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Circular No. 223/17/2024-GST

F. No. 20016/19/2024-GST
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

New Delhi, Dated the 10
th
July, 2024

To,

The Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners/ Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners
of Central Tax (All)
The Principal Directors General/ Directors General (All)

Madam/Sir,

Subject: Amendment in circular no. 1/1//2017 in respect of Proper officer for provisions relating
to Registration and Composition levy under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 or the
rules made thereunder – Reg.

Attention is invited to Circular no. 1/1/2017-CT dated 26.06.2017 vide which functions of proper
officer under various sections of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as
the “CGST Act”) relating to Registration and Composition levy under the CGST Act or rules made
thereunder were assigned to various officers of the Central Tax.

1.2 Consequent to the shifting of the GST back office operations of Central Board of Indirect Tax &
Customs from ACES-GST to GSTN BO, it has now been decided by the Board that the functions of
proper officer in relation to section 30 & Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 27 of CGST Act, as well
as rule 6, rule 23 & rule 25 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the

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“CGST Rules”) may be assigned to Superintendent of Central Tax instead of Assistant or Deputy
Commissioners of Central Tax or Assistant or Deputy Directors of Central Tax.

1.3 Accordingly, the table in Circular no. 1/1/2017-CT dated 26.06.2017 may be substituted by the
following table: -
Table

Serial
Number
Designation of the Officer Functions under section of the
Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 or the rules made
thereunder
(1) (2) (3)
1.



Assistant or Deputy
Commissioners of Central Tax
and Assistant or Deputy
Directors of Central Tax
i. Sub-section (5) of section 10







2.






Superintendent of Central Tax

i. Sub-section (8) of section 25
ii. Proviso to sub-section (1) of section 27
iii. Section 28
iv. Section 29
v. Section 30
vi. Rule 6
vii. Rule 9
viii. Rule 10
ix. Rule 12
x. Rule 16
xi. Rule 17
xii. Rule 19
xiii. Rule 22
xiv. Rule 23

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xv. Rule 24
xvi. Rule 25



2. It is requested that suitable trade notices may be issued to publicize the contents of this circular.

3. Difficulty, if any, in the implementation of the above instructions may please be brought to the
notice of the Board. Hindi version would follow.




Sanjay Mangal
Principal Commissioner (GST)
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