Liability trigger in case of Goods Transpot Agency

(1)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(d)

"Person liable for paying service tax" means,-

(v)

In relation to taxable service provided by a goods transport agency,

where the consignor or consignee of goods is,-

(a)

 any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)

            (b)

 any company formed or registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)

(c)

 any corporation established by or under any law

(d)

 any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under any law corresponding to that Act in force in any part of India

(e)

 any co-operative society established by or under any law

(f)

 any dealer of excisable goods, who is registered under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) or the rules made thereunder or

(g)

 any body corporate established, or a partnership firm registered, by or under any law,

any person who pays or is liable to pay freight either himself or through his agent for the transportation of such goods by road in a goods carriage;