Commencement of GST amendment provisions appointed to take effect, with specified sections excepted from the notified date. The Governor appointed the commencement date for most provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 as the 1st day of February, 2019, excluding clause (b) of section 8, section 17, section 18 and clause (a) of section 20; the appointment is made under sub section (2) of section 1 by a notification of the Excise and Taxation Department.