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Section 127 – Draft-Bills-Reports – LIABILITY TO PAY IN CERTAIN CASES – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 127 – CHAPTER- XXIV LIABILITY TO PAY IN CERTAIN CASES 127. Liability in case of transfer of business (1) Where a taxable person, liable to pay tax under this Act, transfers his business in whole or in part, by sale, gift, lease, leave and license, hire or in any other manner whatsoever, the taxable person and the person to

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Section 124 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 124 – 124. Procedure of the Authority and the Appellate Authority The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority shall, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, have power to regulate its own procedure in all matters arising out of the exercise of its powers under the Act. – Statutory Provisions, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Ta

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Section 122 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 122 – 122. Advance Ruling to be void in certain circumstances (1) Where the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority finds that advance ruling pronounced by it under sub-section (4) of section 117 or under sub-section (1) of section 119 has been obtained by the applicant or, as the case may be, the appellant by fraud or supp

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Section 125 – Draft-Bills-Reports – PRESUMPTION AS TO DOCUMENTS – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 125 – CHAPTER- XXIII PRESUMPTION AS TO DOCUMENTS 125. Presumption as to documents in certain cases Where any document- (i) is produced by any person under the Act or any other law, or (ii) has been seized from the custody or control of any person under the Act or any other law, or (iii) has been received from any place outside I

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Section 123 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 123 – 123. Powers of the Authority and Appellate Authority (1) The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority shall, for the purpose of exercising its powers regarding discovery and inspection, enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath, issuing commissions and compelling production of books of account an

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Section 118 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 118 – 118. Appeal to the Appellate Authority (1) The prescribed or jurisdictional CGST/SGST officer or, as the case may be, an applicant aggrieved by any advance ruling pronounced under sub-section (4) of section 117, may appeal to the Appellate Authority. (2) Every appeal under this section shall be filed within a period of thirty days from

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Section 119 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 119 – 119. Orders of the Appellate Authority (1) The Appellate Authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as it thinks fit, confirming or modifying the ruling appealed against. (2) The order referred to in sub-section (1) shall be passed within a period of ninety days from the date o

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Section 120 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 120 – 120. Rectification of Advance Ruling The Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority may amend any order passed by it under section 117 or section 119 , as the case may be, so as to rectify any mistake apparent from the record, if such mistake is noticed by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority on

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Section 121 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 121 – 121. Applicability of Advance Ruling (1) The advance ruling pronounced by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority under this chapter shall be binding only – (a) on the applicant who had sought it in respect of any matter referred to in subsection (2) of section 116 of the application for advance ruling; (b) on the

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Section 116 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 116 – 116. Application for Advance Ruling (1) An applicant desirous of obtaining an advance ruling under this Chapter may make an application in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, stating the question on which the advance ruling is sought. (2) The question on which the advance ruling is sought shall be in respect of, (a) clas

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Section 117 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 117 – 117. Procedure on receipt of application (1) On receipt of an application, the Authority shall cause a copy thereof to be forwarded to the officers as may be prescribed and, if necessary, call upon him to furnish the relevant records: PROVIDED that where any records have been called for by the Authority in any case, such records shall, as soon as possible, be returned to the said prescribed officers. (2) The Authority may, after examining the application and the records called for and after hearing the applicant or his authorized representative and the prescribed officer or his au

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nder this sub-section unless an opportunity has been given to the applicant of being heard: PROVIDED ALSO that where the application is rejected, reasons for such rejection shall be given in the order. (3) A copy of every order made under sub-section (2) shall be sent to the applicant and to the prescribed officers. (4) Where an application is admitted under sub-section (2), the Authority shall, after examining such further material as may be placed before it by the applicant or obtained by the Authority and after providing an opportunity of being heard to the applicant or the authorized representative of the applicant as well as to the authorized representative of the prescribed or the jurisdictional CGST/SGST officer, pronounce its advanc

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Section 113 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 113 – CHAPTER- XXII ADVANCE RULING 113. Definitions In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, – (a) advance ruling means a written decision provided by the Authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub-section (2) of section 116 or sub-section (1) of sectio

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Section 114 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 114 – 114. Authority for Advance Ruling (1) The Authority shall be located in each State. (2) The Authority shall comprise of one member CGST and one member SGST to be appointed respectively by the Central Government and the State Government. (3) The qualifications, eligibility conditions, method and the process of appointment of the members

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Section 115 – Draft-Bills-Reports – ADVANCE RULING – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 115 – 115. Appellate Authority for Advance

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Section 110 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 110 – 110. Exclusion of time taken for copy In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an appeal or application under this Chapter, the day on which the order complained of was served, and if the party preferring the appeal or making the application was not furnished with a copy of the order when the notice of the order was s

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Section 111 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 111 – 111. Appeal not to be filed in certain cases (1) The Board or the State Government may, on the recommendation of the Council, from time to time, issue orders or instructions or directions fixing such monetary limits, as it may deem fit, for the purposes of regulating the filing of appeal or application by the GST officer under the provisions of this Chapter. (2) Where, in pursuance of the orders or instructions or directions, issued under subsection (1), the GST officer has not filed an appeal or application against any decision or order passed under the provisions of this A

