In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 55 of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (10 of 2017), the Governor, of Himachal Pradesh on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the Canteen Stores Department (hereinafter referred to as the CSD), under the Ministry of Defence, as a person who shall be entitled to claim a refund of fifty per cent of the applicable state tax paid by it on all inward supplies of goods received by it for the purposes of subsequent supply of such goods to the Unit Run Canteens of the CSD or to the authorized customers of the CSD.

2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of July, 2017.

By order,

ONKAR SHARMA,

Principal Secretary (E&T).