Rule, 2017
A rule made under the Bihar Electricity Duty Act, 2018.
Made under Bihar Electricity Duty Act, 2018.
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The 7 th November 2017 S.O. 261, Dated 7 th November 2017— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 of the Bihar Electricity duty Act, 1948 (Bihar Act xxxvI of 1948), the Governor of Bihar proposes to make the following amendments in the Bihar Electricity duty Rules, 1949, namely- Amendments
1. Substitution of rule 3 of the Bihar Electricity Duty Rules, 1949.– Rule 3 of Bihar Electricity Duty Rules 1949 shall be substituted by the following, namely :- "3. Application for Registration – (1) An application for registration shall be electronically filed at the official website of the commercial taxes department by every assessee in Form I, within a month of his incurring liability to pay duty under this Act, or within a month of the date of the publication of this rules in the official Gazette or of the date of engagement in the business of generating or supply energy or the date of generating or consuming energy by such assessee, whichever is later.
(2) The application shall be signed by the assessee, or by an authorized agent on this behalf and shall after being verified in the manner indicated therein be submitted along with the documents specified in the said Form at the official website of the commercial taxes department."
2. Amendment in rule 4 of the Bihar Electricity Duty Rules, 1949.– Sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of Bihar Electricity Duty Rules 1949 shall be substituted by the following, namely :- "(1) When the appropriate authority after making such enquiry as he considers necessary, is satisfied that the applicant has given all the required information and that the application, is in order, he shall, register the applicant and grant him a certificate of registration in Form II which shall be made available to be applicant on the official website of the commercial taxes department."
3. Addition of sub-rule (3) in rule 7 of the Bihar Electricity Duty Rules, 1949.—The following new sub-rule (3) shall be added after sub-rule (2) of rule 7 of the Bihar Electricity Duty Rules 1949 Rules, namely :- "(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules a registered assessee shall make payment of any duty or interest or penalty under the Act into any branch of the State Bank of India or any other Nationalized Bank or any other authorized Bank in electronic manner through the official website of the Commercial Taxes Department."
4. This notification shall come into force with effect from 31 st October, 2017.
[(File No. Bikri-Kar/Sansodhan-10/2015-3982)] By order of the Governor of Bihar,
SUJATA CHATURVEDI,
Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary Commercial Taxes Department.
Website: http://egazette.bih.nic.in
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