[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 40 / 2012-Service Tax

New Delhi, the 20th June, 2012

G.S.R.          (E).  –  In  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) read with sub-section 3 of section 95 of Finance (No.2), Act, 2004 (23 of 2004) and sub-section 3 of section 140 of the Finance Act, 2007(22 of 2007) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 17/2011-Service Tax, dated the 1st  March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.174(E), dated the 1st  March, 2011, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the services on which service tax  is leviable under section 66B of the said Act, received by a unit located in a Special Economic Zone (hereinafter referred to  as  SEZ) or Developer of SEZ  and used for   the authorised operations,  from the whole of the service  tax,  education cess and secondary and higher education cess leviable thereon.

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