Section 2(1)(a) in Andhra Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2001
(a)'assessing authority' means,-(i)in the case of an importer, who is a dealer, the assessing authority shall be authority as specified under the [the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005] [Substituted 'the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957' by Act No. 4 of 2006, dated 30.12.2005.];(ii)in the case of an importer, other than a dealer, the officer-in-charge of the Check post, through which the goods are brought into the State or the Commercial Tax Officer having jurisdiction over the area, in which such importer ordinarily resides;