In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 3 of Service Tax rules, 1994, the Central Board Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendment in Order No. 3/3/94 Service Tax Rules (3) dated the 11th October, 1994: in the opening paragraph, in the Table under the column titled “Assesse”, for the sub-clauses (vi) and (iv) against Serial No. 2 and 4 respectively, the following shall be substituted
In relation to services provided by a clearing and forwarding agent, every person who engages a clearing and forwarding agent and by whom remuneration or commission (by whatever name called) is paid for such services to the said agent.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Finance Act, 1997 (26 of 1997), the Central Government hereby appoints the 16th day of July, 1997, as the date on which the service tax on taxable service specified in sub-clause (j) and (r) of clause (41) of section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) shall come into force.
