Headquarter relocation of Regional Directorate Northern Region: administrative transfer of headquarters from Kanpur to Noida for regional oversight.
Central Government shifted the headquarter of the Regional Directorate, Northern Region from Kanpur to Noida (Gautam Budh Nagar), with the relocation effective from 1st August, 2005, notified to inform the public under the Companies Law.

Regional Director redefinition centralizes regional jurisdictions and standardizes titles across company regulations upon Gazette publication.
Amendment inserts a definition of Regional Director appointable by the Central Government in the Ministry of Company Affairs, assigns four regional directorates with specified headquarters and State/Union Territory jurisdictions, and substitutes prior locational titles for a uniform "Regional Director" designation; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Compulsory industrial licensing removed for drugs and pharmaceuticals, changing licensing obligations under the Industries Development and Regulation Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Sub section (1) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, amends S.O. 477(E) by omitting Item 16 from Schedule II so that Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (According to Drug Policy) are no longer listed among industries subject to compulsory industrial licensing.

Security exemption on VAT transition: existing sureties accepted for eligible dealers subject to undertaking and compliance.
Eligible dealers deemed registered under the Delhi VAT Act are exempted from furnishing fresh security if they either opted for the composition scheme or rely on security previously furnished under the repealed Acts, subject to filing within the stipulated time a signed undertaking by the existing surety confirming that the prior security remains valid and enforceable under the Delhi VAT Act; dealers with reduced past security must also provide self attested documents supporting the reduction. The exemption is withheld from return defaulters and those facing tax evasion proceedings, and the Department may still require fresh security where revenue risk arises.

Tax exemption recognition: conditional relief granted to a religious institution subject to application, investment, business and dissolution conditions.
The notification conditionally recognises Shri Jain Swetamber Nakoda Parsavanath Tirth as eligible for tax exemption provided its income is applied wholly and exclusively to its objects; investments and deposits are limited to specified modes except for certain voluntary contributions in tangible form; business income is excluded unless incidental with separate books; regular filing of returns is maintained; and on dissolution surplus assets transfer to a like-minded organisation.

Notification under section 10(23C)(v) grants tax-exempt status subject to rules on income application and permitted investments.
Notification under section 10(23C)(v) grants tax-exempt status to Shri Jain Swetamber Nakoda Parsavanath Tirth for specified assessment years subject to conditions: exclusive application or accumulation of income to its objects; investment or deposit only in forms specified in section 11(5) (excluding certain voluntary contributions in tangible form); non-application to business income unless incidental and separately accounted; regular filing of returns; and transfer of surplus and assets on dissolution to a similar organization.

Corrigendum to income tax notification corrects fiscal year reference in the operative text, amending the assessment-year designation.
Corrigendum rectifies the fiscal-year reference in a prior income tax notification by replacing the text "2004-2005" with "2005-2006" in notification S.O. 718(E) dated 25th May, 2005, as published in the Gazette, thereby correcting the operative textual reference without altering the notification's scope.

Section 35AC exemption extended for specified school scheme; project remains eligible following government notification and committee recommendation.
The Central Government specifies the project of running a school for mentally retarded children by Sabarkantha Charitable Trust as an eligible project under Section 35AC for income-tax exemption purposes, continuing eligibility without change in the approved estimated cost and relying on prior notifications and a recommendation of the National Committee under rule 11M(5) of the Income-tax Rules to extend the scheme for a further period commencing from the stated financial year.

Anti-dumping exemption: modification excludes a Chinese exporter after suspension of investigations on acceptance of a price undertaking.
One exporter, M/s Shandong Polytex Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd., furnished a price undertaking and the designated authority suspended the anti-dumping investigation for that exporter; the Central Government, under section 9A(1) read with section 9A(5) of the Customs Tariff Act, amended the earlier notification to substitute column (8) entries against specified serial numbers to read "Any except M/s Shandong Polytex Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd.", thereby excluding that exporter from the anti-dumping duty in those entries.

Tax exemption recognition under section 10(23C)(iv) granted to NGO, subject to income application, investment and filing conditions.
Notification under section 10(23C)(iv) recognises the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage for assessment years 2005-06 to 2007-08, subject to conditions: apply income wholly and exclusively to its objects; restrict investments to modes permitted by section 11(5) (except certain voluntary contributions); exemption excludes business income unless incidental and maintained in separate books; file income tax returns regularly; and on dissolution transfer surplus and assets to a charitable organisation with similar objectives.

