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

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 04/2014 - Service Tax

New Delhi, the 17^th February, 2014

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), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.25/2012-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 467 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, namely:-

            In the said notification, in the opening paragraph,-

            (i)  after entry 2, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:­­–

“2A. Services provided by cord blood banks by way of preservation of stem cells or any other service in relation to such preservation;”;

(ii) after entry 39, the following entry  shall be inserted, namely:-

“40. Services by way of loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of rice.”.

[F.No. 334 /3/ 2014-TRU]

(Akshay Joshi)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 25/2012 - Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012, number G.S.R. 467 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012 and was last amended by notification No.02/2014 - Service Tax, dated the 30^th January, 2014 vide number G.S.R. 71(E), dated the 30^th January,2014.