Central Excise Act, 1944
11D. DUTIES OF EXCISE COLLECTED FROM THE BUYER TO BE DEPOSITED
WITH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any
order or direction of the Appellate Tribunal or any Court or in any other
provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder ,
every person who has collected any amount from the buyer of any goods in any
manner as representing duty of excise, shall forthwith pay the amount so
collected to the credit of the Central Government.
(2) The amount paid to the credit of the Central Government
under sub-section (1) shall be adjusted against the duty of excise payable by
the person on finalization of assessment and where any surplus is left after
such adjustment, the amount of such surplus shall either be credited to the
Fund or, as the case may be, refunded to the person who has borne the incidence
of such amount, in accordance with the provisions of section 11B and the
relevant date for making an application under that section in such cases shall
be the date of the public notice to be issued by the [ 76 Assistant
Commissioner of Central Excise 76 ]. 77 ]