In exercise of the power conferred by section 3 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Ordinance, (West Ben. Ord. No. II of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance), the Governor is pleased hereby to appoint the Additional Commissioner of Sales Tax, appointed as such by the Government under the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (West Ben. Act XXXVII of 2003), as the Additional Commissioner of State Tax under the said Ordinance for carrying out the purposes of the Ordinance.

The Additional Commissioner shall have jurisdiction over the whole of the state of West Bengal.

2. This notification shall come into force on the 22nd day of June, 2017.

By order of the Governor,

RAJSEkHAR BANDYOPADHYAY, IAS

Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.