SALES TAX (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2014
An Ordinance further to amend the Sales Tax Act, 1990
[Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-I, 23rd March, 2014]
ORDINANCE NO. IV OF 2014
No. F. 2(1)/2014-Pub.–The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information:–
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Sales Tax Act, 1990 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the Senate and the National Assembly are not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:–
- Short title and commencement.–(1) This Ordinance may be called the Sales Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
- Amendments of Section 3, Sales Tax Act, 1990.–In the Sales Tax Act, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Act, in Section 3, for sub-section (8) the following shall be substituted, namely:–
“(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or notification made there-under, in case of supply of natural gas to CNG stations, the Gas Transmission and Distribution Company shall charge sale tax from the CNG stations at the rate of seventeen per cent of the value of supply to the CNG consumers, as notified by the Board from time to time, but excluding the amount of sales tax, as provided in clause (46) of Section 2.”.
- Amendment of Section 3B, Sales Tax Act, 1990.–In Section 3-B, for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been always so substituted, namely:–
“(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or judgment of the Court, including Superior Courts, any amount payable to the Federal Government under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be an arrear of tax or charge payable under this Act and shall be recoverable accordingly and any claim for refund in respect of such amount shall neither be admissible to the registered person nor payable to any Court of law or to any person under direction of the Court.”.
