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PublicationStatus / scope
Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencementACTIVE
Section 2 - DefinitionsACTIVE
Section 3 - Officers under this ActACTIVE
Section 4 - Appointment of officersACTIVE
Section 5 - Powers of officersACTIVE
Section 6 - Authorisation of officers of State tax or Union territory tax as proper officer in certain circumstancesACTIVE
Section 7 - Scope of supplyACTIVE
Section 8 - Tax liability on composite and mixed suppliesACTIVE
Section 9 - Levy and collectionACTIVE
Section 10 - Composition levyOMITTED
Section 11 - Power to grant exemption from taxACTIVE
Section 11A - Power not to recover Goods and Services Tax not levied or short-levied as a result of general practiceACTIVE
Section 12 - Time of supply of goodsACTIVE
Section 13 - Time of supply of servicesACTIVE
Section 14 - Change in rate of tax in respect of supply of goods or servicesACTIVE
Section 15 - Value of taxable supplyACTIVE
Section 16 - Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax creditOMITTED
Section 17 - Apportionment of credit and blocked creditsACTIVE
Section 18 - Availability of credit in special circumstancesACTIVE
Section 19 - Taking input tax credit in respect of inputs and capital goods sent for job workACTIVE
Section 20 - Manner of distribution of credit by Input Service DistributorACTIVE
Section 21 - Manner of recovery of credit distributed in excessACTIVE
Section 22 - Persons liable for registrationACTIVE
Section 23 - Persons not liable for registrationACTIVE
Section 24 - Compulsory registration in certain casesOMITTED
Section 25 - Procedure for registrationACTIVE
Section 26 - Deemed registrationACTIVE
Section 27 - Special provisions relating to casual taxable person and non-resident taxable personACTIVE
Section 28 - Amendment of registrationACTIVE
Section 29 - Cancellation or suspension of registrationACTIVE
Section 30 - Revocation of cancellation of registrationACTIVE
Section 31 - Tax invoiceACTIVE
Section 31A - Facility of digital payment to recipientACTIVE
Section 32 - Prohibition of unauthorised collection of taxACTIVE
Section 33 - Amount of tax to be indicated in tax invoice and other documentsACTIVE
Section 34 - Credit and debit notesACTIVE
Section 35 - Accounts and other recordsACTIVE
Section 36 - Period of retention of accountsACTIVE
Section 37 - Furnishing details of outward suppliesACTIVE
Section 38 - Communication of details of inward supplies and input tax creditACTIVE
Section 39 - Furnishing of returnsACTIVE
Section 40 - First returnACTIVE
Section 41 - Availment of input tax creditACTIVE
Section 42 - Matching, reversal and reclaim of input tax creditOMITTED
Section 43 - Matching, reversal and reclaim of reduction in output tax liabilityOMITTED
Section 43A - Procedure for furnishing return and availing input tax creditOMITTED
Section 44 - Annual returnACTIVE
Section 45 - Final returnACTIVE
Section 46 - Notice to return defaultersACTIVE
Section 47 - Levy of late feeACTIVE
Section 48 - Goods and services tax practitionersACTIVE
Section 49 - Payment of tax, interest, penalty and other amountsACTIVE
Section 49A - Utilisation of input tax credit subject to certain conditionsACTIVE
Section 49B - Order of utilisation of input tax creditACTIVE
Section 50 - Interest on delayed payment of taxACTIVE
Section 51 - Tax deduction at sourceACTIVE
Section 52 - Collection of tax at sourceACTIVE
Section 53 - Transfer of input tax creditACTIVE
Section 53A - Transfer of certain amountsACTIVE
Section 54 - Refund of taxACTIVE
Section 55 - Refund in certain casesACTIVE
Section 56 - Interest on delayed refundsACTIVE
Section 57 - Consumer Welfare FundACTIVE
Section 58 - Utilisation of FundACTIVE
Section 59 - Self-assessmentACTIVE
Section 60 - Provisional assessmentACTIVE
Section 61 - Scrutiny of returnsACTIVE
Section 62 - Assessment of non-filers of returnsACTIVE
Section 63 - Assessment of unregistered personsACTIVE
Section 64 - Summary assessment in certain special casesACTIVE
Section 65 - Audit by tax authoritiesACTIVE
Section 66 - Special auditACTIVE
Section 67 - Power of inspection, search and seizureACTIVE
Section 68 - Inspection of goods in movementACTIVE
Section 69 - Power to arrestACTIVE
Section 70 - Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documentsACTIVE
Section 71 - Access to business premisesACTIVE
Section 72 - Officers to assist proper officersACTIVE
Section 73 - Determination of tax , pertaining to the period up toACTIVE
Section 74 - Determination of tax , pertaining to the period up toACTIVE
Section 74A - Determination of tax not paid or short paid orACTIVE
Section 75 - General provisions relating to determination of taxACTIVE
Section 76 - Tax collected but not paid to GovernmentACTIVE
Section 77 - Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State GovernmentACTIVE
Section 78 - Initiation of recovery proceedingsACTIVE
Section 79 - Recovery of taxACTIVE
Section 80 - Payment of tax and other amount in instalmentsACTIVE
Section 81 - Transfer of property to be void in certain casesACTIVE
Section 82 - Tax to be first charge on propertyACTIVE
Section 83 - Provisional attachment to protect revenue in certain casesACTIVE
Section 84 - Continuation and validation of certain recovery proceedingsACTIVE
Section 85 - Liability in case of transfer of businessACTIVE
Section 86 - Liability of agent and principalACTIVE
Section 87 - Liability in case of amalgamation or merger of companiesACTIVE
Section 88 - Liability in case of company in liquidationACTIVE
Section 89 - Liability of directors of private companyACTIVE
Section 90 - Liability of partners of firm to pay taxACTIVE
