In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No.5 of 2017), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

RULES

(1) These rules may be called the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment)Rules, 2017.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall be deemed to have been come into force on and with effect from the 13th October, 2017.

2. In the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (herein after referred to as the said rules, -

In rule 3, for sub-rule (3A), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1), (2) and (3), aperson who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under rule 24 or whohas been granted certificate of registration under sub-rule (1) of rule 10 may opt to pay tax undersection 10 with effect from the first day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which he files anintimation in FORM GST CMP-02, on the common portal either directly or througha Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, on or before the 31st day of March, 2018, and shallfurnish the statement in FORM GST ITC-03 in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule 44 within a period of ninety days from the day on which such person commences to pay tax under section 10:

Provided that the said persons shall not be allowed to furnish the declaration in FORM GST TRAN-1 after the statement in FORM GST ITC-03 has been furnished.".

3. In the said rules, after rule 46, the following rule shall beinserted,namely:-

"46A. Invoice-cum-bill of supply.-

Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 46 or rule 49 or rule 54, where a registered person is supplying taxable as well as exempted goods or services or both to an unregistered person, he may issue a single "invoice-cum-bill of supply" for all such supplies.".

4. In the said rules, in rule 54, in sub-rule (2),

(a) for the words "tax invoice" the words "consolidated tax invoice" shall be substituted;

(b) after the words "by whatever name called", the words "for the supply of services made during a month at the end of the month" shall be inserted.

5. In the said rules, in rule 62, in sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided that the registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 with effect from the first day of a month which is not the first month of a quarter shall furnish the return in FORM GSTR-4 for that period of the quarter for which he has paid tax under section 10 and shall furnish the returns as applicable to him for the period of the quarter prior to opting to pay tax under section 10."

6. In the said rules, in FORM GST CMP-02, for the words, figures and brackets "See rule 3(2)", the words, figures, brackets and letter "See rule 3(3) and 3(3A)" shall be substituted.

7. In the said rules, in FORM GSTR-1, for Table 6, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"6. Zero rated supplies and Deemed Exports

8. In the said rules, in FORM GSTR-1A, for Table 4, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"4. Zero rated supplies made to SEZ and deemed exports

9. In the said rules, in FORM GSTR-4, after instruction no.9, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

"10. For the tax period July, 2017 to December, 2017, serial 4A of Table 4 shall not be furnished."

M.P. SINGH,

Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial

Commissioner (Taxation)

to Government of Punjab,

Department of Excise and Taxation.