law: Central Excise Act, 1944
  12. APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF [ 78 
  
  ACT NO. 52 OF 1962 78 ] TO CENTRAL EXCISE DUTIES. 
  
  
  The Central Government may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette, 79 declare that any of the provisions of the [ 78 Customs Act, 1962 (52
  
  of 1962) 78 ], relating to the levy of and exemption from customs duties,
  
  drawback of duty, warehousing, offences and penalties, confiscation, and
  
  procedure relating to offences and appeals shall, with such modifications and
  
  alterations as it may consider necessary or desirable to adapt them to the
  
  circumstances, be applicable in regard to like matters in respect of the duties
  
  imposed by section 3.