Union Territory Tax Notification (Rate) 29/2018 – Seeks to amend notification No. 13/2017 UT (Rate) so as to specify services to be taxed under (RCM) as recommended by GST Council in its 31st meeting held on 22.12.2018.

Union Territory Tax Notifications (Rate)

UTGST Notification rate 29/2018

1) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 7 of the
Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Central
Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the
following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.13/2017- Union
Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 704(E), dated the 28thJune, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) in the Table,-

(a) against serial number 1, in the entry in column (2), after item (g), the
following proviso shall be inserted, namely: –

“Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services
provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport of goods in a
goods carriage by road, to, –

(a) a Department or Establishment of the Central Government or State
Government or Union territory; or

(b) local authority; or

(c) Governmental agencies,

which has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act,
2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under section 51 and
not for making a taxable supply of goods or services.”;

(b) after serial number 11 and the entries relating thereto, the following
serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: –

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
“12.	Services provided by business facilitator (BF) to a banking company	Business facilitator (BF)	A banking company, located in the taxable territory
13.	Services provided by an agent of business correspondent (BC) to business correspondent (BC).	An agent of business correspondent (BC)	A business correspondent, located in the taxable territory.
14.	Security services (services provided by way of supply of security personnel) provided to a registered person: Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to, – (i) a Department or Establishment of the Central Government or State Government or Union territory; or local authority; or Governmental agencies; which has taken registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under section 51 of the said Act and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services; or (ii) a registered person paying tax under section 10 of the said Act.	Any person other than a body corporate	A registered person, located in the taxable territory.”;