Central Excise Act, 1944
5. REMISSION OF DUTY ON GOODS FOUND DEFICIENT IN QUANTITY.
(1) The Central Government may, by rules made under this
section, provide for remission of duty of excise leviable
on any excisable goods which due to any natural cause are found to be deficient
in quantity.
(2) Any rules made under sub-section (1) may, having regard to
the nature of the excisable goods or of processing or of curing thereof, the
period of their storage or transit and other relevant considerations, fix the
limit or limits of percentage beyond which no such remission shall be allowed :
Provided that different limit or limits of
percentage may be fixed for different varieties of the same excisable goods or
for different areas or for different seasons. 33
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