Section 91 - Liability of guardians, trustees, etcACTIVE
Section 92 - Liability of Court of Wards, etcACTIVE
Section 93 - Special provisions regarding liability to pay tax, interest or penalty in certain casesACTIVE
Section 94 - Liability in other casesACTIVE
Section 95 - DefinitionsACTIVE
Section 96 - Authority for advance rulingACTIVE
Section 97 - Application for advance rulingACTIVE
Section 98 - Procedure on receipt of applicationACTIVE
Section 99 - Appellate Authority for advance rulingACTIVE
Section 100 - Appeal to Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 101 - Orders of Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 101A - Constitution of National Appellate Authority for Advance RulingACTIVE
Section 101B - Appeal to National Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 101C - Order of National Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 102 - Rectification of advance rulingACTIVE
Section 103 - Applicability of advance rulingACTIVE
Section 104 - Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstancesACTIVE
Section 105 - Powers of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 106 - Procedure of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 107 - Appeals to Appellate AuthorityACTIVE
Section 108 - Powers of Revisional AuthorityACTIVE
Section 109 - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal and Benches thereofACTIVE
Section 110 - President and Members of Appellate Tribunal, theirACTIVE
Section 111 - Procedure before Appellate TribunalACTIVE
Section 112 - Appeals to Appellate TribunalACTIVE
Section 113 - Orders of Appellate TribunalACTIVE
Section 114 - Financial and administrative powers of PresidentACTIVE
Section 115 - Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appealACTIVE
Section 116 - Appearance by authorised representativeACTIVE
Section 117 - Appeal to High CourtACTIVE
Section 118 - Appeal to Supreme CourtACTIVE
Section 119 - Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal, etcACTIVE
Section 120 - Appeal not to be filed in certain casesACTIVE
Section 121 - Non-appealable decisions and ordersACTIVE
Section 122 - Penalty for certain offencesACTIVE
Section 122A - Penalty for failure to register certain machines used inACTIVE
Section 122B - Penalty for failure to comply with track and trace mechanismACTIVE
Section 123 - Penalty for failure to furnish information returnACTIVE
Section 124 - Fine for failure to furnish statisticsACTIVE
Section 125 - General penaltyACTIVE
Section 126 - General disciplines related to penaltyACTIVE
Section 127 - Power to impose penalty in certain casesACTIVE
Section 128 - Power to waive penalty or fee or bothACTIVE
Section 128A - Waiver of interest or penalty or both relating to demandsACTIVE
Section 129 - Detention, seizure and release of goods and conveyances in transitACTIVE
Section 130 - Confiscation of goods or conveyances and levy of penaltyACTIVE
Section 131 - Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishmentsACTIVE
Section 132 - Punishment for certain offencesACTIVE
Section 133 - Liability of officers and certain other personsACTIVE
Section 134 - Cognizance of offencesACTIVE
Section 135 - Presumption of culpable mental stateACTIVE
Section 136 - Relevancy of statements under certain circumstancesACTIVE
Section 137 - Offences by companiesACTIVE
Section 138 - Compounding of offencesACTIVE
Section 139 - Migration of existing taxpayersACTIVE
Section 140 - Transitional arrangements for input tax creditACTIVE
Section 141 - Transitional provisions relating to job workACTIVE
Section 142 - Miscellaneous transitional provisionsACTIVE
Section 143 - Job work procedureACTIVE
Section 144 - Presumption as to documents in certain casesACTIVE
Section 145 - Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents andACTIVE
Section 146 - Common PortalACTIVE
Section 147 - Deemed exportsACTIVE
Section 148 - Special procedure for certain processesACTIVE
Section 148A - Track and trace mechanism for certain goodsACTIVE
Section 149 - Goods and services tax compliance ratingACTIVE
Section 150 - Obligation to furnish information returnACTIVE
Section 151 - Power to call for informationACTIVE
Section 152 - Bar on disclosure of informationACTIVE
Section 153 - Taking assistance from an expertACTIVE
Section 154 - Power to take samplesACTIVE
Section 155 - Burden of proofACTIVE
Section 156 - Persons deemed to be public servantsACTIVE
Section 157 - Protection of action taken under this ActACTIVE
Section 158 - Disclosure of information by a public servantACTIVE
Section 158A - Consent based sharing of information furnished by taxableACTIVE
Section 159 - Publication of information in respect of persons in certain casesACTIVE
Section 160 - Assessment proceedings, etc., not to be invalid on certain groundsACTIVE
Section 161 - Rectification of errors apparent on the face of recordACTIVE
Section 162 - Bar on jurisdiction of civil courtsACTIVE
Section 163 - Levy of feeACTIVE
Section 164 - Power of Government to make rulesACTIVE
Section 165 - Power to make regulationsACTIVE
Section 166 - Laying of rules, regulations and notificationsACTIVE
Section 167 - Delegation of powersACTIVE
Section 168 - Power to issue instructions or directionsACTIVE
Section 168A - Power of Government to extend time limit in special circumstancesACTIVE
Section 169 - Service of notice in certain circumstancesACTIVE
Section 170 - Rounding off of tax, etcACTIVE
Section 171 - Anti-profiteering measureACTIVE
Section 172 - Removal of difficultiesACTIVE
Section 173 - Amendment of Act 32 of 1994OMITTED
Section 174 - Repeal and savingACTIVE

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