(3)CENVAT credit of the specified duties taken by a sender premises shall not be denied or varied in respect of any inputs or capital goods, removed as such under sub-rule (1) on the ground that the said inputs or the capital goods have been removed without payment of an amount specified in sub-rule (5) of rule 3 of these rules; oron the ground that the said inputs or capital goods have been used in the manufacture of any intermediate goods removed without payment of duty under sub-rule (1) of rule 12BB of Central Excise Rules, 2002.Explanation :- For the purpose of this sub-rule, 'intermediate goods' shall have the same meaning assigned to it in sub-rule (1) of rule 12BB of the Central Excise Rules, 2002.