Constitution 304 — Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

Notwithstanding anything in article 301 or article 303, the
Legislature of a State may by law—
(a) impose on goods imported from other States or the Union
territories any tax to which similar goods manufactured or produced in
that State are subject, so, however, as not to discriminate between goods
so imported and goods so manufactured or produced; and
(b) impose such reasonable restrictions on the freedom of trade,
commerce or intercourse with or within that State as may be required in
the public interest:
Provided that no Bill or amendment for the purposes of clause (b) shall
be introduced or moved in the Legislature of a State without the previous
sanction of the President.

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