Excise Exemption on Food Prepared or Served in Restaurants

[Central Excise Notification No. 37 dated 25th July 2011]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 3/2006-Central Excise dated the 1st March,2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 93 (E), dated the 1st March, 2006, namely: -

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(i)  after S.No.12 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

“13

16 or 19 (except 1905)

Food preparations including food preparations containing meat, which are prepared or served in a hotel, restaurant or retail outlet whether or not such food is consumed in such hotel, restaurant or retail outlet.

Nil

-”

[F.No.332/09/2011-TRU]