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Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (Appointment and Conditions of Service of President and Members) Rules, 2019
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....dent and Members) Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. (3) These rules shall apply to the President of the National Bench, Judicial Member, Technical Member (Centre), Technical Member (State) of the National Bench, Regional Bench, State Bench and Area Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Act" means the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017). (b) "Appellate Tribunal" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (9) of section 2 of the Act; (c) "Judicial Member" means a Judicial Member of the National Ben....
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....ect Taxes and Customs - Member, ex-officio; (vi) Additional Chief Secretary to the State or Union territory Government-in-charge of Finance Department or the Taxation Department of one State Government, as the Central Government may nominate - Member, ex-officio. (2) The Technical Member (Centre) of the State Bench and Area Benches shall be appointed by the Central Government on the recommendations of a Selection Committee consisting of.- (i) Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) -Chairperson, ex-officio; (ii) Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs - Member, ex-officio; (iii) Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Mi....
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....cretary or Secretary (Finance/Taxation) to the State or Union territory Government shall be the convener of the Selection Committee under sub-rule (3). (5) The Selection Committee shall determine its own procedure for making its recommendation. 4. Medical fitness. - No person shall be appointed as President or Member unless he is declared medically fit by an authority specified by the Central Government in the case of an appointment under sub-rule (1) of rule 3 and by an authority specified by the corresponding State or Union territory Government in this behalf, in the case of an appointment under sub-rules (2) and (3) of rule 3. 5. Salary and allowances. - (1) The President shall be paid a monthly salary of Rs. 2....
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....ayment of leave salary during leave shall be governed by rule 40 of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972. (4) The President and Members shall be entitled to encashment of leave in respect of the earned leave standing to his credit, subject to the condition that maximum leave encashment, including the amount received at the time of retirement from previous service shall not in any case exceed the prescribed limit under the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules,1972. 8. Leave sanctioning authority. - (1) The leave sanctioning authority for a Member shall be the President, and for the President, it shall be the Central Government. (2) The Central Government shall be the sanctioning authority for foreign tr....
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....pt any employment in, or connected with the management or administration of, any person who has been a party to a proceeding before the Appellate Tribunal: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any employment under the Central Government or a State Government or local authority or in any statutory authority or any corporation established by or under any Central Act, State Act or a Government company as defined in clause (45) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013). 14. Oaths of office and secrecy.- Every person appointed to be President and Member shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe an oath of office and secrecy in Forms I and II annexed to these rules. 15. Power....