Date: 2015-08-12Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The powers conferred by section 55 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Govt., hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, namely.
This notification, G.S.R. 627(E), issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, on August 6th, 2015, introduces the Special Economic Zones Second Amendment Rules, 2015. These rules, enacted under the authority of Section 55 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), further amend the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006. The amendment, specifically targeting rule 30, sub-rule 1, expands the reference to include "ARE2 referred to in Notification number 21/2004-Central Excise NT, dated the 6th November, 2004" in addition to the existing reference to "ARE1 referred to in Notification number 42/2001-Central Excise NT, dated the 26th June, 2001." The rules took effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, August 12th, 2015. The responsible Joint Secretary is Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, and the file number is F. No. D. 6/35/2011-SEZ Pt. The original Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, were published under G.S.R. 54(E) on February 10th, 2006, and last amended under G.S.R. 564(E) on July 16th, 2015.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Department of Commerce: A department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
New Delhi: The location of the notification issuance.
Special Economic Zones Act, 2005: The primary legislation authorizing the creation and regulation of Special Economic Zones in India.
Central Government: The Government of India.
Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006: The rules framed under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, providing detailed regulations for SEZs.
Special Economic Zones Second Amendment Rules, 2015: An amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
Dr. GURUPRASAD MOHAPATRA: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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3454 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th August, 2015
G.S.R. 627(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55 of the Special Economic Zones
Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, namely:—
(1) These rules may be called the Special Economic Zones (Second Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, in rule 30, in sub-rule (1), for the words, letters and
figures “ARE-1 referred to in Notification number 42/2001-Central Excise (NT), dated the 26th June, 2001”,
the words, letters and figures “ARE-1 referred to in Notification number 42/2001-Central Excise (NT), dated
the 26th June, 2001 and ARE-2 referred to in Notification number 21/2004-Central Excise (NT), dated the
6th November, 2004” shall be substituted.
[F. No. D. 6/35/2011-SEZ (Pt.)]
Dr. GURUPRASAD MOHAPATRA, Jt. Secy.
Note : The Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide
number G.S.R 54(E), dated the 10th February, 2006 and last amended vide G.S.R. 564(E), dated the
16th July, 2015.
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