Specifying an authority for centralized registration under rule 4(3) of Service Tax Rules, 1994

12th May, 2005

F.No. 341/20/2005-TRU

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

(Tax Research Unit)

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Subject: Specifying an authority for centralized registration under rule 4(3) of Service Tax Rules, 1994

The undersigned is directed to say that Board hereby specifies Director General Service Tax as the authority for the purpose of rule 4(3)(b) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 for granting centralized registration.

2. This should be given wide publicity by issue of Trade Notices for information of the service tax assessees.

Yours faithfully,

(Alok Shukla)

Director (TRU)