ST-1 Form — Amendment - Service Tax - 42-C.E.-(Service Tax)/97

Further to Trade Notice No. 39/97, dated 11-6-1997 , the following amendments are incorporated in column 6 of form ST-1 , which is the application form for registration under Section 69 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) , by addition of column 6(a) and 6(b). 6 (a) Name of the signatory/signatories authorised to sign on behalf of the Customs House Agent. 6 (b) Customs House Agent licence number and the period of its validity. These provisions will apply to Custom House Agent only. 2. It is brought to the notice of the trade that information required by para 7 of Form ST-1 are specific to the stock-brokers and are not applicable to providers of other services. 3. The form of application for registration under Section 69 of Finance Act, 1994 has been issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, who are being requested to make the above amendment for the sake of uniformity of practice, as it would be applicable to Custom House Agents in other Commissionerates also. However, till such time this is done, the ST-1 as amended would be applicable to the Custom House Agents in the jurisdiction of this Commissionerate.