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Section 112 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 112 – 112. Non Appealable decisions and orders Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any provisions of this Act, no appeal shall lie against any decision taken or order passed by a GST officer if such decision taken or order passed relates to any one or more of the following matters:- (a) An order of the Commissioner or other com

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Section 106 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 106 – 106. Appeal to the High Court (1) The Commissioner of GST or the other party aggrieved by any order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under section 102 may file an appeal to the High Court and the High Court may admit such appeal if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub section (1), no appeal shall lie to High Court against an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under section 102 if such order relates, among other things, to:- (a) a matter where two or more States, or a State and Center, have a diffe

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nt cause for not filing the same within that period. (5) Where the High Court is satisfied that a substantial question of law is involved in any case, it shall formulate that question. (6) The appeal shall be heard only on the question so formulated, and the respondents shall, at the hearing of the appeal, be allowed to argue that the case does not involve such question: PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to take away or abridge the power of the Court to hear, for reasons to be recorded, the appeal on any other substantial question of law not formulated by it, if it is satisfied that the case involves such question. (7) The High Court shall decide the question of law so formulated and deliver such judgment thereon con

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Section 107 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 107 – 107. Appeal to the Supreme Court (1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgment or order passed by the High Court in an appeal made under section 106, in any case which, on its own motion or on an oral application made by or on behalf of the party aggrieved, immediately after passing of the judgment or order, the

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Section 108 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 108 – 108. Hearing before Supreme Court (1) The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), relating to appeals to the Supreme Court shall, so far as may be, apply in the case of appeals under section 107 as they apply in the case of appeals from decrees of a High Court : PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-section shall

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Section 109 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 109 – 109. Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal etc. Notwithstanding that an appeal has been preferred to the High Court or the Supreme Court, sums due to the Government as a result of an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) of section 102 or an order passed by the High Court under section 106, as the case

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Section 104 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 104 – 104. Interest on refund of pre-deposit Where an amount deposited by the appellant under sub-section (6) of section 98 or under sub-section (9) of section 101 is required to be refunded consequent to any order of the First Appellate Authority or of the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, interest at the rate specified under se

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Section 105 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 105 – 105. Appearance by authorised representative (1) Any person who is entitled or required to appear before a GST Officer appointed under this Act, or the First Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal in connection with any proceedings under the Act, may, otherwise than when required under this Act to appear personally for examination on oath or affirmation, subject to the other provisions of this section, appear by an authorized representative. (2) For the purposes of this section, authorised representative means a person authorised by the person referred to in sub-secti

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authorized to act as a Tax Return Preparer on behalf of the concerned registered taxable person. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no person who was serving in the indirect tax departments of the Government of India or of any State Government, and has retired or resigned from such service after having served for not less than two years as a Gazetted officer in that department shall be entitled to appear as an authorised representative in any proceedings before a GST Officer for a period of one year from the date of his retirement or resignation, as the case may be. (4) No person, – a) who has been dismissed or removed from government service; or b) who is convicted of an offence connected with any proceeding under this

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son referred to in clause (c). (5) If any person is found guilty of misconduct by the prescribed authority in connection with any proceedings under this Act or under any of the Acts referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (4), the prescribed authority may direct that he shall henceforth be disqualified to represent any person under sub-section (1). (6) Any order or direction under clause (b) of sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:- (a) no such order or direction shall be made in respect of any person unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard; (b) any person against whom any such order or direction is made may, within one month of the making of the order or direction

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Section 103 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 103 – 103. Procedure of Appellate Tribunal (1) The powers and functions of the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised and discharged by Benches constituted by the National President or the State Presidents from amongst the members thereof. (2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (3), a Bench shall consist of one Member (Judicial), one Member (Technical – CGST) and one Member (Technical – SGST). (3) The National President or a State President, or any other member of the Appellate Tribunal authorized in this behalf by the National President or a State President, may, sit

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members of the Appellate Tribunal and such point or points shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of these members of the Appellate Tribunal who have heard the case, including those who first heard it. (5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Appellate Tribunal shall have power to regulate its own procedure and the procedure of the Benches thereof in all matters arising out of the exercise of its powers or of the discharge of its functions, including the places at which the Benches shall hold their sittings. (6) The Appellate Tribunal shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions, have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), when trying a suit in respect o

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Section 100 – Draft-Bills-Reports – APPEALS AND REVISION – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 100 – 100. Constitution of the National Appellate Tribunal (1) The Central Government shall on the recommendation of the GST Council constitute a National Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the Appellate Tribunal. (2) The Appellate Tribunal shall be headed by a National President. (3) The Appellate Tribunal shall have one branch for each State, which shall be called as the State GST Tribunal. (4) Every State GST Tribunal will be headed by a State President. (5) Every State GST Tribunal shall consist of as many Members (Judicial), Members (Technic

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