Amends the following notifications: - 13/2003, 14/2004, 15/2004, 24/2004 and 8/2004 w.e.f 16-06-2005 - 019/05 - Service Tax

Amends the following notifications: - 13/2003 , 14/2004 , 15/2004 , 24/2004 and 8/2005 w.e.f 16-06-2005 Notification No. 19/ 2005-Service Tax Dated 7th June, 2005. G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) as specified in column (2) of the Table below, shall be amended or further amended, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:-Table S.No. Notification number and date Amendments (1) (2) (3) 1. 13/2003-Service Tax, dated the 20 th June, 2003 [G.S.R. 504 (E), dated the 20 th June, 2003] In the said notification, in the Explanation , clause (i) shall be omitted. 2. 14/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10 th September, 2004 [G.S.R. 588 (E), dated the 10 th September, 2004] In the said notification,- (i) in clause (b), for the words "production of goods on behalf of the client;", the words "production or processing of goods for, or on behalf of, the client;" shall be substituted; (ii) for the words "from the whole of the service tax", the words "and provided in relation to agriculture, printing, textile processing or education, from the whole of service tax" shall be substituted; (iii) the proviso shall be omitted. 3. 15/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10 th September, 2004 [G.S.R. 589 (E), dated the 10 th September, 2004] In the said notification,- (i) for the words "construction service", occurring at two places, the words "commercial or industrial construction service" shall be substituted; (ii) in the proviso, for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(ii) the commercial concern has availed the benefit under the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue) No. 12/2003-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2003 [G.S.R. 503 (E), dated the 20th June, 2003]; or (iii) the taxable services provided are only completion and finishing services in relation to building or civil structure, referred to in sub-clause (c) of clause (25b) of section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994.". 4. 24/2004-Service Tax, dated the 10 th September, 2004 [G.S.R. 598 (E), dated the 10 th September, 2004] In the said notification,- (i) in the opening paragraph, the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:- "Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the taxable services provided in relation to commercial training or coaching by a computer training institute."; (ii) in the Explanation , after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- '(iii) "computer training institute" means a commercial training or coaching centre which provides coaching or training relating to computer software or hardware.'. 5. 8/2005-Service Tax, dated the 1 st March, 2005 [G.S.R. 142 (E), dated the 1 st March, 2005] In the said notification,- (i) for the words "production of goods on behalf of the client", the words "production or processing of goods for, or on behalf of, the client" shall be substituted; (ii) in the proviso, for the words "produced", occurring at two places, the words "produced or processed" shall be substituted; (iii) in the Explanation , in clause (i),- (a) for the words ' "production of goods" ', the words ' "production or processing of goods" ' shall be substituted; (b) for the words "production" occurring at two places, the words "production or processing" shall be substituted. 2. This notification shall come into force on the 16th day of June, 2005.