Seeks to extend specified compliances falling between 15.04.2021 to 30.05.2021 till 31.05.2021 in exercise of powers under section 168A of UGST Act - 311/2021/3(120)/XXVII(8)/2021/CT-14 - Uttarakhand SGST

Government of Uttarakhand Finance Section-8 No. 311/2021/3(120)/XXVII(8)/2021/CT-14 Dehradun : Dated: 31 May, 2021 Notification WHEREAS, the State Government is satisfied that it is expedient so to do in public interest; NOW THEREFORE, In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 06 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 20 l7), in view of the spread of pandemic COVID- 19 across many parts of India, the Governor, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to allow to notify, as under - (i) where, any time limit for completion or compliance of any action, by any authority or by any person, has been specified in, or prescribed or notified under the said Act, which falls during the period from the 15th day of April, 2021 to the 30th day of May, 2021, and where completion or compliance of such action has not been made within such time, then, the time limit for completion or compliance of such action, shall be extended upto the 31st day of May, 2021, including for the purposes of-- (a) completion of any proceeding or passing of any order or issuance of any notice, intimation, notification, sanction or approval or such other action, by whatever name called, by any authority, commission or tribunal, by whatever name called, under the provisions of the Acts stated above; or (b) filing of any appeal, reply or application or furnishing of any report, document, return, statement or such other record, by whatever name called, under the provisions of the Acts stated above; but, such extension of time shall not be applicable for the compliances of the provisions of the said Act, as mentioned below (a) Chapter IV; (b) sub-section (3) of section 10, sections 25, 27, 31, 37, 47, 50, 69, 90, 122, 129; (c) section 39, except sub-section (3), (4) and (5); (d) section 68, in so far as e-way bill is concerned; and (e) rules made under the provisions specified at clause (a) to (d) above : Provided that where, any time limit for completion of any action, by any authority or by any person, specified in, or prescribed or notified under rule 9 of the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, falls during the period from the 1st day of May, 2021 to the 31st day of May, 2021, and where completion of such action has not been made within such time, then, the time limit for completion of such action, shall be extended upto the 15th day of June, 2021; (ii) in cases where a notice has been issued for rejection of refund claim, in full or in part and where the time limit for issuance of order in terms of the provisions of sub-section (5), read with sub-section (7) of section 54 of the said Act falls during the period from the 15th day of April, 2021 to the 30th day of May, 2021, in such cases the time limit for issuance of the said order shall be extended to fifteen days after the receipt of reply to the notice from the registered person or the 31st day of May, 2021, whichever is later. 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 15 th day of April,202l. (Sowjanya) Secretary