In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with section 147 of Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the crude petroleum, falling under heading 2709 of the of the Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944 (herein after referred to as "the said goods" produced by a person whose annual production of the said goods during the preceding Financial Year was less than two million barrel, from the whole of the Special Additional Excise Duty leviable thereon under section 147 read with the Eighth Schedule to the said Finance Act, 2002.

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2022.

[F. No. 354/15/2022-TRU]

(Vikram Vijay Wanere)

Under Secretary to the Government of India