EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 598 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019/CHAITRA 5, 1941

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 26th March, 2019

S.R.O. No.110/2019— Whereas, the Odisha Sales Tax Act, 1947 has been

repealed by the Odisha Value Added Tax Act, 2004 with effect from the 1st April, 2005;

And, whereas, Shri Bishnupada Sethi, IAS is appointed as Commissioner of

Commercial Taxes & GST vice Shri Saswat Mishra in the office order of the Government

of Odisha in the GA & PG Department No.7065/AIS, dated the 2nd March, 2019;

And, whereas, certain matters under the Odisha Sales Tax Act, 1947 so repealed is

saved under sub-sections (2) of Section 104 of the Odisha Value Added Tax Act, 2004;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3

of the Odisha Sales Tax Act, 1947 (Odisha Act 14 of 1947) read with sub-sections (2) of

Section 104 of the Odisha Value Added Tax Act, 1947 (Odisha Act 4 of 2005) and Section

5 of the Odisha General Clauses Act, 1937(Odisha Act 1 of 1937), the State Government

do hereby appoint Shri Bishnupada Sethi, IAS, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes &

GST, Odisha to be the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Odisha with effect from the date he

assumes charge as such and he shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions

as are or may be conferred or imposed by or under the provisions of the Odisha Sales

Tax Act, 1947.

[No.10519-FIN-CT1-TAX-0005/2019/FIN.]

By Order of the Governor

SAUMYAJIT ROUT

Deputy Secretary to the Government

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

Ex. Gaz. 2549-173+300