In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) (hereinafter referred to as the Excise Act), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, produced either in the fields under the Production Sharing Contracts, specified in column (2) of the Table below or in the exploration blocks offered under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) through competitive international bidding, from whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon under the Fourth Schedule to Excise Act.
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[F. No.334/3/2019-TRU]
(Gunjan Kumar Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India