Appointment
of Central Excise Officers and Vesting them with Powers under CEA 1944
[Central
Excise Notification No. 12 (Non Tariff) dated 9th June 2017]
In
pursuance of clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944)
read with clause (55) of section 65B of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) and in
exercise of the powers conferred by rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and
rule 3 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 and in supercession of the notifications of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central
Board of Excise and Customs vide numbers
20/2014-Service Tax, dated the 16th September, 2014, 21/2014-Service
Tax, dated the l6th September, 2014, 27/2014-Central Excise (N.T), dated the 16th
September, 2014 and 29/2014-Central Excise (N.T), dated the 16th September, 2014
published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary vide numbers G.S.R.648(E), dated the 16th September, 2014,
G.S.R.649(E), dated the 16th September, 2014, G.S.R.651 (E), dated the
16th September, 2014 and G.S.R.653(E), dated the 16th September, 2014 respectively,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supercession, the
Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints-
(i) Principal
Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax;
(ii) Chief
Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax;
(iii) Principal
Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax;
(iv) Commissioners
of Central Excise and Service Tax;
(v) Commissioners
of Central Excise and Service Tax (Appeals);
(vi) Commissioners
of Central Excise and Service Tax (Audit); and
(vii) any
other officer of the Central Excise Department,
as
Central Excise Officers and vests them with all the powers under the Central Excise
Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and the rules made thereunder and Chapter V of the Finance
Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) and the rules made thereunder, with respect to the jurisdiction
specified in the notification issued under rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002.
2. This
notification shall come into force on a date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official
Gazette.
[F.No.
137/17/2017-Service Tax]