In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Mah. XLIII of 2017), the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax rules, 2017, namely :

1. (1) These rules may be called the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2018.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall deemed to have come into force on 23rd March 2018.

2. In the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax rules, 2017,-

(i) in rule 45, in sub-rule (1), after the words. "where such goods are sent directly to a job worker ", occurring at the end, the following shall be inserted, namely :-

", and where the goods are sent from one job worker to another job worker, the challan may be issued either by the principal or the job worker sending the goods to another job worker :

Provided that the challan issued by the principal may be endorsed by the job worker, indicating therein the quantity and description of goods where the goods are sent by one job worker to another or are returned to the principal :

Provided further that the challan endorsed by the job worker may be further endorsed by another job worker, indicating therein the quantity and description of goods where the goods are sent by one job worker to another or are returned to the principal.";

(ii) in rule 127, in clause (iv), after the words " to furnish a performance report to the Council by the tenth ", the word " day " shall be inserted ;

(iii) in rule 129, in sub-rule (6), for the words " as allowed by the Standing Committee ", the words " as may be allowed by the Authority " shall be substituted ;

(iv) in rule 133, after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely :-

"(4) If the report of the Director General of Safeguards referred to in sub-rule (6) of rule 129 recommends that there is contravention or even non-contravention of the provisions of section 171 or these rules, but Authority is of the opinion that further investigation or inquiry is called for in the matter, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writting, refer the matter to the Director General of Safeguards to cause further investigation or inquiry in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these rules.";

(v) for rule 134, the following rule shall be substituted, namely :-

"134. Decision to be taken by the majority.-

(1) A minimum of three members of the Authority shall constitute quorum at his meetings.

(2) If the Members of the Authority differ in their opinion on any point, the point shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of the members present and voting, and in the event of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have the second or casting vote.";

(vi) , in rule 138D, the following Explanation shall be inserted, with effect from the 1st of April, 2018, namely :-

" Explanation.- For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions 'transported by railways ', ' transportation of goods by railways ', ' transport of goods by rail ' and ' movement of goods by rail ' does not include cases where leasing of parcel space by Railways takes place.".

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

R. D. BHAGAT,

Deputy Secretary to Government.

Note.- The principal rules were published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary No. 170, Part IV-B dated the 22nd June 2017, vide Notification No. MGST. 1017/C.R. 90/ Taxation-1, dated 22nd June 2017, and were last amended vide Finance Department Notification No. MGST. 1018/C.R. 04/Taxation-1, dated the 31st March, 2018 [Notification No. 12/2018-State Tax], which was published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV-B, No.............. dated the............... March 2018.