RULE 2.    Definitions. —

(1)    In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- 

(a)      “Customs Tariff Act” means the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975); 

(b)      “electronic credit ledger” means the electronic credit ledger referred to in sub-section (46) of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017); 

(c)      “Excise Act” means the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944); 

(d)      “exempted goods” means excisable goods which are exempt from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon, and includes goods which are chargeable to “Nil” rate of duty; 

(e)      “final products” means excisable goods manufactured or produced from input; 

(f)       “first stage dealer” means a dealer, who purchases the goods directly from,- 

(i)       the manufacturer under the cover of an invoice issued in terms of the provisions of Central Excise Rules, 2017 or from the depot of the said manufacturer, or from premises of the consignment agent of the said manufacturer or from any other premises from where the goods are sold by or on behalf of the said manufacturer, under cover of an invoice; or 

(ii)       an importer or from the depot of an importer or from the premises of the consignment agent of the importer, under cover of an invoice; 

(g)      “input” means excisable goods used in the factory by the manufacturer of the final product but excludes high speed diesel oil or motor spirit, commonly known as petrol; 

(h)      “job work” means processing or working upon of raw material or semi-finished goods supplied to the job worker, so as to complete a part or whole of the process resulting in the manufacture or finishing of an article or any operation which is essential for aforesaid process and the expression “job worker” shall be construed accordingly; 

(i)       “notification” means the notification published in the Official Gazette; 

(j)       “person” means the person referred to in sub-section (84) of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017); 

(k)      “place of removal” means- 

(i)       a factory or any other place or premises of production or manufacture of the excisable goods; 

(ii)       a warehouse or any other place or premises wherein the excisable goods have been permitted to be deposited without payment of duty; 

(iii)      a depot, premises of a consignment agent or any other place or premises from where the excisable goods are to be sold after their clearance from the factory, from where such goods are removed; 

(l)       “second stage dealer” means a dealer who purchases the goods from a first stage dealer; 

(2)    The words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Excise Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Excise Act.