CENTRAL EXCISES ACT, 1944

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title, extent and commencement 

2. Definitions                   

CHAPTER II -  LEVY AND COLLECTION OF DUTY 

3. Duties specified in the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 to be levied                

3A. Duties specified in notification to be levied        

4. Valuation of excisable goods for purposes of charging of duty of excise              

4A. Valuation of excisable goods with reference to retail sale price                 

5. Remission of duty on goods found deficient in quantity         

5A. Power to grant exemption from duty of excise

6. Registration of certain persons

7. [Omitted]

8. Restriction. on possession of excisable goods   

9. Offences and penalties 

9A. Certain offences to be non-cognizable              

9AA. offences by companies                      

9B. Power of Court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act

9C. Presumption of culpable mental state   

9D. Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances

9E. Application of section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958       

10. Power of Courts to order forfeiture               

11. Recovery of sums due to Government   

11A. Recovery of duties not levied or not paid or short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded        

11AA. Interest on delayed payment of duty                 

11AB. Interest on delayed payment of duty                 

11AC. Penalty for short-levy or non-levy of duty in certain cases                

11B. Claim for refund of duty

11BB. Interest on delayed refunds            

11C. Power not to recover duty of excise not levied or short-levied as a result of general practice      

11D. Duties of excise collected from the buyer to be deposited with the Central Government          

12. Application of the provisions of Act 8 of 1878 to Central Excise Duties              

CHAPTER 2A -  INDICATING AMOUNT OF DUTY IN THE PRICE OF GOODS, ETC., FOR PURPOSE OF REFUND AND CREDITING CERTAIN AMOUNTS TO THE FUND

12A. Price of goods to indicate the amount of duty paid thereon 

12B. Presumption that incidence of duty has been passed on to the buyer                         

12C. Consumer welfare fund           

12D. Utilisation of the fund           

CHAPTER 3 -  POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND LANDHOLDERS

12E. Powers of Central Excise Officers

13. Power to arrest     

14. Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents in inquiries under this Act

14A. Special audit in certain cases               

14AA. Special audit in cases where credit of duty availed or utilised is not within the normal limits, etc.   

15. Officers required to assist Central Excise Officers   

16. Owners or occupiers of land to report manufacture of contra band excisable goods   

17. Punishment for connivance at offences      

18. Searches and arrests how to be made      

19. Disposal of persons arrested                    

20. Procedure to be followed by officer-in-charge of police station 

21. Inquiry how to be made by Central Excise Officers against arrested persons forwarded to them under section19  

22. Vexatious search, seizure, etc., by Central Excise Officer          

23. Failure of Central Excise Officer in duty 

CHAPTER 4 -  TRANSPORT BY SEA 

24. Penalties for carrying excisable goods in certain vessels  

25. Exceptions  

26. Power of stoppage, search and arrest  

27. Penalties for resisting officer    

28. Confiscation of vessel and cargo   

29. Jurisdiction    

30. Power to exempt from operation of this Chapter  

CHAPTER 5

31-32. [Omitted]  

CHAPTER 6 -  ADJUDICATION OF CONFISCATION AND PENALTIES

33. Power of adjudication

34. Option to pay fine in lieu of confiscation

34A. Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments

CHAPTER 6A - APPEALS

35. Appeals to Commissioner (Appeals) 

35A. Procedure in appeal 

35B. Appeals to the Appellate Tribunal  

35C. Orders of Appellate Tribunal 

35D. Procedure of Appellate Tribunal

35E. Powers of Board or Commissioner of Central Excise to pass certain orders

35EA. Powers of revision of Board or Commissioner of Central Excise in certain cases

35EE. Revision by Central Government

35F. Deposit, pending appeal, of duty demanded or penalty levied

35G. Statement of case to High Court

35H. Statement of case to Supreme Court in certain cases

35-I. Power of High Court or Supreme Court to require statement to be amended 

35J. Case before High Court to be heard by not less than two judges 

35K. Decision of High Court or Supreme Court on the case stated 

35L. Appeal to the Supreme Court  

35M. Hearing before Supreme Court       

35N. Sums due to be paid notwithstanding reference, etc.        

35O. Exclusion of time taken for copy 

35P. Transfer of certain pending proceedings and transitional provisions

35Q. Appearance by authorised representative

36. Definition 

CHAPTER 6B -  PRESUMPTION AS TO DOCUMENTS

36A. Presumption as to documents in certain cases 

36B. Admissibility of microfilms, facsimile copies of documents and computer print outs as documents and as evidence 

CHAPTER 7 - SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS  

37. Power of Central Government to make rules   

37A. Delegation of powers           

37B. Instructions to Central Excise Officers 

37C. Service of decisions, orders, summons, etc.

37D. Rounding off of duty, etc.                         

38. Publication of rules and notifications and laying of rules before Parliament                        

39. [Repealed]              

40. Protection of action taken under the Act