[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION
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                                      Government of India
                                       Ministry of Finance
                                     Department of Revenue
                           Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

                               Notification No. 1/2018-Service Tax


                                                              New Delhi, the 30th November, 2018
                                                                          9 Agrahayana, 1940 Saka


G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that in the period commencing on and
from the l " day of July,2012 and ending with the 30th day of June,2017 (hereinafter referred to as
the said period), according to a practice that was generally prevalent, there was non-levy of service
tax, on the services by way of granting of "right of way" by "local authorities", as defined in sub
section (7) of section 3 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 ( 13 of 1885), and this service was liable
to service tax, in the said period, which was not being paid according to the said practice.






        Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 C of the Central Excise
Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944), read with section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), and clause (e)
of sub-section (2) of section 174 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017,(12 of 2017), in
respect of things done or omitted to be done before the coming into force of the Central Goods and
Services Tax Act, 2017 ( 12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby directs that the service tax
payable under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994, on the services by way of granting of "right
of way" by "local authorities", as defined in sub section (7) of section 3 of the Indian Telegraph ~
Act, 1885, in the said period, but for the said practice, shall not be required to be paid.    






                                                                                               
                                                                                                S.L.)
                                                       Under Secretary to the Government of India
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