THE BEEDI
WORKERS WELFARE CESS RULES, 1977
G.S.R. 54 (E), dated the 2nd February, 1977 -- In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 7 of the Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976 (56 of
1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :
CHAPTER I
general
1. Short title and commencement.--
(1)??? ?These rules may be called the Beedi Workers
Welfare Cess Rules, 1977.
(2)??? ?They
shall come into force on the fifteenth day of February, 1977.
2. Definitions.?
(1) In these rules, unless the
context otherwise requires, --
(a) "Act" means the Beedi
Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976 (56 of 1976);
(b) "Cess" means the cess
levied and collected under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act;
(c) "Commissioner" means
a Welfare Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 8 of the
Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976 (62 of 1976);
(d) words and expressions used
herein and not defined but defined in the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1
of 1944), or the rules made thereunder, have the meanings, respectively
assigned to them in that Act or the rules.
3. Application of Act 1 of 1944 and the rules made thereunder.--
Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the provisions of
the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and the rules made
thereunder, including the provisions relating to refund of duty, shall, so far
as may be, apply in relation to the levy and collection of the cess as they
apply in relation to the levy and collection of duty of excise on tobacco under
the Act.
4. Recovery of excise duty.?
The duly of excise levied under Section 3 of the Act on
tobacco issued to any person from a warehouse for any purpose in connection
with the manufacture of beedi, shall be collected by the Central Excise
Officer-in-charge of? the warehouse.
5. Return regarding collection of cess.?
The Collector of Central Excise of every region shall send
to the Commissioner concerned on or before the end of every month a return
indicating the amount of cess collected and credited to the Fund during the
previous month.