Section3
The Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Section 3

In force Act 3 of 2017 As on 12 Oct 2026

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Act 3 of 2017 Cited by 4 provisions Instruments 14

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Section 3 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The Government shall, by notification, appoint the following classes of officers for the purposes of this Act, namely :- India Officers under Act.

The Government shall, by notification, appoint the following classes of officers for the purposes of this Act, namely :- India Officers under Act. this List is indicative (a) Commissioner of State tax, (b) Special Commissioners of State tax, (c) Additional Commissioners of State tax, (d) Joint Commissioners of State tax, (e) Deputy Commissioners of State tax, (f) Assistant Commissioners of State tax, and (g) any other class of officers as it may deem fit:

Provided that, the officers appointed under the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 shall be deemed to be the officers appointed under the provisions of this Act.

Section 3, The Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 3 of 2017).

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Made under this section, and citing it

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Questions about Section 3

How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act 3, section 3 Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, section 3 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 3 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, and has it changed?

4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Commencement of sections 1-5 ,10,22-30, 139, 146 and 164 of DGST Act wef 22-06-2017 (2017), then Notifying jurisdiction of State Tax Officers (2017).

When was the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act enacted?

Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act was enacted in 2017 as Act 3 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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