In exercise of the powers conferred under rule 123 of the Kerala Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 read with sub-rule (2) of rule 123 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Government of Kerala hereby nominate Additional Commissioner of State Tax, Taxpayer Services Headquarters, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department, Thiruvananthapuram as officer in the State Level Screening Committee constituted as per notification issued under G.O.(P) No.115/2017/TAXES dated 25th September, 2017 and published as S.R.O. No. 581/2017 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2072 dated 25th September, 2017 and make the following amendment to the said notification, namely:-

AMENDMENT

In the said notification, in item (b), for the words, symbol and figure "Joint Commissioner-1", the words and symbol "Additional Commissioner of State Tax, Taxpayer Services Headquarters" shall be substituted.

By order of the Governor,

Dr. A. JAYATHILAK,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

The Government of Kerala have nominated officers of the Screening Committee as per notification issued under G.O.(P) No.204/2019/TAXES dated 19th December, 2019 and published as S.R.O. No.987/2019 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3145 dated 19th December, 2019. The designation of officers of the State Goods and Services Tax Department was redesignated as per G.O.(Ms) No.27/2020/TAXES dated 10th March, 2020. Further, the Government have accorded sanction to restructure the State Goods and Services Tax Department as per G.O.(Ms) No.55/2022/TAXES dated 2nd August, 2022. Now the Government have decided to amend the notification issued under G.O.(P) No.115/2017/TAXES dated 25th September, 2017 and published as S.R.O. No.581/2017 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2072 dated 25th September, 2017 suitably.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.