The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in exercise of the powers vested in her under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005) (hereinafter called the "said Act" is pleased to appoint all the Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers to assist the Commissioner in carrying out the purposes of the said Act within their territorial jurisdiction, that is, within the areas comprised in the Headquarters/Zone/District/circle of their posting, as the case may be.

2. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (2) of section 3 of the said Act, is further pleased to appoint all the Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers to exercise the powers and to perform the duties and functions of the Assessing Authority subject to allocation of work / files / cases by Excise & Taxation Commissioner within the meaning of clause (b) of section 2 of the said Act.

3. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (7) of section 34 of the said Act, is further pleased to authorise the Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers to conduct the enquiry into the matter covered under the said section within their respective jurisdiction as specified in para 1 of this notification.

By order,

Principal Secretary (E&T) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh