Section 97 – Draft-Bills-Reports – PROSECUTION AND COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES – MODEL GST LAW – Draft The Central / State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2016 – [November 2016] – Section 97 – 97. Compounding of offences (1) Any offence under the Act may, either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by the Competent Authority on payment, by the person accused of the offence, to the Central Government or the State Government, as the case be, of such compounding amount in such manner as may be prescribed: PROVIDED that nothing contained in this section shall apply to – (a) a person who has been allowed to compound once in respect of any of the offences described under clause (a) to (g) of sub-section (1) of section 92 and the
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accused of committing an offence specified in clauses (h),(k) or (l) of sub-section (1) of section 92; and (f) any other class of persons or offences as may be prescribed: PROVIDED FURTHER that any compounding allowed under the provision of this section shall not affect the proceedings if any, instituted under any other law: PROVIDED ALSO that compounding shall be allowed only after making payment of tax, interest and penalty involved in such offences. (2) The amount for compounding of offences under this section shall be as may be prescribed under the rules to be made under sub-section (1), subject to the minimum amount not being less than ten thousand rupees or fifty per cent of the tax involved, whichever is greater, and the maximum amou
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