The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (UTGST Act)

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I – PRELIMINARY

Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2 – Definitions.

CHAPTER II – ADMINISTRATION

Section 3 – Officers under this Act.
Section 4 – Authorisation of officers.
Section 5 – Powers of officers.
Section 6 – Authorisation of officers of central tax as proper officer in certain circumstances.

CHAPTER III – LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAX

Section 7 – Levy and Collection
Section 8 – Power to grant exemption from tax.

CHAPTER IV – PAYMENT OF TAX

Section 9 – Payment of tax
Section 10 – Transfer of input tax credit.

CHAPTER V – INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND ARREST

Section 11 – Officers required to assist proper officers

CHAPTER VI – DEMANDS AND RECOVERY

Section 12 – Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or Union territory Government.
Section 13 – Recovery of tax.

CHAPTER VII – ADVANCE RULING

Section 14 – Definitions.
Section 15 – Constitution of Authority for Advance Ruling
Section 16 – Constitution of Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling

CHAPTER VIII – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Section 17 – Migration of existing tax payers.
Section 18 – Transitional arrangements for input tax credit.
Section 19 – Transitional provisions relating to job work.
Section 20 – Miscellaneous transitional provisions.

CHAPTER IX – MISCELLANEOUS

Section 21 – Application of provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act.
Section 22 – Power to make rules.
Section 23 – General power to make regulations.
Section 24 – Laying of rules, regulations and notifications.
Section 25 – Power to issue instructions or directions.
Section 26 – Removal of difficulties.

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