the indian tariff (amendmifu) ,:~~:" billj 19sb  tile indian tariff (amendment) bill, 1958 (as ~in lok sabha)~'"'" ii: ; a - 1,10 '-" "  \,'- bill further to amend the indian tariff aet 1934 bz it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the indian tariff (amendment) short title and com-act, 1958 mencement \ s (2) the provisions of clauses (i) and (vi) of section 2 [relating to items nos 18,28(1),28(17),48(1),48(4),48(5),48(7), 49(a) and 71 (14)] shall come into force on the first day of january, 1959, and the remaining provisions shall come into force at once 32 of 1934 2 in the first schedule to the indian tariff act, 1934,-amendment of pint 10 (i) in items nos 18, 28 (1), 28 (17), 48 (1), 48 (4), 48 (5), 48 (7) schedule and 49(a)-(a) in the third column headed "nature of duty", for the word "protective", wherever it occurs, the word "revenue" shall be substituted, and is (b) in the last column headed "duration of protective rates of duty", the existing entries shall be omitted; (ii) in items nos 28(4), 28(33), 28(34) and 72(14), in the last column headed "duration of protective rates of duty", for the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1958", wherever 20 they occur, the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1961" shall be substituted; (iii) in items nos 46', 46(1), 47, 47(1), 48 and 70(2), in the last column headed "duration of protective rates of duty", for the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1958", wherever 25 they occur, the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1963" shall be substituted; (iv) in each of the items nos 66 (a) and 66 (1); in the last column headed "duration of protective rates of duty", for the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1958", the word, figures and letters "december 31st, 1960" shall be substituted; (v) 'in item no 70 (3)-5 (a) in the fourth column headed "standard rate of duty", for the figures and words "35 per cent ad valorem", the figures and words "45 per cent ad valorem or rs 45' 00 per cwt, whichever is higher" shall be substituted, and (b) in· the last column headed "duration of protective 10 fates· of duty", for theword, ftguresand letters "december 31st, 1958", the word, figures and letter a "'december 51st, 1963" sh~ll be substituted; (vi) for item no 71 (14), the following item shall besubstituted, namely:-,is 20 "11(14) ~ceiilcl (inc:ludlag n", files but excluding jewellen' files, watchmakers' files, other necdko-aks, miu tooth files, rotary power files iipd  ,wnpoule jile~) of tlie following & izes, namely;-december 25 3ist, 1960 not less than 3f in-protective rs 7' 00 chee but not ezper dozen ceedil1a 51 inches protoctive rs 8'00 per daer december 318t, 1960 exceeding si inches but not exceeding 7 inches i ri 11'00 per dozen ·caceeding 7 inws' pi'o'ective but not exceeding december 31st, 1960 ~8 indies  " i· dcaember 31st, 1960 3s -:eedilll 8 iadm_ prckective re is'oo but not exceedins per dozen 10 idc:hee ) december 311t, 1960 eseeedins 10 'inches protective re 19'00 but not ex ceedirg per dozen 12 inches december 40 311t, 1960 exoeedinl 12 inches protective re 26· 00 butnclt ~eedinl per dozen 14 inches  i december  i 3 lit, 1960 _i 45 e¥ceeding 14 incbes protective r6 34' 00 but not ~edinl per dozen 18 inches (vii) inltem no 72 (d), in the second column headed "name of article", for the words "and also with squirrel cage electric motors of one-quarter of one brake-horse-power and above", thoe  words, figures, brackets and letter "and also with electric motors 5 falling under item no 72 (14) (a)" shall be substituted  statement of' objects and reasonsthe present bill seeks to amend the first schedule to the indian tariff act, 1934 (32 of 1934) in order to continue or discontinue protection to certain industries on the advice of the tariff commission 2 the industries which will continue to be protected are:-| item no     ||--------------|| or           || the industry || serial       || no          || i            || z            || 3            || <4           || s            || 6            || 7            || 8            |soda ash calcium carbide caustic soda sericulturc aluminium antimony engineers' stccl files electric moton --------------- ---------- ------------- ----------3 the industries in respect of which protection will be discontinued from the 1st january, 1959, are:-| name                                                  | of         | the industry    ||-------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|| item no                                              | of         | tariff          || serial                                                |            |                 || no                                                   |            |                 || 18                                                    |            |                 || 28(1)                                                |            |                 || 28(17)                                               |           |                || <48(1),                                               | <48(4),    |                 || 48(s),                                                |            |                 || 48(7)                                                 | and        | 49              || (a)                                                   |            |                 || 2                                                     |            |                 || 3                                                     |            |                 || <4                                                    |            |                 || cocoa powder and choco-                               |            |                 || late                                                 |            |                 || bleaching powder                                     |            |                 || bichromate •                                         |            |                 || artificial                                            | silk       | and             || and                                                   | artificial | 'ilk            || ed                                                    |            |                 || fabrics                                              |            |                 || ---                                                   |            |                 || ---------                                             |            |                 || --                                                    |            |                 || --------                                             |            |                 || steel rasps are also being excluded, with effect from | the        | 1st             || january,                                              |            |                 || 1959,                                                 | from       | the             || files industry                                       |            |                 |4 opportunity has also been taken to carry out a consequential amendment of a formal character  manubhai shahnew delhi; the bt december, 1958 'l!pd-l si-1473 ls- s-il-58-177s  a billturther to atnehd the indian tariff act, t934 the president has, in pursuance of clause (i) of article 117 of th~ constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha the introduction of the bill m n kaul, secretary (shri manubhai shah, minister of industry) 