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TMI BlogExemptions on supply of services under the Sikkim Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r, Section, Heading, Group or Service Code (Tariff) Description of Services Rate (per cent.) Condition (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 Chapter 99 Services by an entity registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) by way of charitable activities. Nil Nil 2 Chapter 99 Services by way of transfer of a going concern, as a whole or an independent part thereof. Nil Nil 3 Chapter 99 Pure services (excluding works contract service or other composite supplies involving supply of any goods) provided to the Central Government, State Government or Union territory or local authority or a Governmental authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution or in relation to any function entrusted to a Municipality under article 243W of the Con ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority to another Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority: Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services- (i) by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than the Central Government, State Government, Union territory; (ii) in relation to an aircraft or a vessel, inside or outside the precincts of a port or an airport; (iii) of transport of goods or passengers. Nil Nil 9 Chapter 99 Services provided by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or a local authority where the considerationfor such services does not exceed five thousand rupees: Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to- (i) services by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services provided to a person other than the Central Government, State Government, Union territory; (ii) services ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g of rooms where charges are one thousand rupees or more per day; (ii) renting of premises, community halls, kalyanmandapam or open area, and the like where charges are ten thousand rupees or more per day; (iii) renting of shops or other spaces for business or commerce where charges are ten thousand rupees or more per month. Nil Nil 14 Heading 9963 Services by a hotel, inn, guest house, club or campsite, by whatever name called, for residential or lodging purposes, having declared tariff of a unit of accommodation below one thousand rupees per day or equivalent. Nil Nil 15 Heading 9964 Transport of passengers, with or without accompanied belongings, by (a) air, embarking from or terminating in an airport located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, or Tripura or at Bagdogra located in West Bengal; (b) non-airconditioned contract carriage other than radio taxi, for transportation of passengers, excluding tourism, conducted tour, charter or hir ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Nil Nil 21 Heading 9965 or Heading 9967 Services provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport in a goods carriage of - (a) agricultural produce; (b) goods, where consideration charged for the transportation of goods on a consignment transported in a single carriage does not exceed one thousand five hundred rupees; (c) goods, where consideration charged for transportation of all such goods for a single consignee does not exceed rupees seven hundred and fifty; (d) milk, salt and food grain including flour, pulses and rice; (e) organic manure; (f) newspaper or magazines registered with the Registrar of Newspapers; (g) relief materials meant for victims of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, accidents or mishap; or (h) defence or military equipments. Nil Nil 22 Heading 9966 or Heading 9973 Services by way of giving on hire (a) to a state transport undertaking, a motor vehicle meant to carry more than twelve passengers; or ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Heading 9971 Services provided by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation to the persons governed under the Employees Provident Funds and the Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952). Nil Nil 32 Heading 9971 Services provided by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India to insurers under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Act, 1999 (41 of 1999). Nil Nil 33 Heading 9971 Services provided by the Securities and Exchange Board of India set up under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) by way of protecting the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate, the securities market. Nil Nil 34 Heading 9971 Services by an acquiring bank, to any person in relation to settlement of an amount upto two thousand rupees in a single transaction transacted through credit card, debit card, charge card or other payme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 37 Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services by way of collection of contribution under the Atal Pension Yojana. Nil Nil 38 Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services by way of collection of contribution under any pension scheme of the State Governments. Nil Nil 39 Heading 9971 or Heading 9985 Services by the following persons in respective capacities (a) business facilitator or a business correspondent to a banking company with respect to accounts in its rural area branch; (b) any person as an intermediary to a business facilitator or a business correspondent with respect to services mentioned in entry (a); or (c) business facilitator or a business correspondent to an insurance company in a rural area. Nil Nil 40 Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 Services provided to the Central Government, State Government, Union territory under any insurance sche ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ss entity; or (iii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in thecase of special category states) in the preceding financial year; (c) a senior advocate by way of legal services to- (i) any person other than a business entity; or (ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in the case of special category states) in the preceding financial year. Nil Nil 46 Heading 9983 Services by a veterinary clinic in relation to health care of animals or birds. Nil Nil 47 Heading 9983 or Heading 9991 Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of- (a) registration required under any law for the time being in force; (b) testing, calibration, safety check or certification relating to protection or safety of workers, consumers or public at large, including fire license, required under any law for the time being in force. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products or agricultural produce by way of- (a) agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or testing; (b) supply of farm labour; (c) processes carried out at an agricultural farm including tending, pruning, cutting, harvesting, drying, cleaning, trimming, sun drying, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, cooling or bulk packaging and such like operations which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market; (d) renting or leasing of agro machinery or vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use; (e) loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce; (f) agricultural extension services; (g) services by any Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board or services provided by a commission agent for sale or purchase of agricultural produce. Nil Nil ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Nil Nil 63 Heading 9991 Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of assignment of right to use natural resources to an individual farmer for cultivation of plants and rearing of all life forms of animals, except the rearing of horses, for food, fibre, fuel, raw material or other similar products. Nil Nil 64 Heading 9991 or Heading 9973 Services provided by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority by way of assignment of right to use any natural resource where such right to use was assigned