Exemption to tour operators providing services to the Diplomatic Missions. - 050/98 - Service Tax

This Notification has been rescinded by Notification No. 35/2007 dated 23/5/2007

Exemption to tour operators providing services to the Diplomatic Missions.

[Notification No. 50/98-S.T., dated 15-6-1998]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services provided by a tour operator to the Diplomatic Missions specified in column (2) of the Schedule hereto annexed from the whole of service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

SCHEDULE

Serial Number	Name of the Diplomatic Missions
(1)	(2)
1.	Argentina
2.	Austria
3.	Australia
4.	Botswana
5.	Bulgaria
6.	Brunei
7.	China
8.	Columbia
9.	Cuba
10.	Cyprus
11.	Ireland
12.	Korea (Republic)
13.	Lebanon
14.	Morocco
15.	Malaysia
16.	Nepal
17.	Namibia
18.	Nigeria
19.	Pakistan
20.	Finland
21.	Phillippines
22.	Qatar
23.	Singapore
24.	Turkmienistan
25.	Vietnam
26.	Bahrain
27.	Iraq
28.	Japan
29.	Kazakshtan
30.	Mexico
31.	Palestine
32.	United States of America
33.	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
34.	Holy See