Tariff value fixation: substituted table fixes US dollar tariff values for specified edible oils and brass scrap.
The Board amends Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) by substituting the Table of tariff values with a new Table fixing US dollar tariff values per metric tonne for specified commodity headings, including crude palm oil, RBD and other palm oil varieties, palmolein variants, crude soybean oil, and brass scrap; several listed entries remain unchanged. The amendment is published as Notification No.20/2007-Customs (N.T.) and references the principal notification and its earlier amendment.

Special Courts designation under PMLA enables Sessions Courts to try offences under Section four with specified territorial jurisdiction.
The Central Government, under section 43(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, designates specified Courts of Sessions as Special Courts to try offences punishable under section 4, listing Sessions Judges in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh and assigning revenue districts as the territorial areas for trial; the notification was subsequently superseded by a later notification.

Prevention of Money-Laundering designation of judicial officers for Maharashtra under amended notification to administer PMLA jurisdictional matters.
The Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, substitutes the Annexure entry for Maharashtra in notification S.O. 841(E) to designate the Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court and all Principal District and Sessions Judges as the specified judicial authorities for Greater Bombay and their respective judicial districts.

Correction of Official Gazette Serial Numbers: Hindi versions to reflect corrected S.O. and file numbers as per English.
A corrigendum rectifies discrepancies between English and Hindi versions of Income Tax notifications dated 15/2/2007, confirming the English S.O. numbers and F.Nos. as correct and providing a full mapping so the Hindi versions are to be read with the specified amended S.O. designations and corresponding file numbers.

Investor Protection Fund designation for Stock Exchange Investors' Protection Fund, conferring specified status under income-tax law.
Central Government specifies the Stock Exchange Investors' Protection Fund as an Investor Protection Fund under clause (23EA) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, naming the fund with its Mumbai address and noting it is set up by The Stock Exchange, Mumbai.

Customs concession for liquefied natural gas extended subject to supply undertakings and duty with interest if conditions unmet.
Amendment inserts a new tariff entry granting nil duty for LNG imported for generation at Dabhol by RGPPL or supplied to RGPPL, and for qualifying LNG mega power projects, subject to Condition No.103. Importers must undertake to pay duty if RGPPL does not acknowledge receipt within three months, provide agreement copies to Central Excise, and pay duty with 13% interest on LNG not supplied. RGPPL must register as a manufacturer for excise purposes, furnish agreements and bills of entry, maintain receipt and consumption accounts, submit quarterly stock and duty statements, undertake to pay duty on LNG not used for generation, and pay such duty by the tenth day of the following quarter with interest.

Special Court designation under the Prevention of Money laundering Act assigns Sessions Courts territorial jurisdiction to try money laundering offences.
The Central Government designates specified Courts of Sessions as Special Courts under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, in consultation with the High Court, and assigns defined revenue districts to each designated court to determine territorial jurisdiction for trial of offences under the Act.

Temporal reference in service tax corrigendum narrowed to previous financial year, clarifying which period applies to the notification.
Corrigendum replaces the phrase "current or previous financial year" with "previous financial year", thereby confining the notification's operative condition to the previous financial year only and removing reference to the current financial year.

Import tariff reduction on woven fabrics implemented, amending customs notifications to lower previous rates under Customs Act powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs directs amendment of specified customs exemption notifications to insert tariff entries for goods under tariff items 8802 20 00, 8802 30 00, 8802 40 00, 8803 10 00, 8803 20 00 and 8803 30 00, and to substitute the previously notified duty figures with a lower duty figure in the tables of two other notifications, under the powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act read with enabling provisions of the Finance Act (No.2), 2004.

Customs amendment broadens specified-imports exemption to explicitly include aramid yarns under the existing notification framework.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, substitutes "aramid thread," with "aramid thread, aramid yarns" in column (2) against S.No. 16 of the Table in Notification No. 39/96-Customs by Notification No. 34/2007-Customs dated 1 March 2007, thereby expanding the descriptive scope of goods eligible for the specified import concession.

Customs amendment removes specified table entries under an existing import notification, altering concessional import scope.
Under powers conferred by section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, Notification No.33/2007-Customs amends Notification No.27/2004-Customs by omitting specified serial entries in the schedule, thereby removing those goods and their corresponding concessions or treatments from the operative table of the principal notification.

Customs tariff amendment adds an additional tariff entry to the existing schedule, altering the referenced duty listing.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, amends the Table of the principal customs notification by inserting an additional figure sequence in item (II) of column (2) against serial entry one, thereby modifying the tariff entries referenced for determining effective rates of duty; the change is promulgated by Gazette notification from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.

Customs tariff amendment adds digital cinema development projects for assessment under the applicable tariff heading, altering administrative treatment.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 42/96 Customs to insert Digital cinema development projects as a recognised project for assessment under the relevant customs tariff heading, thereby bringing such projects within the notification's assessment framework and tariff treatment.

Digital cinema development projects are added as eligible under project imports, sponsored by the information and broadcasting ministry.
The regulation amends the Project Imports Regulations, 1986 by inserting a new entry for digital cinema development projects sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting into the Table of eligible projects, adding the new serial entry after Sr. No. 3D; it is made under delegated powers of the Customs Act and takes effect on 1 March 2007.

Customs exemption notification extension prolongs applicability period under statutory powers for public interest, altering prior expiry date.
Exercising authority under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Government amended paragraph 2 of Notification No.39/2005 Customs by substituting the previously specified expiry date with a later date, thereby prolonging the notification's applicability; the amendment was issued as Notification No.29/2007 Customs and published in the Gazette.

Education cess exemption: goods under the specified customs notification relieved from Secondary and Higher Education Cess under the Finance Act.
Exempts the entirety of the Secondary and Higher Education Cess on all goods covered by the Government notification No.69/2004-Customs, by exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act to relieve those specified goods from the education cesses that would otherwise be leviable.

Education cess exemption for imported goods limits levy to the statutory customs base while excluding specified additional duties.
Exempts First Schedule goods at import from education cess in excess of the amount calculated on the statutory base of aggregate customs duties and other sums charged as duty, under powers in the Customs Act read with the Finance Act; specifies that additional duty, safeguard duty, anti dumping duty, Education Cess on imported goods, and the Secondary and Higher Education Cess are excluded from this exemption.

Tariff classification amendment alters the specified heading for certain goods, changing their customs duty treatment under the statute.
Amendment substitutes the tariff classification entry for S.No.9 of Notification No.25/2005-Customs by replacing the entry in column (2) with "8517 11 or 8517 18", thereby changing the tariff heading used to determine the customs duty treatment of the goods in that table slot.

Customs notification amendment removes specified table entries under statutory power, altering export tariff entries accordingly.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, issues Notification No.25/2007-Customs amending Notification No.100/89-Customs by omitting Sl. Nos. 10 and 11 and their entries from the Table, the change described as necessary in the public interest.

Customs exemption for research imports requires DSIR registration, institutional certification and prohibits transfer for a fixed period.
Amendment substitutes the entry for research institutions (other than hospitals) to permit imports of scientific instruments, accessories, consumables, live animals for experiments, software, recorded media, and prototypes below a specified CIF value, subject to: registration with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; a Head of institution certificate for each import certifying essentiality and dedicated research use; a no-objection certificate from the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals for live animal imports; and a prohibition on transfer or sale of the imported goods for five years from importation.