Bare ActsThe Assam Excise Act, 2000

Section 21

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Subject to such rules regulating the time, place and levy of duty, manner as the State Government may prescribe, any duty imposed under section 20 shall be levied as follows (a) in the case of excisable articles imported,-- (i) either in the territories to which this Act applies or in the State or territory from which the article is imported, or (ii) upon issued for sale from a warehouse established or licenced under clause (d) of section 15, (b) in the case excisable articles exported in the territory to which the Act applies or in the State or territory to which the article is exported ; (c) in the case of excisable articles transported, — (i) in the district from which the excisable article is transported, or (ii) upon issue for sale from a warehouse established under clause (d) of section 15 ; (d) in the case of intoxicating drugs,- (i) at a rate assessed on the area covered by a licence granted under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 14 or on the quantity or outturn of the crop cultivated or collected tinder such licence, or (ii) at a rate charged upon the quantity produced or manufactured under a licence granted under the provisions of clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 14 or issued from a warehouse established or licenced under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 15 or issued from a warehouse established or licenced under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 15, (e) in the case of spirit or beer manufactured in a distillery or brewery established or licenced under section 15,- (i) at a rate charged upon the quantity produced or 802 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT, I t 2000 issued from the distillery or brewery, as the case may be, Ctf issued from a warehouse licenced or established under clause (d) of section 15, or Payment for grant of ex­ clusive privi­ lege. Saving for du­ ties being le­ vied at com­ mencement of Constitution. (ii) at a rate charged in accordance with such scale or equivalents calculated on the quantity of materials used or by the degree of attention of the wash or wort, as the case may be, as the State Government may prescribe : Provided that where payment is made upon issue of excisable article or sale from a warehouse, established or licenced under section 15, clause (d) it shall be at the rate of duty in force in respect of such article on the date of issue from the warehouse.

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