Seeks to provide concessional GST rate of 2.5% on scientific and technical equipments supplied to public funded research institutions
45/2017 Dated:- 14-11-2017 Union Territory GST (UTGST) Rate
GST
UTGST Rate
UTGST Rate
Rescinded vide Notification No. 11/2022-Union Territory Tax (Rate) dated 13-07-2022 w.e.f. 18-07-2022
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 45/2017-Union territory Tax (Rate)
New Delhi, the 14th November, 2017
G.S.R. 1401 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017) ( hereafter in this notification referred to as “the said Act”), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby exempts the goods specified in column (3) of the Table below, from the so much of the union territory tax leviable thereon under section 7 of t
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are supplied to or for –
(a) a public funded research institution under the administrative control of the Department of Space or Department of Atomic Energy or the Defence Research Development Organisation of the Government of India and such institution produces a certificate to that effect from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or the Deputy Secretary to the State Government or the Deputy Secretary in the Union Territory in the concerned department to the supplier at the time of supply of the specified goods; or
(b) an institution registered with the Government of India in the 2[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research] and such institution produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or the Deputy Secretary to the State Government or the Deputy Secretary in the Union territory in concerned department to the supplier at the time of supply of the specified goods;
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ifty thousand rupees in a financial year.
(1) The institution is registered with the Government of India in the 3[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research], which-
(i) produces, at the time of supply, a certificate to the supplier from the head of the institution, in each case, certifying that the said goods are essential for research purposes and will be used for stated purpose only;
(ii) in the case of supply of live animals for experimental purposes, the institution produces, at the time of supply, a certificate to the supplier from the Head of the Institution that the live animals are required for research purposes and enclose a no objection certificate issued by the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals.
(2) The goods falling under (1) above shall not be transferred or sold by the institution for a period of five years from the date of installation.
3.
Departments and laboratories of the Central Government and State Government
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ents on Animals.
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Regional Cancer Centre (Cancer Institute)
(a) Scientific and technical instruments, apparatus, equipment (including computers);
(b) accessories, parts, consumables and live animals (experimental purpose);
(c) Computer software, Compact Disc-Read Only Memory(CD-ROM), recorded magnetic tapes, microfilms, microfiches.
(i) The goods are supplied to the Regional Cancer Centre registered with the Government of India, in the 3[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research] and such institution produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or the Deputy Secretary to the State Government or the Deputy Secretary in the Union territory in concerned department to the supplier at the time of supply of the specified goods;
(ii) the institution produces, at the time of supply, a certificate to the supplier from the Head of the Institution, in each case, certifying that the said goods are required for research
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y for the purposes of this Act;
(ii) an institution declared by Parliament by law to be an institution of national importance;
(iii) a college maintained by, or affiliated to, a University;
(c) "Head" means –
(i) in relation to an institution, the Director thereof (by whatever name called);
(ii) in relation to a University, the Registrar thereof (by whatever name called);
(iii) in relation to a college, the Principal thereof (by whatever name called);
(d) "hospital" includes any Institution, Centre, Trust, Society, Association, Laboratory, Clinic or Maternity Home which renders medical, surgical or diagnostic treatment.
5[Explanation 2. – For the the purposes of this notification, exemption would be in line with the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 51/96- Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.
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