(1) The Chairperson may reduce the notice period for calling meeting of Board from seven days to such other period, but not less than twenty four hours, if he/she so deems fit.
(2) Where the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules in furtherance of the objectives of the Act.
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1. Introduction-
(i) Message from the Chairperson and other Members of the Board;
(ii) Report of the Member Secretary
2. Functions of the Board
3. Composition of the Board
(i) Chairperson
(ii) Senior Vice-Chairperson
(iii) Vice-Chairperson
(iv) Member Secretary
(v) Members
4. Activities of the Board-
(i) Programs and projects undertaken in the year;
(ii) Status of programs and projects under execution from previous year;
(iii) Particulars of Assets acquired during the year;
5. Annual Accounts-
(i) Receipts;
(ii) Expenditure;
(iii) Assets and Liabilities;
(iv) Steps taken to secure adequate finance for formulating fresh schemes; etc.
6. Prospective plans-
(i) Projects and programs to be undertaken in future;
(ii) Plans for new sources of revenue generation;
(iii) Plans for recruitment of officers or experts.
7. General Remarks.
R.VENKAT RATNAM, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Jails.
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PART III GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION (EXCISE AND TAXATION-II BRANCH) NOTIFICATION The 17th November, 2020 No. S.O. 54/P.A.5/2017/S.172/2020.-WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No. 5 of 2017) (hereafter in this Order referred to as the said Act) provides that every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying Tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and manner as may be prescribed on or before the thirty- first day of December following the end of such financial year;
AND WHEREAS, for the purpose of furnishing of the annual return electronically for every financial year as referred to in sub-section (1) of section 44 of the said Act, certain technical problems are being faced by the taxpayers as a result whereof, the said annual return for the period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 could not be furnished by the registered persons, as referred to in the said sub-section (1) and because of that, certain difficulties have arisen in giving effect to the provisions of the said section.
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 172 of the said Act and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Government of Punjab, on recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following Order, to remove the difficulties, namely:-
1. (1) This Order may be called the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2020.
(2) This order shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 26th day of December, 2019.
2. In the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in section 44, in the
Explanation, for the figures, letters and word "31st December, 2019", the figures, letters and word "31 st January, 2020" shall be substituted.
A VENU PRASAD, Financial Commissioner (Taxation) and Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation.
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PART III GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION (EXCISE AND TAXATION-II BRANCH) NOTIFICATION The 17th November, 2020 No. S.O. 55/P.A.5/2017/S.128/Amd./2020.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No. 5 of 2017) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following amendment in Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. S.O.13/P.A.5/2017/S.128/2018, dated the 27th February, 2018 namely:- AMENDMENT In the said notification, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered persons who failed to furnish the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 for the months or quarters from July, 2017 to November, 2019 by the due date but furnishes the said details in FORM GSTR-1 between the period from 19th December, 2019 to 10th January, 2020."
2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 19th day of December, 2019.
A VENU PRASAD, Financial Commissioner (Taxation) and Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation.
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