(1) Every person required to be granted a Unique Identity Number in accordance with the provisions of subsection (9) of section 25 may submit an application electronically in FORM GST REG-13, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, in the manner specified in rule 8 at the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner.
[(1A) The Unique Identity Number granted under the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 shall be deemed to be granted under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.]35
(2) The proper officer may, upon submission of an application in FORM GST REG- 13 or after filling up the said form [or after receiving a recommendation from the ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]36, assign a Unique Identity Number to the said person and issue a certificate in FORM GST REG- 06 within a period of three working days from the date of the submission of the application.