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The text below is the rule as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Rules as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.
Rule 2, verbatim (show)
Rule 2. Adaptation of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.
(1) The Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, in respect of scope of supply, composition levy, composite supply and mixed supply, time and value of supply, input tax credit, registration, tax invoice, credit and debit notes, accounts and records, returns, payment of tax, tax deduction at source, collection of tax at source, assessment, refunds, audit, inspection, search, seizure and arrest, demands and recovery, liability to pay in certain cases, advance ruling, appeals and revision, presumption as to documents, offences and penalties, job work, electronic commerce, settlement of funds, transitional provisions, and miscellaneous provisions including the provisions relating to the imposition of interest and penalty, shall, mutatis mutandis , apply, with the following modifications, namely:-
(a) in Rule 1,-
(i) for the words and figures "the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017", the words, brackets and figures "the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Rules, 2017" shall be substituted;
(b) in rule 90, for sub-rule (4) the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(4) Where deficiencies have been communicated in FORM GST RFD-03 under the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017, the same shall also deemed to have been communicated under this rule along with the deficiencies communicated under sub-rule (3).";
(c) in rule 117, in sub-rule (1), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-
"Provided further that in the case of a claim under sub-section (1) of section 140, the application shall specify separately-
(i) the value of claims under section 3, sub-section (3) of section 5, sections 6 and 6A and sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 made by the applicant;
(ii) the serial number and value of declarations in Forms C or F and certificates in Forms E or H or Form I specified in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 submitted by the applicant in support of the claims referred to in sub-clause (i); and
(iii) the value of claims of Octroi levied by the Port Blair Municipal Council in exercise of powers conferred under Section 80 (1) (e) of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Municipal) Regulations, 1994.";
(d) in rule 117, clauses (a) and (b) of sub-rule (4) shall be omitted;
(e) for rule 119, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"Declaration of stock held by a principal and agent.- Every person to whom the provisions of sub-section (14) of section 142 apply shall, within ninety days of the appointed day, submit a declaration electronically in FORM GST TRAN-1, specifying therein, the stock of the inputs, semi-finished goods or finished goods , as applicable , held by him on the appointed day."
(f) the following explanation shall be inserted at the end of these rules, namely:-
'Explanation.- For the purposes of these rules, it is hereby clarified that all references to section 140 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, shall be construed to refer to section 18 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.'
Questions to answer on the file
Questions a reviewer answers from the engagement file, grouped by the part of the rule they come from. They describe what the rule asks; they do not decide it.
Imported CGST subject within the listed fields 2(1)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Necessary adaptation beyond express modifications 2(1)
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Express territorial short-title substitution 2(1)(a)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Central deficiency communication deemed under UT rule 2(1)(b)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Separate CST claims value in transitional application 2(1)(c)(i)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
CST supporting-document serial and value details 2(1)(c)(ii)
Questions to answer on the file5 questions
Separate Port Blair octroi claim value 2(1)(c)(iii)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Express omission of 117(4)(a) and(b) 2(1)(d)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Principal-agent appointed-day stock declaration 2(1)(e)
Questions to answer on the file8 questions
Section 140 references construed as UT section 18 2(1)(f) Explanation
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Relationship with other provisions
| Provision | Connection | Words that tie them |
|---|---|---|
| Rule 1 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | this provision requires Rule 1 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | 2(1)(a) "in Rule 1" |
| Rule 90 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | this provision requires Rule 90 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | 2(1)(b) "in rule 90" |
| Rule 117 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | this provision requires Rule 117 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | 2(1)(c) "rule 117" |
| Rule 119 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | this provision requires Rule 119 of the CGST Rules, 2017 | 2(1)(e) "for rule 119" |
| Section 18 of the UTGST Act, 2017 | this provision defined by Section 18 of the UTGST Act, 2017 | 2(1)(f) "section 18 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017" |
Circulars and notifications
No circular or notification in the CBIC repository is recorded as citing this rule.
Unsettled questions
The words of Rule 2 do not answer these questions. Where one decides a matter on the file, the answer depends on the position taken on it.
- Which necessary adaptations of the identified imported CGST rule are permitted by mutatis mutandis for the selected UTGST or compensation-cess matter, preserving every express modification and exclusion?
- What applicable statutory source and treatment establishes the reference to sub-section(14) of section 142 in the UT Rule 2 replacement of Rule 119, given that the retained CGST section 142 ends at sub-section(13)?
See also
- Rule 1 of the CGST Rules, 2017: short title and Commencement
- Rule 90 of the CGST Rules, 2017: acknowledgement
- Rule 117 of the CGST Rules, 2017: tax or duty credit carried forward under any existing law or on goods held in stock on the appointed day
- Rule 119 of the CGST Rules, 2017: declaration of stock held by a principal and job-worker
- Section 18 of the UTGST Act, 2017: transitional arrangements for input tax credit
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 2. Adaptation of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017". UTGST (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
External links
- UTGST (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Rules, 2017, Rule 2 on the CBIC tax information portal