APPENDIX-14-I-D
(Board of Approval
Notification)
TO BE PUBLISED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,
EXTRAORDINARY,
(PART I SECTION 1)
GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE)
NOTIFICATION
No. 14/1/2001-EPZ: In
supersession of Ministry of Commerce and Industry Notification No. 14/1/2001
dated 19.6.2001, Government of India
hereby constitutes combined Board of Approvals for EOU/SEZ Schemes as under:-
1. Additional
Secretary Chairman,
Department of Commerce
2. Joint Secretary Member
Department of Commerce
3. Joint Secretary, Member
Department
of Industrial Policy
and
Promotion
4. Member(Customs) Member
Central Board of Excise and Customs
5. Director General
of Foreign Trade Member
6. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of
Environment and Forests Member
7. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Science
and Technology Member
8. A representative from Ministry
of Member
Small Scale
Industries and Agro and
Rural Industries
9. Development Commissioner of the Member
concerned SEZs
10. A representative of
Department of Member
Economic
Affairs
11. A representative of
Ministry of Urban Member
Development
and Poverty Alleviation
12. A representative of
Central Board of Member
Direct Taxes
13. A representative of
Concerned Member
state Government
14. Joint Secretary, Internal Securities, Member
Ministry of Home Affairs
15. Deputy Secretary/Director (EOU/SEZ) Member-Secretary
Department of Commerce
Powers
and functions of the Board:
1.
The Board shall consider proposals
under EOU/SEZ scheme that fall outside the automatic approval procedure as
notified from time to time.
2.
Subject to necessary empowerment under
section 14 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, the Board,
wherever applicable, shall also consider applications for grant of industrial
licence wherever such licence is compulsory. Minutes in such cases will be
issued after approval of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Based
on the approved minutes the Development Commissioner shall issue the Letter of
Intent and upon fulfillment of conditions therein convert the same into
industrial licence.
3.
All Cases would be submitted before the
Board by the Development Commissioner along with his comments so that the units
have a single interface at the level of Development Commissioner;
4.
EOU/SEZ cases involving foreign equity,
including investment by NRIs and OCBs
that fall outside the automatic route shall continue to be dealt with by the
Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
In such cases, the units will apply directly to Secretariat for
Industrial Assistance (SIA)) for FIPB approval with a copy to the Development
Commissioner concerned.
Those falling under the automatic route shall avail themselves of the
dispensation available under the automatic route.
5.
Consider all application for setting up
of SEZ in the public/private/joint or State sector and make suitable
recommendations in this regard.
6.
Approve activities in respect of
development, operation and maintenance of SEZ of any component thereof.
7.
Any other issues concerning development
of SEZ
Note: Separate
meeting will be held to consider the proposal to set up SEZ in the
public/private/joint or State sector.”
General
The Board may prescribe any condition, as it may consider necessary
while granting approval.
8.
The Board may in its discretion grant
or refuse the approval.
9.
Chairman of the Board may co-opt any
representative of any other Department or agency not already included in it, if
he finds it necessary for any specific purpose.
(D.K.Mittal )
[No.
14/1/2001-EPZ]