EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 599 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019/CHAITRA 5 , 1941
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 26th March, 2019
S.R.O. No.111/2019— Whereas, Shri Saswat Mishra, IAS was appointed as the Commissioner of Entertainment Tax in the notification of the Government of Odisha in the Finance Department No.3059-FIN-CT1-TAX-0047-2012 dated the 4th February, 2016 under sub-section(1) of Section 3 of the Odisha Entertainment Tax Act, 2005 (Odisha Act, 7 of 2006);
And, whereas, the Odisha Entertainment Tax Act, 2005 has been repealed by the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 with effect from the 1st July, 2017;
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And, whereas, certain matters under the Odisha Entertainment Tax Act, 2005 so repealed is saved under sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 174 of the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Odisha Entertainment Tax Act, 2006 (Odisha Act 7 of 2006) read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 174 of the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Odisha Act 7 of 2017) 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 & Goods and Services Tax, Odisha to be the Commissioner of Entertainment Tax, Odisha for carrying out the purpose of the Act 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 Entertainment Tax Act, 2005.
[No.10523-FIN-CT1-TAX-0005/2019/FIN.]
By Order of the Governor
SAUMYAJIT ROUT
Deputy Secretary to the Government