The Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following further amendment shall be made in the Sales Tax Special Procedures Rules, 2007.

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, STATISTICS & REVENUE (REVENUE DIVISION) ******** Islamabad, the 23rd October, 2008. NOTIFICATION (SALES TAX) S.R.O. 1107 (I)/2008.⎯ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 71 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, read with clauses (9) and (46) of section 2, sections 3 and 4, sub-section (2) of section 6, section 7, section 7A, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8, clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 13, sub-sections (2A) and (3) of section 22, sections 23 and 60 thereof, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following further amendment shall be made in the Sales Tax Special Procedures Rules, 2007, namely:- In the aforesaid Rules, (1) in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), for clause (xxxiii-a), the following shall be substituted, namely:─ “(xxiii-a) “stevedore” means a person, company or commercial concern engaged in loading and unloading of cargo, including bulk cargo, from ships, whether mechanically or otherwise, and whether or not licensed by the respective port authorities;”; and (2) in rule 58 I, in sub-rule (3), for the words “five thousand nine hundred sixty” the words “ six thousand three hundred and six” shall be substituted. [C. No. 1(24)STR/2004] (Abdul Wadood Khan) Additional Secretary