Introduction:
The GST Act came in force from 1st July, 2017. There were many interpretation issues with respect to the definitions, glossary and terms use in the law. Since, such definitions were adopted from various legacy laws in India prior to GST; such as Service Tax, State VAT, Central Excise Act, Luxury Tax, Entertainment Tax, etc. it was difficult to make applicable one definition for different sectors. Hence, some modifications from existing definitions were made. Therefore, it was important to established a nexus of the terms used in the GST definitions. The definition discussed here is“Electronic Commerce Operator”.
So what do you mean by“Electronic Commerce Operator”?
Section 2(45) of CGST Act, 2017 –“electronic commerce operator” means any person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic facility or platform for electronic commerce;
Conclusion:
Hence it is understood that any person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic facility or platform for electronic commerce; is known as “Electronic Commerce Operator”.