4. [ Fixation of sale price] [Inserted by S.O. 74(E) dated 6th February, 1979, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), dated 6th February, 1979.]. - (1) The Central Government or the Controller may, having regard to [all relevant factors including] [Added by S.O. 229(E), dated 27th March, 1981 (w.e.f. 27th March, 1981).] the estimated cost of production or manufacture of indigenous aluminium, fixed from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, the sale price of indigenous aluminium, and different sale prices may be fixed in respect of indigenous aluminium of different sizes or specifications or in respect of indigenous aluminium produced or manufactured in different areas or different factories in India:
Provided that, where the Central Government, may require any producer to supply, under Clause 4-C indigenous aluminium of such specifications and in such quantities to such persons specified in that clause, the Central Government or the Controller may, if it is considered necessary so to do, fix in respect of such indigenous aluminium separate sale price :Provided further that only one price shall be fixed for indigenous aluminium of the same specifications [required to be supplied by a producer under Clause 4-C] [Added by S.O. 229(E), dated 27th March, 1981 (w.e.f. 27th March, 1981).] whether produced in different areas or in different factories in India :Provided also that the Government may, by order, fix the sale price of unwrought indigenous aluminium produced by a producer and transferred by him to his auxiliary plant for further processing and sale as indigenous aluminium of different specifications.(2)The Central Government or the Controller may, having regard to the price of imported aluminium, the estimated cost of production of indigenous aluminium, and the provisions of Clause 4-B fix from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, the sale prices of imported aluminium and different sale prices of imported aluminium may be fixed, in respect of different sizes or specifications of imported aluminium.
