 the tea (altera1·ion in duties of customs and excise) bill, 1958(as introduced in lok sabha)  the tea cal tera tion in duties of customs and excise) bill, 1958 (as introduced in lok sabha) a billfurther to amend the indian tariff act, 1934, and the central excises and salt act, 1944, for the purpose of altering the duties of customs and excise on tea be it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows :-i this act may be called the tea (alteration in duties of customs short title  and excise) act, 1958 s z in the second schedule to the indian tariff act, 1934, for item amendment  of second no5, the following item shall be substituted, namely :--scb:dt:\e, |                               |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     | act    | 32    | of    ||-------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----|----|---------|--------|----|----|----|-----|--------|-------|-------|| -----                         | ---                   |                                                      | --- |  | ------ | ---- |  | -  |  | --- |      | ---   | j934· || "5                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || tea                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 10                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || ,                             |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || not exceeding                 |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 30                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || naye                          | paise                  |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || per lb                       |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || as                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the central qt)vem-           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || ment may,                     |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || by                            | notification           |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || in                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the official gazette, fix': |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || ---------__--__----         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || _                             |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       ||                             |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || _                             |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       ||                               |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 3                            | in                     | the first schedule to the central excises and salt act, |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || item no                      |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 14,                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the following item shall      |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || be                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || substituted, namely           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 1944,                         | for                    |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || amendment                     |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || of                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || firat                         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || schedule,                     |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || _  _ act                    |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || i                             |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || of                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 1944·                         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || is                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || "'tea"                        | includes all varieties | of                                                      |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the product known commer-     |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || cially                        |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || as                            | tea, and also in-      |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || cludes green                  |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 1!ea                         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 20                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || (i)                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || tea, all varieties            | except                 |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || package tea falling           | within                 |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || sub-item                      |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || (2)                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || of                            | this-item             |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || not                           | exceeding              |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 19                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || naye paise                    |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || per lb                       |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || as                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the central govem-            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || ment may,                     |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || by                            | notification in        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the official gazette,         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || fix                          |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || (2)                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || package tea, tha             | is                     | to say, tea                                             |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || packed in any kind            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || of                            | con-                   |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || tainer containing not         | more                   |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || than                          |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 60                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || ibs net                      | of                     | tea                                                    |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 2s                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || 21                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || naye                          | paise                  |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || per lb,                      |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || plus                          |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || the duty for the time being   |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || leviable under sub-item       |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || (i)                           |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || of                            |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || this                          |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || item,                         |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || if                            | not already          |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       || paid"                       |                        |                                                         |     |    |         |        |    |    |    |     |        |       |       |declaration under the provisional collection of taxes act, 1931 (16 of 1931) it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the 30 ,rovisions of clauses 2 and 3 of this bill shall have imm~iate effect \meier 19ji the provisional collection of taxes act, 1931  statement of objects and reasonsthis bill is being introduced for granting relief to common teas through differential excise duties so as to improve their competitive position in the world market new delhi; b gopala reddi tile 27th september, 1958  annexure extracts prom the indian tariff act, 1934 (32 of 1934) - • - • •- -  the second schedule-export tariff| name                        | of                         | article              | rate    | of    | duty    ||-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|---------|-------|---------|| item                        | no                        |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || tea-                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || 5                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || when                        | the                        | price                | of      | tea   | :-      || (i)                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || does not exceed rs         |                            |                      |         |       |         || 2'                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || 50                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || per lb                     |                            |                      |         |       |         || 25                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || naye                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || paise per lb               |                            |                      |         |       |         || (ia)                        | exceeds rs                | 2'                   | 50      | per   | lb     || but                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || does                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || not                         | exceed                     |                      |         |       |         || rs 3 '25                   |                            |                      |         |       |         || per                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || lb                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || 38                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || naye paise per lb          |                            |                      |         |       |         || (iii)                       |                            |                      |         |       |         || exceeds rs                 | 3'                         | 25                   | per lb |       |         || but                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || does not                    | exceed                     |                      |         |       |         || rs                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || 4'00                        | per                        | lb                  |         |       |         || 50 naye paise               |                            |                      |         |       |         || per                         | lb                        |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || (iv)                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || exceeds rs                 | 4'00                       | per lb              |         |       |         || hut                         | does                       | not exceed           |         |       |         || rs                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || 4'                          | 75                         | per                  | lb     |       |         || 63                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || naye                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || paise                       |                            |                      |         |       |         || per                         | lb                        |                      |         |       |         || (v)                         |                            |                      |         |       |         || exceeds rs                 | 4'75                       | per lb              | 75      |       |         || naye                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || paise                       |                            |                      |         |       |         || per                         | lb                        |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || explanation-               |                            |                      |         |       |         || ci                          |                            |                      |         |       |         || price                       | of                         | tea "                |         |       |         || means                       | the                        | price which the cen- |         |       |         || tral government may, having |                            |                      |         |       |         || regard to world prices      |                            |                      |         |       |         || of                          | tea                        | •                   |         |       |         || fix                         | for this purpose from time |                      |         |       |         || to time by notification in  | the                        |                      |         |       |         || official gazette           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || -                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || --------                    |                            |                      |         |       |         || ----                        |                            |                      |         |       |         || -----_                      |                            |                      |         |       |         ||                           |                            |                      |         |       |         || ------__---                |                            |                      |         |       |         |- - - - - -  the first schedule •item no description of goods rate of duty - - - - - - - 14· tea-"tea" includes all varieties of the product known commercially as tea, and also includes green tea (1) package tea, that is to say, tea packed in any kind of container containing not more than 60 ibs net of tea-(i) if, before being so packed, three annas ~r lb net duty has been paid there-- on under sub-item (2) of this item (il) if, before being so packed, four annas per lb net, duty has not been paid thereon under sub-item (2) of this item (2) tea not otherwise speci-one anna per lb net fied     - -  --,,'- - -__--  - -------------_- - _  -----,--~  a billfurther to amend the indian tariff act, 1934, and the central excises and salt act, 1944, for the purpose of altering the duties of customs and excise on tea the president has, in pursuance of clause (1) of article ii7 and clause (1) of article 274 of the constitution of india, recommended to the lok sabha, the introduction of the bill m n kaul, secretary ,/ minister of revenue and civil expenditure) 