GGST 122A — Insertion of new section 122A to Guj. 25 of 2017. Penalty for failure to register certain machines used in manufacture of goods as per special procedure.

Gujarat GST Act, 2017

Statutory text

In the principal Act, after section 122, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

"122A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where any person, who is engaged in the manufacture of goods in respect of which any special procedure relating to registration of machines has been notified under section 148, acts in contravention of the said special procedure, he shall, in addition to any penalty that is paid or is payable by him under Chapter XV or any other provisions of this Chapter, be liable to pay a penalty equal to an amount of one lakh rupees for every machine not so registered.

(2) In addition to the penalty under sub-section (1), every machine not so registered shall be liable for seizure and confiscation:".
Provided that such machine shall not be confiscated where–
(a) the penalty so imposed is paid; and
(b) the registration of such machine is made in accordance with the special procedure within three days of the receipt of communication of the order of penalty.".
"(15) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no refund of unutilised input tax credit on account of zero rated supply of goods or of integrated tax paid on account of zero rated supply of goods shall be allowed where such zero rated supply of goods is subjected to export duty.".

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