In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 6 of 2017), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Commercial Taxes Secretariat, Government of Puducherry issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 7, dated the 1st April, 2020, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary Part-I, No. 58, dated the 1st April, 2020, namely: -

In the said notification,-

(i) in the first paragraph, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided that the said class of persons shall not include those corporate debtors who have furnished the statements under section 37 and the returns under section 39 of the said Act for all the tax periods prior to the appointment of IRP/RP.";

(ii) for the paragraph 2, with effect from the 21st March, 2020, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

"2. Registration

The said class of persons shall, with effect from the date of appointment of IRP/RP, be treated as a distinct person of the corporate debtor, and shall be liable to take a new registration (hereinafter referred to as the new registration) in each of the States or Union territories where the corporate debtor was registered earlier, within thirty days of the appointment of the IRP/RP or by 30th June, 2020, whichever is later:.".

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

Shurbir Singh, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Finance).