HOT RE-ROLLING STEEL MILLS ANNUALCAPACITY DETERMINATION RULES, 1997
M.F. (D.R.) Notification No. 32/97-C.E.
(N.T.), dated 1-8-1997
( This notification has been rescinded vide Notification No. 24/2000-CE (NT), dated 31.3.2000)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 3A of the
Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules, namely :-
1 (1) These rules may be called the Hot
Re-rolling Steel Mills Annual Capacity Determination Rules, 1997.
(2) They
shall come into force on the 1st day of August, 1997.
2.These rules shall
apply to non-alloy steel hot re-rolled products falling undersub-heading
Nos.7211.11,7211.19,7211.30,7211.52,
7211.59,7211.60,7211.92,
7211.99,7213.90,7214.90,7215.90,7216.10 and 7216.90 of the Schedule to the
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), for determining the annual capacity
of production of a factory if such goods are manufactured or produced with the
aid of hot re-rolling mill.
3.The annual capacity of production referred to
in rule 2 shall be determined in the following manner, namely :-
(1) a hot
re-rolling mill shall declare the values of 'd', 'n', 'i' and 'speed of
rolling', the parameters referred to in sub-rule (3), to the Commissioner of
Central Excise (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner), with a copy to the
Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central
Excise;
(2) on receipt of the information referred to in sub-rule (1), the
Commissioner shall take necessary action to verify their correctness and
ascertain the correct value of each of the parameters. The Commissioner may, if
he so desires, consult any technical authority for this purpose;
(3) the
annual capacity of production of hot re-rolled products of non-alloy steel in
respect of such factory shall be deemed to be as determined by applying the
following formula :-
Annual Capacity = 1.885 xl0-4 xdxnxixexwx Number of utilised hours (in metric tonnes)
Where:
d =
Nominal centre distance of the pinions in the pinion stand in millimetres
n = Nominal revolutions per
minute (RPM) of the drive
i =
Reduction ratio of the gear box or of the pulley system or combination thereof
w = Weight in Kilogramme per
metre of the re-rolled product
the value
of 'e' in the formula shall be deemed to be 0.30 in case of low speed mills,
and 0.75 in case of high speed
mills
the value
of 'w' factor in the formula for the high speed mills shall be deemed to be
0.45 and for the low speed mills
shall be deemed to be as under, -
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Nominal centre distance of the
pinions
in
w in kilogramme per metre
the
pinion stand in millimetres
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Up to
110
0.100
111 to
160
0.150
161 to
210
0.395
211 to
260
0.888
261 to
310
1.200
311 to
360
2.466
361 to
410
4.850
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Number of utilised hours shall be deemed to be as under, -
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S.
No.
Reheating
Furnace
Utilised hours per year
Type
No. of furnace
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1.
Batch
1
1200
2.
Batch
2
1800
3.
Batch
more than
2
2400
4.
Pusher type 1 or
more
2400
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Explanation. - For the purposes of this rule
:-
(a) a high speed mill means a mill which produces hot re-rolled products
at a speed of 8.5 metres per second or more and a low speed mill means a mill
which produces hot re-rolled products a speed less than 8.5 metres per second.
(b) nominal centre distance is the pinion centre distance of the
pinion stand connecting the last rolling mill drive of the finishing mill
excluding any pinch roll. Such a pinch roll is not a finishing stand.
(4)
the Commissioner of Central Excise shall, as soon as may be, after determining
the total capacity of the hot re-rolling mill installed in the factory as also
the annual capacity of production, by an order, intimate to the manufacturer.
Provided that the Commissioner may determine the annual capacity of the hot
re-rolling unit on provisional basis pending verification of the declaration
furnished by the hot re-rolling mills and pass an order accordingly. Thereafter,
the Commissioner may determine the annual capacity, as soon as may be, and
pass an order accordingly.
4.(1) The capacity of production for any part of
the year, or any change in the total hot re-rolling mill capacity, shall
be calculated pro rata on the basis of the annual capacity of production
determined in the above manner stated in rule 3.
(2) In case a manufacturer
proposes to make any change in installed machinery or any part thereof which
tends to change the value of either of the parameters 'd', 'n', 'e', 'i' and 'speed of rolling' referred to in sub- rule (3) of rule 3, such manufacturer
shall intimate about the proposed change to the Commissioner of Central Excise
in writing, with a copy to Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy
Commissioner of Central Excise, at least one month in advance of such proposed
change, and shall obtain the written approval of the Commissioner before making
such change. Thereafter the Commissioner of Central Excise shall determine the
date from which the change in the installed capacity shall be deemed to be
effective.
5. In case, the annual capacity determined by the formula in
sub-rule (3) of rule 3 in respect of a mill, is less than the actual
production of the mill during the financial year 1996-97, then the annual
capacity so determined shall be deemed to be equal to the actual production of
the mill during the financial year 1996-97.