Heading 9982 or Heading 9991
Services – Exemption from GST
GST
Services provided by-
(a) an arbitral tribunal to –
(i) any person other than a business entity; or
(ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to 66[such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017)];
19[(iii) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity;]
(b) a partnership firm of advocates or an individual as an advocate other than a senior advocate, by way of legal services to-
(i) an advocate or partnership firm of advocates providing legal services;
(ii) any person other than a business entity; or
(iii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to 66[such amount in the preceding financial year as makes it eligible for exemption from registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Ac
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f) Governmental Authority” means an authority or a board or any other body, –
(i) set up by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature; or
(ii) established by any Government,
with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out any function entrusted to a municipality under article 243W of the Constitution or to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution.
(zfa) “Government Entity” means an authority or a board or any other body including a society, trust, corporation,
(i) set up by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature; or
(ii) established by any Government, with 90 per cent. or more participation by way of equity or control, to carry out a function entrusted by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory or a local authority.
(zl) “legal service” means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any man
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y way of legal services to-
(i) an advocate or partnership firm of advocates providing legal services;
(ii) any person other than a business entity; or
(iii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in thecase of special category states) in the preceding financial year;
19[(iv) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity;]
(c) a senior advocate by way of legal services to-
(i) any person other than a business entity; or
(ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in the case of special category states) in the preceding financial year.
19[(iii) the Central Government, State Government, Union territory, local authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity.]
Definitions:
(b) “advocate” has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Advocates Act
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function entrusted by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory or a local authority.
(zl) “legal service” means any service provided in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law, in any manner and includes representational services before any court, tribunal or authority;
(zzb) “senior advocate” has the same meaning as assigned to it in section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961);
(zzd) “special category States” shall mean the States as specified in sub-clause (g) of clause (4) of article 279A of the Constitution,
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Note:
As amended vide Notification No. 2/2018- Integrated Tax (Rate) Dated 25-01-2018, before it was read as,
Services provided by-
(a) an arbitral tribunal to –
(i) any person other than a business entity; or
(ii) a business entity with an aggregate turnover up to twenty lakh rupees (ten lakh rupees in the case of special category states) in the preceding financial
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