F. No. 20016/19/2024-GST

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

 

New Delhi, Dated the 10th July, 2024

 

 

To,

 

 

The Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners/ Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners of Central Tax (All)

The Principal Directors General/ Directors General (All) Madam/Sir,

Subject: Amendment in circular no. 1/1//2017 in respect of Proper officer for provisions relating to Registration and Composition levy under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 or the rules made thereunder – Reg.

 

Attention is invited to Circular no. 1/1/2017-CT dated 26.06.2017 vide which functions of proper officer under various sections of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the “CGST Act”) relating to Registration and Composition levy under the CGST Act or rules made thereunder were assigned to various officers of the Central Tax.

 

1.2  Consequent to the shifting of the GST back office operations of Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs from ACES-GST to GSTN BO, it has now been decided by the Board that the functions of proper officer in relation to section 30 & Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 27 of CGST Act, as well as rule 6, rule 23 & rule 25 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the “CGST Rules”) may be assigned to Superintendent of Central Tax instead of Assistant or Deputy Commissioners of Central Tax or Assistant or Deputy Directors of Central Tax.

 

1.3  Accordingly, the table in Circular no. 1/1/2017-CT dated 26.06.2017 may be substituted by the following table: -

Table

 

 

Serial Number

Designation of the Officer

Functions under section of the

Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 or the rules made thereunder

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Assistant or Deputy Commissioners of Central Tax and Assistant or Deputy

Directors of Central Tax

  1. Sub-section (5) of section 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superintendent of Central Tax

    i. Sub-section (8) of section 25

    ii. Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 27

    iii. Section 28

    iv. Section 29

    v. Section 30

    vi. Rule 6

    vii. Rule 9

    viii. Rule 10

    ix. Rule 12

    x. Rule 16

    xi. Rule 17

    xii. Rule 19

    xiii. Rule 22

    xiv. Rule 23

 

 

 

 

 

  1. It is requested that suitable trade notices may be issued to publicize the contents of this circular.

 

       3. Difficulty, if any, in the implementation of the above instructions may please be brought to the notice of the Board. Hindi version would follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanjay Mangal

Principal Commissioner (GST)