THE BIHAR GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 Notifications
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Body Notification No. S.O. 283 Notification no. 29/2018- State Tax (Rate) Dated 31st December 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Governor of Bihar, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification No.13/2017 - State Tax (Rate), dated the 29th June, 2017 of Commercial Taxes Department, published in the Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary, vide number. 556, dated the 29th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification,-(i) in the Table,-

(a) against serial number 1,in the entry in column (2), after item (g), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -

"Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport of goods in a goods carriage by road, to, -

(a) a Department or Establishment of the Central Government or State Government or Union territory; or

(b) local authority; or

which has taken registration under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under section 51 and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services.";

(b) after serial number 11 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
"12.	Services provided by business facilitator (BF) to a banking company	Business facilitator (BF)	A banking company, located in the taxable territory
13	Services provided by an agent of business correspondent (BC) to business correspondent (BC).	An agent of business correspondent (BC)	A business correspondent, located in the taxable territory.
14	Security services (services provided by way of supply of security personnel) provided to a registered person Provided that nothing contained in this entry shall apply to, - ((i) (a) a Department or Establishment of the Central Government or State Government or Union territory; or (b) local authority; or (c) Governmental agencies; which has taken registration under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) only for the purpose of deducting tax under section 51 of the said Act and not for making a taxable supply of goods or services; or (ii) a registered person paying tax under section 10 of the said Act.	Any person other than a body corporate	A registered person, located in the taxable territory.";

(ii) in the Explanation, after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(h) provisions of this notification, in so far as they apply to the Central Government and State Governments, shall also apply to the Parliament and State Legislatures.".

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st January, 2019.

By the order of Governor of Bihar,

Dr. Pratima,

Commissioner State Tax-cum-Secretary.