Directorate General of Safeguards re-named as Directorate General of Anti-profiteering

CBIC amends Rule 125, 129, 130,131 and 132 and renamed ‘Directorate General of Safeguards’ as ‘Directorate General of Anti-profiteering’ under  Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 vide Notification No. 29/2018–Central Tax dated 6^th July, 2018.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification No. 29/2018–Central Tax

New Delhi, the 6^th July, 2018

G.S.R 611(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

1. (1)  These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 12^th day of June, 2018.

2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, –

(i) in rule 125, for the words “Directorate General of Safeguards”, the words “Directorate General of Anti profiteering” shall be substituted;

(ii) in rule 129, for the words “Director General of Safeguards”, wherever they occur, the words “Director General of Anti-profiteering” shall be substituted;

(iii) in rule 130, in sub-rule (2), for the words “Director General of Safeguards”, at both places where they occur, the words “Director General of Anti-profiteering” shall be substituted;

(iv) in rule 131, for the words “Director General of Safeguards”, the words “Director General of Anti-profiteering” shall be substituted;

(v) in rule 132, in sub-rule (1), for the words “Director General of Safeguards”, the words “Director General of Anti-profiteering” shall be substituted;

vi) in rule 133, for the words “Director General of Safeguards”, wherever they occur, the words “Director General of Anti-profiteering” shall be substituted.

[F. No.349/58/2017-GST (Pt.)]

(Mohit Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19^th June, 2017, published vide number G.S.R 610 (E), dated the 19^th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 28/2018-Central Tax, dated the 19^th June, 2018, published vide number G.S.R 574 (E), dated the 19^th June, 2018.

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