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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

© Govt. of Haryana

No. 111-2020/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 (SRAVANA 14, 1942 SAKA )

LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

PAGES

PART-I

ACTS

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PART-II ORDINANCES

THE HARYANA VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2020

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(HARYANA ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 2020).

PART-III DELEGATED LEGISLATION

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PART-IV CORRECTION SLIPS, REPUBLICATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS

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PART - II

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 5th August, 2020

No. Leg. 18/2020.— The following Ordinance of the Governor of Haryana promulgated

under clause (1) of article 213 of the Constitution of India, on the 23rd July, 2020 is hereby

published for general information:-

HARYANA ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 2020

THE HARYANA VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE, 2020

AN

ORDINANCE

further to amend the Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003.

Promulgated by the Governor of Haryana in the Seventy-first Year of the Republic of

India.

Whereas the Legislature of the State of Haryana is not in session and the Governor is

satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby promulgates the following Ordinance:-

1.

(1)

This Ordinance may be called the Haryana Value Added Tax (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2020.

(2)

It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 31st March, 2020.

Short title and

commencement.

2.

After section 18 of the Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003, the following section shall

be inserted, namely:-

“18A. Power of Government to extend time limit in special circumstances.—

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, by notification,

extend the time limit specified in, or prescribed or notified under this Act in respect of

actions which may not be completed or complied with due to force majeure in respect of

goods included in the Entry 54 of the State List in the Seventh Schedule to the

Constitution.

(2)

The power to issue notification under sub-section (1) shall include the power to

give retrospective effect to such notification from a date not earlier than the date of

commencement of this Act.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, the expression “force majeure” means a

case of war, epidemic, flood, drought, fire, cyclone, earthquake or any

other calamity caused by nature or otherwise affecting the implementation

of any of the provisions of this Act.”.

Insertion of

section 18A in

Haryana Act 6 of

2003.

CHANDIGARH:

SATYADEV NARAYAN ARYA,

THE 23RD JULY, 2020.

GOVERNOR OF HARYANA

BIMLESH TANWAR,

Administrative Secretary to Government Haryana,

Law and Legislative Department.

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