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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS
NEW DELHI

NOTIFICATION NO

11/2023-Central Tax (Rate); Dated: September 29, 2023

G.S.R. 711(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 and sub-section (5) of section 15 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), videnumber G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely: -

In the said notification,

(i) in Schedule IV-

(a) after S. No. 227 and the entries related thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)
(2)
(3)
"227A Any Chapter

Specified actionable claim;

Explanation: “specified actionable claim" as defined in section 2(102A) of the CGST Act, 2017 means the actionable claim involved in or by way of—

(i) betting;

(ii) casinos;

(iii) gambling;

(iv) horse racing;

(v) lottery; or

(vi) online money gaming;";

(b) S. No. 228 and 229 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.

(ii) in the Explanation, after clause (iv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:

"(v) The words and expressions used and not defined in this notification, but defined in the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) and the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in those Acts."

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2023.

[F.No. CBIC-190354/180/2023-TO(TRU- II)-CBEC]

(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secy.

Note : The principal notification No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th day of June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28th day of June, 2017 and was last amended by notification No. 09/2023 Central Tax (Rate) dated the 26th July, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 547 (E), dated the 26th July, 2023.

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