible project under section 35AC for three additional financial years beginning with 2009-2010, and amends the previously notified maximum project cost to a higher substituted amount following the National Committee's recommendation.

Exemption under Section 35AC extended for a specified vocational welfare project, with exclusion for prior financial year funds.
Exemption under the Income-tax Act is notified for Shree Pragnachakshu Mahila Seva Kunj's vocational and welfare project and extended for a further three-year period with no change to the approved project cost and corpus fund; the extension follows the National Committee's recommendation under the Income-tax Rules but excludes retrospective certificate validity for the already elapsed financial year in respect of funds collected during that year.

Tax exemption under section 35AC extended for rural development project; eligible status renewed for three years.
Notification under section 35AC extends tax-exempt eligible project status to the "Development and extension of educational, medical and sports facilities to rural areas in 50 village around Ankleshwar" by Ankleshwar Industrial and Rural Development Society for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2009 2010, without change to the approved project cost of Rs.600.00 lakh including a corpus fund of Rs.100 lakh, following a recommendation by the National Committee under rule 11M(5) of the Income-tax Rules, 1962.

Tax exemption for notified charitable rehabilitation project extended for a further period following government notification.
The Central Government has re-notified as eligible under section 35AC the charitable project by Smt. Parsanben Narandas Ramji Shah, Society for Relief & Rehabilitation of the disabled, providing free polio and cataract operations and artificial limbs, preserving the approved cost and extending the project's eligibility for a further three-year period beginning with the financial year 2009-2010 following the National Committee's recommendation under the Income-tax Rules.

Exemption under section 35AC: eligibility extended for Dardi Sahayak Trust's free medical services scheme in Gujarat.
The Central Government notifies the project "Running of free medical services by Dardi Sahayak Trust at whole of Gujarat" as an eligible project under section 35AC for a further period of three years beginning with financial year 2009 2010, without any change in the approved estimated cost of Rs.102.00 lakh including a corpus fund of Rs.15.00 lakh, upon the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly.

Exemption under section 35AC extended for notified rainfed farming projects; eligible scheme notification extended for three further financial years.
Notification extends exemption under section 35AC to the Western India and Eastern India Rainfed Farming projects carried out by Gramin Vikas Trust, confirming continued eligibility for a further three financial years beginning 2009-2010 without change to the approved project cost, including the corpus fund, following enhancement of estimated cost and recommendation by the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare under the Income-tax Rules.

Exemption under Section 35AC extended for a rural development project, preserving its notified eligible tax-exempt status.
Notification under Section 35AC extends tax-exempt status for the rural development project by Anuvrat Gram Bharti Sansthan in Vinaypuram, Bhilwara, confirming previously approved inclusions and a revised approved cost, and designating the project as an eligible scheme for a further three-year period beginning with the financial year 2009-2010 without change to the approved cost.

Tax exemption extension for eligible project: hospital construction qualifies but not for funds collected in prior fiscal year.
The notification specifies that the construction of Phase I of Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre by Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is designated as an eligible project for tax exemption under section 35AC for a further two-year period beginning with the financial year 2008-2009, with no change in the approved project cost, but it excludes issuance of donation exemption certificates for funds collected during the already-elapsed financial year 2008-2009.

Exemption under section 35AC approves specified institutions' projects as eligible for deduction over prescribed multi year periods.
Central Government, on the National Committee's recommendation, notifies specified institutions and approves particular projects or schemes as eligible for benefit under section 35AC, recording for each the estimated cost and the maximum amount allowable as a deduction and specifying the financial years during which the approved deduction may be claimed.

Engagement of experts establishes contractual selection, classification, remuneration and performance review framework for professionals assisting the Commission.
Regulations establish a contractual framework for engaging experts to assist the Commission, setting out permissible fields, functions directed by the Chairperson, classification by qualifications and experience into five levels, a scheduled remuneration structure subject to discretionary enhancement, a published selection process managed by the Secretary and selection boards, mandatory contracts with confidentiality clauses, periodic performance review, and Commission powers to relax provisions and resolve implementation difficulties.

Amendment to tribunal service rules removes requirement for hearings before the Minister and the Chairperson.
The amendment deletes the phrase "before the Minister-in-charge of Ministry of Corporate Affairs" from Rule 17(1) and deletes the phrase "before the Chairperson" from Rule 17(2), and provides that the rules commence on publication in the Official Gazette.