Tax exemption recognition under section 10(23C)(iv) granted subject to exclusive application of income and compliance conditions.
Notification under Section 10(23C)(iv) recognises The Institute of Road Transport, Taramani, Chennai for assessment years 2000-01 to 2002-03 subject to conditions: apply or accumulate income wholly and exclusively to its objects; restrict investments to modes specified in Section 11(5) (except certain voluntary contributions); exclude business income unless incidental with separate books; regularly file income-tax returns; and on dissolution transfer surplus and assets to a like-minded organisation.

Tax exemption notification grants conditional recognition subject to exclusive application of income, investment limits, reporting and dissolution rules.
The Institute of Road Transport, Taramani, Chennai is recognized under notification under section 10(23C)(iv) subject to conditions: apply or accumulate income wholly and exclusively to its objects; restrict investments to modes specified in section 11(5); exclude business income unless incidental and separately accounted; file regular returns; and on dissolution transfer surplus and assets to an organisation with similar objectives.

Tax treaty amendment: Article 23 paragraph reference revised to alter internal cross references under executive authority.
The Central Government amends the India-Portugal tax convention by substituting "paragraphs 1 and 2" with "paragraphs 2 and 3" in paragraph 5 of Article 23, exercising powers under Section 90 of the Income tax Act after receiving Portugal's acceptance through the Ministry of External Affairs, thereby modifying the treaty's internal cross references in Article 23.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguards) to administer Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Rules and supersede prior notification.
The Central Government, under the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard duty) Rules, 2002, appoints an official as Director General (Specific Safeguards) to administer the product-specific safeguard regime and expressly supersedes the earlier departmental notification, thereby centralising responsibility for implementing those safeguard measures in the designated office.

Appointment of Director General (Safeguards) announced; supersedes earlier customs notification under safeguard duty rules by Central Government.
The Central Government, invoking sub rule (1) of rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, supersedes the earlier Ministry of Finance notification and appoints Shri D.S. Sra, Chief Commissioner, as Director General (Safeguards) for the purposes of those rules, thereby designating the administrative authority responsible for identification and assessment of safeguard duties.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Aniline maintains levy pending sunset review and requires payment in Indian currency.
Continuation of anti-dumping measures on Aniline imports from Japan and the United States is extended pending a sunset review; the Central Government amended the original notification so the levy remains effective from the date of provisional imposition, continues through the prescribed extension period, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Right to Information fees regulated: application charges and specified rates for copying, inspection and electronic supply.
These rules fix the fee structure for requests and disclosures under the Right to Information Act, requiring an application fee payable to the Accounts Officer and prescribing disclosure charges: per-page charges for standard copies, actual cost for larger copies and samples/models, time-based inspection charges after a free first hour, fees for information on removable media, and publication or per-page rates for printed extracts.

Declaration requirements under registration and turnover rules: quarterly and delivery-based filings with permitted delayed submission by authority.
A single declaration may cover all sales between the same two dealers within a financial quarter; deliveries spread over different quarters or financial years require separate declarations for goods delivered in each quarter. Declarations in Form C or Form F and certificates in Form E I or Form E II must be furnished to the prescribed authority within three months after the end of the period to which they relate, but the authority may allow late filing if satisfied there was sufficient cause.

Continuation of anti dumping duty on Oxo Alcohols extended pending review, preserving payment in Indian currency.
Continuation of Anti-Dumping Duty on Oxo Alcohols is extended for a further year pending sunset review, covering specified originating/exporting countries and maintaining payment in Indian currency; the government amends the earlier notification to make the provisional duty effective up to and inclusive of the 26th day of January, 2006, under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Tariff value reduction on edible oil: notification substitutes revised tariff-value table altering import valuation references.
The Board, under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the existing tariff-value Table in notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a revised Table that reduces declared tariff values for specified edible oils (crude and refined palm oils, palmolein categories, crude soybean oil) and updates the tariff value for brass scrap, making the new values the operative schedule for customs valuation and assessment.