According to Section 3 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha :
The Government shall, by notification, appoint the following classes of officers for
the purposes of this Act, namely:––
- Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Tax or Principal Directors General of Central Tax,
- Chief Commissioners of Central Tax or Directors General of Central Tax,
- Principal Commissioners of Central Tax or Principal Additional Directors General of Central Tax,
- Commissioners of Central Tax or Additional Directors General of Central Tax,
- Additional Commissioners of Central Tax or Additional Directors of Central Tax,
- Joint Commissioners of Central Tax or Joint Directors of Central Tax,
- Deputy Commissioners of Central Tax or Deputy Directors of Central Tax,
- Assistant Commissioners of Central Tax or Assistant Directors of Central Tax, and
- any other class of officers as it may deem fit:
Provided that the officers appointed under the Central Excise Act, 1944 shall be deemed to be the officers appointed under the provisions of this Act.