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Notification No. 15/2009-Service Tax

New Delhi, the May 20, 2009.

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.9/2009-Service Tax, dated the 3rd March, 2009 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 146(E), dated the 3rd March, 2009, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(A) in paragraph 1, in the proviso,─

the sub-paragraph (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(c) the exemption claimed by the developer or units of Special Economic Zone shall be provided by way of refund of service tax paid on the specified services used in relation to the authorised operations in the Special Economic Zone except for services consumed wholly within the Special Economic Zone;”

(2) for sub-paragraph (d), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(d) the developer or units of Special Economic Zone claiming the exemption, by way of refund in accordance with clause (c), has actually paid the service tax on the specified services;”

(3) after sub-paragraph (f), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-

“(g) the developer or unit of a Special Economic Zone shall maintain proper account of receipt and utilisation of the taxable services for which exemption is claimed.”

(B) in paragraph 2, for the words, “shall be subject to the following conditions”, the words, “ ,except for services consumed wholly within the Special Economic Zone, shall be subject to the following conditions” shall be substituted.

[F.No.354/163/2006-TRU]

(Unmesh Sharad Wagh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note. - The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 146(E), dated the 3rd March, 2009.