EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 256 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019/MAGHA 13, 1940

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

ORDER

The 2nd February, 2019

THE ODISHA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX(REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES) ORDER, 2019

Order No. 2/2019-State Tax

S.R.O. No.40/2019— WHEREAS, sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the Odisha

Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Odisha Act, 7 of 2017) (hereafter in this Order referred

to as the said Act) provides that every operator who collects the amount specified in sub-

section (1) shall furnish a statement, electronically, containing the details of outward

supplies of goods or services or both effected through it, including the supplies of goods or

services or both returned through it, and the amount collected under sub-section (1) during

a month, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, within ten days after the end of

such month;

AND, WHEREAS, certain operators, were unable to obtain registration because of

technical issues being faced by them on the common portal but they collected the amount

for the months of October, November and December 2018, as a result whereof, the

statement under sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the said Act could not be furnished and

because of that certain difficulties have arisen in giving effect to the provisions of the said

sub-section;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 172 of the

Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the State Government, on recommendations

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of the Goods and Services Tax Council, do hereby make the following Order, to remove

the difficulties, namely: ––

1. Short title. ––This Order may be called the Odisha Goods and Services Tax

(Second Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019.

2. In Section 52 of the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in sub-section

(4), in the Explanation, for the figures, letters and word “31st January, 2019”, the

figures, letters and word “07th February, 2019” shall be substituted.

[No. 3758–FIN-CT1-TAX-0043/2017/FIN.]

By Order of the Governor

SAUMYAJIT ROUT

Deputy Secretary to Government

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