Section 3:
Levy and collection of cess on iron ore and manganese ore.
With effect from such date as the
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be levied and
collected as a cess for the purposes of the Iron Ore Mines 1[, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore
Mines Labour Welfare] Fund Act, 1976 (61 of 1976)--
(i) on all iron ore produced in any mine,--
(a) a duty of customs, where such iron ore is exported; or
(b) a duty of excise, where such iron ore is sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier of
any metallurgical factory, or to any person who in turn sells it to a metallurgical factory, or is
used by the owner of the mine in any metallurgical factory,at such rate not exceeding one rupee per metric tonne of iron ore as the Central Government may,
from time to time, fix by notification in the Official Gazette;
(ii) on all manganese ore produced in any mine,--
(a) a duty of customs, where such manganese ore is exported; or
(b) a duty of excise, where such manganese ore is sold or otherwise disposed of to the
occupier of any metallurgical factory, or to any person who in turn sells it to a metallurgical
factory, or is used by the owner of the mine in any metallurgical factory,at such rate not exceeding six rupees per metric tonne of manganese ore as the Central Government
may, from time to time, fix by notification in the Official Gazette;
2[(iii) on all chrome ore produced in any mine,--
(a) a duty of customs, where such chrome ore is exported; or
(b) a duty of excise, where such chrome ore is sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier
of any metallurgical factory, or to any person who in turn sells it to a metallurgical factory, or is
used by the owner of the mine in any metallurgical factory,at such rate not exceeding six rupees per metric tonne of chrome ore as the Central Government may,
from time to time fix, by notification in the Official Gazette.]
Explanation.--Where the owner of any iron ore mine or manganese ore mine 2[or chrome ore mine]
is also the occupier of a metallurgical factory, then, for the purposes of sub-clause (b) of clause (i)
3[or
sub-clause (b) of clause (ii) or sub-clause (b) of clause (iii), all the iron ore or manganese ore or chrome
ore,] as the case may be, produced in the mine and not sold or otherwise disposed of to the occupier of
any other metallurgical factory or to any other person shall be deemed, unless the contrary is proved, to
have been used by such owner for his own metallurgical factory.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for "and Manganese Ore Mines Labour Welfare" (w.e.f. 1-7-1983).
2. Ins. by Act 44 of 1982, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-7-1983).
3. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for "or sub-clause (b) of clause (ii), all the iron ore or manganese ore,"(w.e.f. 1-7-1983).