Further amends the notification No. 39/96-Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23rd July, 1996 to exempt goods, required for the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System Programme of Ministry of Defence.

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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 27/2014-Customs New Delhi, the 18th September, 2014 G.S.R. .- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 39/96-Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23rd July, 1996, namely:- In the said notification, in the Table, after S.No.31 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) “31A. The following goods, required for the Airborne Early Warning and System Control (AEW&C) Programme of Defence,- of Ministry i) aircrafts, aircraft parts, aircraft engines, aircraft engine parts, handling ground including equipment of aircrafts for defence use; ii) radars, ESM, CSM, RWR, CMDS, MAWS, Communication and their related components/ parts, Electronic components/ boards, simulators and related hardware/software; iii) machinery, including test instruments, fitting components, spares, fixtures, dies, equipments equipments, devices, jigs and tools, moulds, (3) If,- (a) the said goods are imported by authorised works centers of the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Programme, as may be designated by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Defence; and (b) the authorised works centre produces to the Joint Commissioner of Customs the Deputy or Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the time of import, in each case, a list of the their relevant said goods with description duly certified by the Programme Director, Programme Office AEW&C, Centre for Air Borne raw materials, accessories, castings, forgings, piping, tubing, consumables, mockup and models; iv) computer hardware, computer software, and consumables. accessories System, Bangalore, to the effect that - i) the said goods mentioned in the list are required for the purposes of the AEW&C; (ii) the import of the said goods mentioned in the list are authorized by the Ministry of Defence under AEW&C Programme and the said goods shall be used only for the purpose of the AEW&C Programme. Explanation. – Nothing contained in this exemption shall have effect on or after the 5th day of October, 2014.”. [F.No. 354/32/2006–TRU] Under Secretary to the Government of India (Akshay Joshi) Note:- The principal notification No. 39/96-Customs dated the 23rd July, 1996 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23rd July, 1996 and last amended vide notification No. 20/2014-Customs dated the 11th July, 2014, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 467(E), dated the 11th July, 2014.

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