Appointed day for GST provisions set; key sections of the Act commence on the notified date. The Government appointed the 1st day of July, 2017 as the appointed day for commencement of specified provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, bringing sections 6-9, 11-21, 31-41, 42 (except the proviso to sub section (9)), 43 (except the proviso to sub section (9)), 44-50, 53-138, 140-145, 147-163 and 165-174 into force on that date.