Notification No. 22/2017 – Central Tax: Seeks to amend the CGST Rules, 2017

Important Keyword: GST, CGST, SGST, IGST, F. No. 349/58/2017-GST(Pt.), Notification No. 22/2017 – Central Tax, Section 164 CGST Act 2017, Notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, Notification No. 17/2017-Central Tax.

[F. No. 349/58/2017-GST(Pt.)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs

New Delhi, the 17^th August, 2017

Notification No. 22/2017 – Central Tax

GST: [To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

G.S.R. ( )E.:- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

• These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2017.
• Save as otherwise provided, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017,

(i) in rule 3, in sub-rule (4), for the words “sixty days”, the words “ninety days” shall be substituted;

(ii) in rule 17, with effect from the 22^nd June, 2017, in sub-rule (2), after the words, “said form”, the words “or after receiving a recommendation from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India” shall be inserted;

(iii) in rule 40, with effect from the 1^st day of July, 2017, in sub-rule (1), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(b) the registered person shall within a period of thirty days from the date of becoming eligible to avail the input tax credit under sub-section (1) of section 18, or within such further period as may be extended by the Commissioner by a notification in this behalf, shall make a declaration, electronically, on the common portal in FORM GST ITC-01 to the effect that he is eligible to avail the input tax credit as aforesaid:

Provided that any extension of the time limit notified by the Commissioner of State tax or the Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.”;

(iv) after rule 44, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“44A. Manner of reversal of credit of Additional duty of Customs in respect of Gold Dore bar.- The credit of Central tax in the electronic credit ledger taken in terms of the provisions of section 140 relating to the CENVAT Credit carried forward which had accrued on account of payment of the additional duty of customs levied under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),

paid at the time of importation of gold Dore bar, on the stock of gold Dore bar held on the 1^st day of July, 2017 or contained in gold or gold jewelry held in stock on the 1^st day of July, 2017 made out of such imported gold Dore bar, shall be restricted to one-sixth of such credit and five-sixth of such credit shall be debited from the electronic credit ledger at the time of supply of such gold Dore bar or the gold or the gold jewelry made therefrom and where such supply has already been made, such debit shall be within one week from the date of commencement of these Rules.”;

(v) in rule 61, with effect from the 1^st day of July, 2017, in sub-rule (5), for the words “specify that”, the words “specify the manner and conditions subject to which the” shall be substituted;

(vi) in rule 87,-

• in sub-rule (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
  “Provided that the challan in FORM GST PMT-06 generated at the common portal shall be valid for a period of fifteen days.
  Provided further that a person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a non- taxable online recipient referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) may also do so through the Board’s payment system namely, Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax from the date to be notified by the Board.”;
• in sub-rule (3), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-
  “Provided further that a person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a non-taxable online recipient referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) may also make the deposit under sub-rule (2) through international money transfer through Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment network, from the date to be notified by the Board.”;

(vii) for rule 103, with effect from the 1^st day of July, 2017, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“103. The Government shall appoint officers not below the rank of Joint Commissioner as member of the Authority for Advance Ruling.”;

(viii) in “FORM GST REG-01” under the heading „Instructions for submission of Application for Registration‟, after Serial No. 15, the following Serial No. shall be inserted, namely:-

“16. Government departments applying for registration as suppliers may not furnish Bank Account details.”;

(ix) With effect from the 22^nd June, 2017, for “FORM GST REG-13”, the following FORM shall be substituted, namely:-

“FORM GST REG-13

[See Rule 17]

Application/Form for grant of Unique Identity Number (UIN) to UN Bodies/ Embassies/others

State /UT –                   
District –

PART A

(i)	Name of the Entity
(ii)	Permanent Account Number (PAN) of entity (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 25 of the Act)
(iii)	Name of the Authorised Signatory
(iv)	PAN of Authorised Signatory (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 25 of the Act)
(v)	Email Address of the Authorised Signatory
(vi)	Mobile Number of the Authorised Signatory (+91)

PART B

1.	Type of Entity (Choose one)	UN Body              Embassy             Other Person
2.	Country
2A.	Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India‟ Recommendation (if applicable)			Letter No.	Date
3.	Notification details			Notification No.	Date
4.	Address of the entity in State
	Building No./Flat No.		Floor No.
	Name of the Premises/Building		Road/Street
	City/Town/Village		District
	Block/Taluka
	Latitude		Longitude

State

PIN Code

Contact Information

Email Address

Telephone number

Fax Number

Mobile Number

7.

Details of Authorized Signatory, if applicable

Particulars

First Name

Middle Name

Last name

Name

Photo

Name of Father

Date of Birth

DD/MM/YYYY

Gender

<Male, Female, Other>

Mobile Number

Email address

Telephone No.

Designation /Status

Director Identification Number (if any)

PAN (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub- section (9) of section 25 of the Act)

Aadhaar Number (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub- section (9) of section 25 of the Act)

Are you a citizen of India?

Yes / No

Passport No. (in case of foreigners)

Residential Address

Building No/Flat No

Floor No

Name of the Premises/Building

Road/Street

Town/City/Village

District

Block/Taluka

State

PIN Code

8

Bank Account Details (add more if required)

Account Number

Type of Account

IFSC

Bank Name

Branch Address

9.

Documents Uploaded The authorized person who is in possession of the documentary evidence shall upload the scanned copy of such documents including the copy of resolution / power of attorney, authorizing the applicant to represent the entity. Or The proper officer who has collected the documentary evidence from the applicant shall upload the scanned copy of such documents including the copy of resolution / power of attorney, authorizing the applicant to represent the UN Body / Embassy etc. in India and link it along with the UIN generated and allotted to respective UN Body/ Embassy etc.

11.

Verification I hereby solemnly affirm and declare that the information given herein above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therefrom.

Place: (Signature)

Date:
Name of Authorized Person:

Or

(Signature)

Place:                                                                                    

Name of Proper Officer:

Designation:

Date:                                                                                     

Jurisdiction:

Instructions for submission of application for registration for UN Bodies/ Embassies/others notified by the Government.

• Every person required to obtain a unique identity number shall submit the application electronically.
• Application shall be filed through Common Portal or registration can be granted suo- moto by proper officer.
• The application filed on the Common Portal is required to be signed electronically or through any other mode as specified by the Government.
• The details of the person authorized by the concerned entity to sign the refund application or otherwise, should be filled up against the “Authorized Signatory details” in the application.
• PAN / Aadhaar will not be applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 25 of the Act.”;

(x) With effect from the 1^st day of July, 2017, in FORM GST TRAN-1 in Serial No. 7,-

• in item (a), for the word, figures and brackets “and 140 (6)”, the figures, brackets and word “, 140 (6) and 140 (7) shall be substituted;

• in item (b), –
  • after the word, figures and brackets, “section 140 (5)”, the words, figures and brackets “and section 140(7)” shall be inserted;
  • for column heading 1, the column heading “registration number of the supplier or input service distributor” shall be substituted;
  • in the heading of column 8, after the words “Eligible duties and taxes”, the brackets and words “(central taxes)” shall be inserted.

(Dr. Sree Parvathy S.L.)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India

Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2017, published vide G.S.R number 610 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 17/2017-Central Tax, dated the 27^th July, 2017, published vide G.S.R number 965 (E) dated the 27^th July, 2017.

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