CGST Rule 130: Confidentiality of Information (Anti-Profiteering)

Provisions under Rule 130 of CGST Rules, 2017 relating to “Confidentiality of Information (Anti-Profiteering)”:

CGST Rule 130: Confidentiality of Information (Chapter XV: Anti-Profiteering) [*1]

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (3) and (5) of rule 129 and sub-rule (2) of rule 133, the provisions of section 11 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), shall apply mutatis mutandis to the disclosure of any information which is provided on a confidential basis.

(2) The Director General of Anti-profiteering [*2] may require the parties providing information on confidential basis to furnish non-confidential summary thereof and if, in the opinion of the party providing such information, the said information cannot be summarised, such party may submit to the Director General of Anti-profiteering [*2] a statement of reasons as to why summarisation is not possible.

Notes (History of Amendments in Bare Text):

1. CGST Rule 130 introduced vide Notification 10/2017, effective 01/07/2017.

2. The text “Director General of Safeguards” in sub-rule (2) at both the places substituted with the text “Director General of Anti-profiteering” from 12/06/2018 vide Notification 29/2018.