 the central sales tax (amendment) bill 19sb (as introduced in lok sabra) abill further to amend the central sales tax act 1956 be it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the central sales tax (amendment) short dtll act, 1958 s 2 in sectifjn 1 of the central sales tax act, 1956, in sub-section am"""jdrdt (2), the words "except the state of jammu and kashmir" shall be ohecdoa t omitted  statement of objects and reasons the object of this bill is to extend the central sales tax act, 1956, to the state of jammu and kashmir the sixth amendment to the constitution, which empowered the central government to legislate in regard to taxes on the sale or purchase of goods other than newspapers where such sale or purchase takes place in the course of inter-state trade or commerce had not been extended to the state of jammu and kashmir when the central sales tax act, 1956, was enacted this has since been done by the constitution (application to jammu and kashmir) amendment order, 1958 it is now proposed to extend the act to jammu and kashmir new delhi; t t krishnamachari the 6th feb"",,,,,, 1958  annexure ex'l'ftact from the central sales tax act, 1956 (74 of 1956)- - - - -  chapi'er i pr!liminary1 (1) this act may be called the central sales tax act, 1956 short title, extmt and (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu cojdjdedci-ment and kashmir  - - - - - -  a billfurther to amend the cefttral sales tax act, 1956 (shri t t krismujiiiqchari, min;sttr of pinanu) 