22^nd July, 2003.

Notification No. 51/2003 - Customs (N.T.) 

            In exercise of the powers conferred by section 76 A of the Customs Act, 1962 ( 52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby specifies the Surat Special Economic Zone at Surat in the state of Gujarat as a "special economic zone".

2.  This notification shall come into force on the 15^th day of August, 2003.

            Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, "Surat Special Economic Zone" means the Surat Special Economic Zone located at village Sachin, taluka:  Choryasi, district Surat in Gujarat comprising of the places bearing the block numbers and enclosed by boundaries as specifies below, namely:-

Located at village: Sachin, taluka : Choryasi, district: Surat.

The total area of the Surat Special Economic Zone shall be comprising of 4,98,997 square meters of the following  block  numbers, namely:-

271(Part), 272(Part), 273(Part), 274(Part), 275(Part), 276, 277, 278, 279, 280(Part), 281(Part), 283(Part), 287(Part), 321(Part), 322(Part), 323, 324, 325,  326, 327(Part), 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340(Part), 341(Part), 342(Part), 343, 344, 345(Part), 346, 347, 348, 385, 386(Part), 388(Part), 391(Part), 392, 393, 394, 395, 397(Part), 398, 399, 400, 428.

          Village Sachin, taluka Choryasi, district Surat (Gujarat) lying at a distance of about 15 kilometers from the port of Magdalla and about 12 kilometers from the Surat airport, about 1.5 kilometers from Sachin railway station.

Boundaries:

North Side             :         Kakrapar Canal

South Side            :         Diamond Industrial Park

East Side               :         Surat Bombay Railway Line

West Side             :         Kakrapar Canal.

D.  S. Garbyal
Under Secretary to the Government of India

F.No. 314/24/2001-FTT