The Governor of Himachal Pradesh in exercise of powers vested in him under subsection (1) of section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005) (hereinafter called the "said Act") is please to appoint all the Excise and Taxation Inspector/Assistant State Taxes and Excise Officers to assist the Commissioner in carrying out the purposes of the said Act within their territorial jurisdiction, that is, within the areas comprised in the headquarters/Zone/District/Circle of their posting, as the case may be.

2. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh in exercise of powers conferred by sub- section (2) of section 3 of the said Act, is further pleased to appoint all the Excise and Taxation Inspector/ Assistant State Taxes and Excise Officers to exercise the powers and to perform the duties and functions of the Assessing Authority subject to allocation of work/files/cases by Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise within the meaning of clause (b) of section 2 of the said Act.

3. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (7) of section 34 of the said Act, is further pleased to authorize the Excise and Taxation Inspectors/ Assistant State Taxes and Excise Officers to conduct the enquiry into the matter covered under the said section within their respective jurisdiction as specified in para 1 of this notification.

By Order

(Jagdish Chander Sharma)

Addl. Chief Secretary (ST&E) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh