In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(10 of 2017), the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

1. (1) Theses Rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh and Services Tax (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2021.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017,-

(i) in rule 137, with effect from the 30th day of November 2021, for the words "four years", the words "five years" shall be substituted.

(ii) in FORM GST DRC-03,-

(a) in the heading, after the words "or statement", the words, letters and figures "or intimation of tax ascertained through FORM GST DRC-01A" shall be inserted;

(b) against item 3, in column (3), for the word and letters "Audit, investigation, voluntary, SCN, annual return, reconciliation statement, others (specify)", the words, letters, figures and brackets "Audit, inspection or investigation, voluntary, SCN, annual return, reconciliation statement, scrutiny, intimation of tax ascertained through FORM GST DRC-01A, Mismatch (Form GSTR-1 and Form GSTR-3B), Mismatch (Form GSTR-2B and Form GSTR-3B), others (specify)" shall be substituted;

(c) against item 5, in column (1), after the word and figures "within 30 days of its issue", the words, letters, figures and brackets ", scrutiny, intimation of tax ascertained through Form GST DRC01A, audit, inspection or investigation, others (specify)" shall be inserted;

(d) for the table, under serial number 7, for the table, the following table shall be substituted, namely:-

By Order

(Jagdish Chander Sharma)

Addl. Chief Secretary (ST&E) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh