The Ministry of Finance, through a Notification No. S.O. 95(E). dated January 06, 2025, designates the Additional/Joint Director (Intelligence) of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-Hq), under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, as the nodal officer under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This is in accordance with the IT (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, concerning section 14A(3) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The notification is effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette.
“In pursuance of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Central Government hereby designates the Additional/ Joint Director (Intelligence) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-Hq), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs in Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as the nodal officer for the purposes of the said rules in respect to section 14A(3) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017).
This Notification shall remain in force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.”
The Notification can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MINISTRY-OF-FINANCE-_-NN-_-06.01.2025.pdf
