Seeks to amend Notification No. 1136-F.T. dated 28/06/2017 [12/2017(R)] - 1796-F.T.- 32/2017-State Tax (Rate) - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE NOTIFICATION No. 1796-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 13th day of October, 2017 Notification No. 32/2017-State Tax (Rate) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (West Ben. Act XXVIII of 2017), the Governor, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased hereby to make the following further amendments in this Department Notification No. 1136-F.T. dated the 28th June, 2017 [No.12/2017- State Tax (Rate)] :- Amendments (i) in the Table, - (a) in serial number 5 in column (1), in column (3), for the words governmental authority the words Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or Governmental Authority shall be substituted; (b) after serial number 9B column (1), and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 9C Chapter 99 Supply of service by a Government Entity to Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority or any person specified by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority against consideration received from Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority, in the form of grants. Nil Nil ; (c) after serial number 21 column (1), and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 21A Heading 9965 or Heading 9967 Services provided by a goods transport agency to an unregistered person, including an unregistered casual taxable person, other than the following recipients, namely: - (a) any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); or (b) any Society registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860 (21 of 1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India; or (c) any Co-operative Society established by or under any law for the time being in force; or (d) any body corporate established, by or under any law for thetime being in force; or (e) any partnership firm whether registered or not under any law including association of persons; (f) any casual taxable person registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act or the State Goods and Services Tax Act or the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act. Nil Nil ; (d) after serial number 23 column (1), and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 23A Heading 9967 Service by way of access to a road or a bridge on payment of annuity. Nil Nil ; (e) in serial number 41 column (1), for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted, namely: - Upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) payable in respect of service by way of granting of long term lease of thirty years, or more of industrial plots or plots for development of infrastructure for financial business, provided by the State Government Industrial Development Corporations or Undertakings or by any other entity having 50 per cent. or more ownership of Central Government, State Government, Union territory to the industrial units or the developers in any industrial or financial business area. ; (ii) in paragraph 2, for clause (zf), the following shall be substituted, namely: - (zf) Governmental Authority means an authority or a board or any other body, - (i) set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature; or (ii) established by any Government, with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243 W of the Constitution or to a Panchayat under article 243 G of the Constitution. (zfa) Government Entity means an authority or a board or any other body including a society, trust, corporation,- (i) set up by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature; or (ii) established by any Government, with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out a function entrusted by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory or a local authority. . By order of the Governor, RAJSEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY, Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal