Amendment in Notification No. 72/2017/TAXES dated 30th June, 2017 - S. R. O. No. 974/2021 - Kerala SGST

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Taxes (B) Department NOTIFICATION G.O.(P) No.133/2021/TAXES Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 21st December, 2021 6th Dhanu, 1197 S. R. O. No. 974/2021 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 9, sub-section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15, sub-section (1) of section 16 and section 148 of the Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (20 of 2017), the Government of Kerala, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendments further to amend in the notification issued under G.O.(P) No.72/2017/TAXES dated 30th June, 2017 and published as S.R.O. No. 370/2017 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 1360 dated 30th June, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, in the TABLE, - (i) against serial number 3,- (1) in column (3), in the heading Description of Service , in items (iii),(vi),(ix) and (x), for the words Union territory, a local authority, a Governmental Authority or a Government Entity the words Union territory or a local authority shall be substituted; (2) in column (3), in the heading Description of Service , in item (vii), for the words Union territory, local authority, a Governmental Authority or a Government Entity the words Union territory or a local authority shall be substituted; (3) in column (5), in the heading Condition , the entries against items (iii),(vi),(vii),(ix) and (x), shall be omitted; (ii) against serial number 26, in column (3), in the heading Description of Service , in item (i), in clause (b), after the words, numbers, figures and brackets Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) the words except services by way of dyeing or printing of the said textile and textile products shall be inserted. 2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of January, 2022. By order of the Governor, RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. Explanatory Note (This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) Pursuant to the decision taken in the 45th Goods and Services Tax Council Meeting, the Government of Kerala have decided to modify the rate of tax on certain services by making certain amendments in the notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 72/2017/TAXES dated 30th June, 2017 and published as S.R.O. No.370/2017 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1360 dated 30th June, 2017. The notification is intended to achieve the above object.