seeks to amend Notification No. 13/2017- State Tax (Rate), dated the 29th June, 2017 - 05/2019- State Tax (Rate) - S.O. 71 - Bihar SGST

COMMERCIAL TAX DEPARTMENT The 29th March 2019 Notification no. 05/2019- State Tax (Rate) S.O. 71, Dated 29th March 2019.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Governor of Bihar, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the Commercial Taxes Department notification No.13/2017- State Tax (Rate), dated the 29 th June, 2017, published in the Bihar Gazette vide number 556, dated the 29thJune, 2017, namely:- In the said notification (i) In this Table, after serial number 5A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - (1) (2) (3) (4) 5B Services supplied by any person by way of transfer of development rights or Floor Space Index (FSI) (including additional FSI) for construction of a project by a promoter. Any person Promoter. 5C Long term lease of land (30 years or more) by any person against consideration in the form of upfront amount (called as premium, salami, cost, price, development charges or by any other name) and/or periodic rent for construction of a project by a promoter. Any person Promoter. ; (ii) in the Explanation, after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: - (i) The term apartment shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) under section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016). (j) the term promoter shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (zk) under section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016). (k) the term project shall mean a Real Estate Project (REP) or a Residential Real Estate Project (RREP); (l) the term Real Estate Project (REP) shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in in clause (zn) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016). (m) The term Residential Real Estate Project (RREP) shall mean a REP in which the carpet area of the commercial apartments is not more than 15 percent. of the total carpet area of all the apartments in the REP. (n) floor space index (FSI) shall mean the ratio of a building s total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. . 2. This notification shall come into force with effect from 1stof April, 2019. [(File No. Bikri kar/GST/vividh-21/2017 (Part-5) 05)] By the order of Governor of Bihar, Dr. Pratima, Commissioner State Tax-cum-Secretary.