Notification No 2/2017 Central Tax
The GST Act came in force from 1st July, 2017. There were many interpretation issues with respect to the acts and rules provided therein in the law. Since, such acts clause and rules 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 meaning for different sectors. Hence, some modifications from existing sections and rules were required. Therefore, it was important to amend the sections and rules time to time referring the current scenario and trade practice. The Notification discussed here is ”Notification No. 2/2017-Central Tax”.
The Government has issued the Notification no 2/2017 of Central Tax on 29th June 2017. Notification contains the details of Jurisdictions of Central Tax Officers.
Contents;
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Notification No. 2/2017-Central Tax
New Delhi, the 19th June, 2017
29 Jyaistha, 1939 Saka
G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers under section 3 read with section 5 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and section 3 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints-
(a) Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Tax and Principal Directors General of Central Tax,
(b) Chief Commissioners of Central Tax and Directors General of Central Tax,
(c) Principal Commissioners of Central Tax and Principal Additional Directors General of Central Tax,
(d) Commissioners of Central Tax and Additional Directors General of Central Tax,
(e) Additional Commissioners of Central Tax and Additional Directors of Central Tax,
(f) Joint Commissioners of Central Tax and Joint Directors of Central Tax,
(g) Deputy Commissioners of Central Tax and Deputy Directors of Central Tax,
(h) Assistant Commissioners of Central Tax and Assistant Directors of Central Tax,
(i) Commissioners of Central Tax (Audit),
(j) Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals),
(k) Additional Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals),
and the central tax officers sub-ordinate to them as central tax officers and vests them with all the powers under both the said Acts and the rules made thereunder with respect to the jurisdiction specified in the Tables given below.
2. The Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Tax or the Chief Commissioners of Central Tax, as the case may be, specified in column (2) of Table I, are hereby vested with the territorial jurisdiction over the-
(a) Principal Commissioners of Central Tax and Commissioners of Central Tax, as the case may be, specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table;
(b) Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals) specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table;
(c) Additional Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals) specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table; and
(d) Commissioners of Central Tax (Audit) specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table.
3. The Principal Commissioners of Central Tax or the Commissioners of Central Tax, as the case may be, specified in column (2) of Table II and the central tax officers sub-ordinate to them, are hereby vested with the territorial jurisdiction specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.
4. The Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals) and Additional Commissioners of Central Tax (Appeals) specified in column (2) of Table III and the central tax officers subordinate to them are hereby vested with the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Commissioners of Central Tax or the Commissioners of Central Tax, as the case may be, specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.
5. The Commissioners of Central Tax (Audit) specified in column (2) of Table IV and the central tax officers subordinate to them are hereby vested with the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Commissioners of Central Tax or the Commissioners of Central Tax, as the case may be, specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.
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Carrigendum can be seen below:
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY,
PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Corrigendum
New Delhi, the 29th July, 2019
G.S.R. (E).: – In the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 02/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 609(E), dated the 19th June, 2017, in English version, in page 22, in line 3, for “ the Central Board of Excise and Customs” read “the Government”.
[F. No 349/52/2017-GST]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Also read Corrigendum to Notification No 2/2017 of Central Tax