3. Insertion of section 28-A, Rajasthan Act No. II of 1950.-

After the existing section 28 and before the existing section 29 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-

“28-A. Surcharge for mitigating natural or man-made calamities.- (1) Any excisable article chargeable with duty under section 28, shall be chargeable with surcharge at such rate not exceeding 50 percent of the duty chargeable on such excisable article under section 28, as may be notified by the State Government, for the purpose of mitigating natural or man-made calamities like drought, flood, epidemic, public health exigencies, fire etc. (2) The surcharge chargeable under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to any duty under section 28. (3) Except as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the surcharge, leviable under sub-section (1) as they apply in relation to the duty leviable under section 28. (4) Save as provided in sub-section (3), the State Government may make rules for collection of surcharge leviable under this section. (5) The surcharge collected under this section shall be utilized for the purpose of mitigating natural or man-made calamities like drought, flood, epidemic, public health exigencies, fire etc.”.