GPCB Directs Six-Monthly Detailed Inspection of Hazardous Waste Recyclers and Actual Users

The circular is issued by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), referencing Rule 9 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, which provides for utilisation of hazardous waste in accordance with applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Clarification on Grant of Drawback/Refund via Duty Credit Scrips & Prescribed Deficiency Memo Format

Circular No. 30/2026 states the Board received representations from trade and industry regarding difficulties in cases of drawback under Section 74 or refund under Section 27 of the Customs Act, 1962, where import duty was paid wholly or partly through duty credit scrips, and notes that field formations were following divergent practices, some re-crediting the amount into scrips and others granting it in cash.

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