Newsprint Control Order amendment replaces a mill's Schedule entry, substituting the prior name with the new mill operator.
The Central Government amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by substituting, against serial number 14, the entry "M/s. Amrit Paper, Hoshiarpur, Punjab" with "M/s. ABC Paper Limited, Saila Khurd, Hoshiarpur, Punjab," under powers conferred by the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, as notified in S.O. 114(E) dated 6 January 2009.

Export quantity allocations for stone aggregate and river sand to Maldives require supplier clearances and prohibit CRZ mining.
Amendment to Schedule 2 (Export Policy) adds annual export allocations of stone aggregate and river sand to the Maldives for 2009-10 and conditions export of the specified river sand on suppliers/extractors obtaining appropriate clearances and ensuring that mining is not undertaken in the Coastal Regulation Zone, as prohibited by the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against M/s Skipper Electricals under Customs Act provisions.
Appoints common adjudicating authority in the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners of Customs under sub section (1) of sections 4 and 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, for adjudication of the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Skipper Electricals India Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of specified Customs show cause notices under Customs Act provisions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of specified Customs and Central Excise Commissioners for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s Bagsons International and others.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority assigns Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad Commissioner to adjudicate specified DRI show cause matters.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva, solely for adjudicating show cause notice matters arising from the specified revenue intelligence investigation concerning M/s Victory International and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of show cause notices for M/s Haldex India Limited under the Customs Act.
Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Nhava Sheva, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the adjudicating authorities named in the notification in respect of specified show cause notices concerning M/s Haldex India Limited.

Anti-dumping duty on Mulberry raw silk 2A grade and below imposed, continuing measures and prescribing duty calculation.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Mulberry raw silk (not thrown), 2A grade and below, under tariff item 5002 00 10, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (and specified permutations of origin/export), measured as the difference between a specified per-kilogram amount in US dollars and the landed value of the imported goods; duty effective for five years and payable in Indian currency with landed value, rate of exchange and grading defined for calculation purposes.

Anti-dumping duty on float glass maintained, imposing specific rates on imports from China PR and Indonesia with one exporter exception.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty on float glass (2-12 mm, clear and tinted, subject exclusions) from China PR and Indonesia after a sunset review, based on findings of dumped imports, substantial dumping margins and likely injury to domestic industry; specific per-metric-tonne duty rates are imposed, a special lower rate applies to a named Indonesian exporter, duties payable in Indian currency and calculated using government-prescribed exchange rates with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Designation of ICDs: Pithampur and Ratlam authorised for unloading of imports and loading of exports under customs amendment.
The notification amends the customs Table for Madhya Pradesh by inserting entries designating Pithampur (Indore) and Ratlam as inland container depots authorised for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods under the Customs Act.

Customs appointment amendment designates Shamshabad Hyderabad as specified customs airport and removes a previously listed airport entry.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs substitutes, in the Table against serial No.2 column (3), item (a) with "(a) Shamshabad, Hyderabad" and omits the existing item (d) and its corresponding entries in column (4), thereby modifying the list of designated customs airports appointed for specified purposes under the principal notification.

Eligibility threshold for company secretary revised, expanding companies that may appoint qualified institute members as whole-time secretaries.
The amendment substitutes the previous "rupees two crores" threshold with five crore rupees in rule 2, omits the second and third provisos to sub rule (3), and inserts sub rule (3A) allowing companies with paid up share capital of two crore rupees or more but less than five crore rupees to appoint a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India as a whole time secretary. Companies appointing such a qualified whole time secretary under sub rule (3) or (3A) need not obtain a certificate from a secretary in whole time practice under the Companies (Compliance Certificate) Rules, 2001.

Tax saving deposit under section 80C: National Housing Bank scheme specified and effective upon official notification publication.
The Central Government specifies the National Housing Bank (Tax Saving) Term Deposit Scheme, 2008 for purposes of section 80C of the Income tax Act, and provides that the specification takes effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Research reporting obligations: institutions must file detailed annual research statements with tax authorities by the return due date.
The amendment requires scientific research associations and universities, colleges or other institutions to furnish, by the income tax return due date, a statement to the Commissioner or Director containing: a detailed note on prior year research; a summary of published research articles; any patents applied for or registered; and the programme and financial allocation for forthcoming research projects, and integrates this statement into the compliance documentation for the relevant tax provision.

Pre-paid meal card rules: employer-issued non-transferable cards, single-card per employee, issuer agreements and daily purchase limit enforced.
Prescribes conditions for a non-transferable pre-paid electronic meal card: employer-framed scheme; issuance by an issuing bank under agreement; one card per employee; card to bear employer and employee identification; use restricted to the named employee for ready-to-eat food or non-alcoholic beverages at member establishments; maintenance of transaction details by employer and member establishment; definitions of issuing bank and member establishment with exclusion for outlets selling alcoholic beverages.

Service tax exemption grants retrospective relief for specified services to goods transport agencies, subject to invoice requirement and refund mechanism.
Notification No. 1/2009 exempts specified taxable services provided to a goods transport agency for use in road goods transport from the whole of service tax, conditioned on the service provider's invoice stating the goods transport agency's name and address and the consignment note's name and date.

Renewal of recognition for a stock exchange granted under securities regulation, subject to prescribed or future conditions.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, having considered an application made under section 3 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and being satisfied that renewal would serve the interest of trade and the public, exercises its powers under section 4 to renew recognition of Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited for a one year period commencing 4th January and ending 3rd January of the following year, in respect of contracts in securities, subject to conditions that may be prescribed or imposed.

Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scrip requirement clarified for import exemptions, aligning issuance with Foreign Trade Policy and SEZ rules.
The amendment to Notification No. 89/2005 substitutes condition (i) to require that the importer "has been issued a Duty Entitlement Passbook scrip by the Licensing Authority in terms of paragraph 4.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy or rule 24 or rule 30 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006," and replaces the phrase "Duty Entitlement Pass Book" with "Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scrip" in conditions (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) and (viii).

Customs exemption for naphtha revised; nil duty where used by generating companies, with exclusion for captive plants.
Amendment to Notification No. 21/2002 Customs substitutes table entries to: (i) change column (5) entry for S. No. 60A to "-"; (ii) insert S. No. 74B granting nil duty on naphtha for generation of electrical energy when used by a generating company under the Electricity Act, 2003, while excluding captive generating plants; (iii) substitute S. No. 198 to levy five percent on goods under tariff heading 7202; and (iv) omit S. Nos. 198A, 202A and 579A and their entries.

Customs tariff amendments revise rates and substitute tariff entries, altering drawback and excise classifications under amended notification.
The Central Government, under statutory powers and Drawback Rules, substitutes and revises tariff item entries, descriptive headings and columnar duty/drawback figures in the Schedule to Notification No.103/2008-Customs (N.T.), effecting replacements across Chapters 52, 54, 60, 82 and 87, including specific polyester yarn classifications with an explanatory definition of "manufacture of filament yarns", with effect from the first day of September, 2008.

Anti dumping duty on Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber continues for imports from Korea RP, imposing per unit US dollar duty.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's sunset review finding of likelihood of recurrence of injury from dumped NBR imports from Korea RP, continues anti dumping duty on NBR originating in, or exported from, Korea RP. The notification prescribes producer and exporter specific application and a residual per metric ton duty expressed in US dollars payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate and bill of entry rules governing calculation, and remains in force for a specified multi year period unless earlier revoked or amended.