by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority before the 1st April, 2016: Provided that the exemption shall apply only to tax payable on one time charge payable, in full upfront or in installments, for assignment of right to use such natural resource. Nil Nil 65 Heading 9991 Services provided by the Central Governmen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... up by the Government of India; (b) a Sector Skill Council approved by the National Skill Development Corporation; (c) an assessment agency approved by the Sector Skill Council or the National Skill Development Corporation; (d) a training partner approved by the National Skill Development Corporation or the Sector Skill Council, in relation to- (i) the National Skill Development Programme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation; or (ii) a vocational skill development course under the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme; or (iii) any other Scheme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation. Nil Nil 70 Heading 9983 or Heading 9985 or Heading 9992 Services of assessing bodies empanelled centrally by the Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship by way of assessments under the Skill Development Initiative Scheme. Nil Nil 71 Heading 9992 Services provided by training ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sidential complex. Nil Nil 78 Heading 9996 Services by an artist by way of a performance in folk or classical art forms of- (a) music, or (b) dance, or (c) theatre, if the consideration charged for such performance is not more than one lakh and fifty thousand rupees: Provided that the exemption shall not apply to service provided by such artist as a brand ambassador. Nil Nil 79 Heading 9996 Services by way of admission to a museum, national park, wildlife sanctuary, tiger reserve or zoo. Nil Nil 80 Heading 9996 Services by way of training or coaching in recreational activities relating to- (a) arts or culture, or (b) sports by charitable entities registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act . Nil Nil 81 Heading 9996 Services by way of right to admission to- (a) circus, dance, or theatrical performan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , run by a person registered with the Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; (i) arbitral tribunal has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996); (j) authorised dealer of foreign exchange shall have the same meaning assigned to Authorised person in clause (c) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) ; (k) authorised medical practitioner means a medical practitioner registered with any of the councils of the recognised system of medicines established or recognised by law in India and includes a medical professional having the requisite qualification to practice in any recognised system of medicines in India as per any law for the time being in force; (l) banking company has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of section 45A of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934(2 of 1934); (m) brand ambassador means a person engaged for promotion or marketing of a brand of goods, service, property or actionable claim, event or endorsement of name, including a trade name, logo or house mark of any person; ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it in clause (13) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) ; (w) declared tariff includes charges for all amenities provided in the unit of accommodation (given on rent for stay) like furniture, air-conditioner, refrigerators or any other amenities, but without excluding any discount offered on the published charges for such unit; (x) distributor or selling agent means an individual or a firm or a body corporate or other legal entity under law so appointed by the Organising State through an agreement to market and sell lotteries on behalf of the Organising State; (y) educational institution means an institution providing services by way of,- (i) pre-school education and education up to higher secondary school or equivalent; (ii) education as a part of a curriculum for obtaining a qualification recognised by any law for the time being in force; (iii) education as a part of an approved vocational education course; (z) electricity transmission or distribution utility means the Central Electricity Authority; a State Electricity Board; the Central Transmission Utility or a State Transmission Utility notified under the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erway means national waterways as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (82 of 1985) or other waterway on any inland water, as defined in clause (b) of section 2 of the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917); (zj) insurance company means a company carrying on life insurance business or general insurance business; (zk) interest means interest payable in any manner in respect of any moneys borrowed or debt incurred (including a deposit, claim or other similar right or obligation) but does not include any service fee or other charge in respect of the moneys borrowed or debt incurred or in respect of any credit facility which has not been utilised; (zl) intermediary has the same meaning as assigned to it in sub-section (13) of section 2 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ; (zm) legal service means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority; (zn) life insurance business has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Insurance Ac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sed (A) by a national sports federation, or its affiliated federations, where the participating teams or individuals represent any district, state or zone; (B) by Association of Indian Universities, Inter-University Sports Board, School Games Federation of India, All India Sports Council for the Deaf, Paralympic Committee of India or Special Olympics Bharat; (C) by Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board; (D) as part of national games, by Indian Olympic Association; or (E) under Panchayat Yuva Kreeda Aur Khel Abhiyaan (PYKKA) Scheme; (zx) recognised sports body means (i) the Indian Olympic Association; (ii) Sports Authority of India; (iii) a national sports federation recognised by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of the Central Government, and its affiliate federations; (iv) national sports promotion organisations recognised by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of the Central Government; (v) the International Olympic Association or a federation recognised by the International Olympic Association; or (vi) a federation or a body which regulates a sport at international level and its affiliated federations or bodies re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 9 of 1988); (zzl) tiger reserve has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) of section 38K of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972); (zzm) tour operator means any person engaged in the business of planning, scheduling, organizing, arranging tours (which may include arrangements for accommodation, sightseeing or other similar services) by any mode of transport, and includes any person engaged in the business of operating tours; (zzn) trade union has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (h) of section 2 of the Trade Unions Act,1926(16 of 1926); (zzo) vessel has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (z) of section 2 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963); (zzp) wildlife sanctuary means a sanctuary as defined in the clause (26) of the section 2 of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972); (zzq) zoo has the same meaning as assigned to it in the clause (39) of the section 2 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972). 3. Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,- (i) Reference to Chapter , Section or Heading , wherever they occur, unless the context otherwise requires, shall ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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