Provisions under Section 159 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 relating to “Publication of Information in respect of Persons in Certain Cases”:
Section 159 of CGST Act 2017: Publication of Information in respect of Persons in Certain Cases (CHAPTER XXI – MISCELLANEOUS)
(1) If the Commissioner, or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest to publish the name of any person and any other particulars relating to any proceedings or prosecution under this Act in respect of such person, it may cause to be published such name and particulars in such manner as it thinks fit.
(2) No publication under this section shall be made in relation to any penalty imposed under this Act until the time for presenting an appeal to the Appellate Authority under section 107 has expired without an appeal having been presented or the appeal, if presented, has been disposed of.
Explanation: In the case of firm, company or other association of persons, the names of the partners of the firm, directors, managing agents, secretaries and treasurers or managers of the company, or the members of the association, as the case may be, may also be published if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, circumstances of the case justify it.
Note: CBEC notifies 01/07/2017 as the Commencement date for Sections 6 to 9, 11 to 21, 31 to 41, 42 [except proviso to sub-section (9)], 43 [except proviso to sub-section (9)], 44 to 50, 53 to 138, 140 to 145, 147 to 163 and 165 to 174 of the CGST Act 2017, vide Notification 9/2017. |
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Note: The CGST Act 2017 has been notified vide GOI Notification dt. 12/04/2017, which has subsequently been amended through CGST (Extension to J&K) Act 2017, Finance Act 2018, CGST Amendment Act 2018, Finance Act 2019, Finance Act 2020, Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance 2020, Finance Act 2021, Finance Act 2022 including various Notifications issued by the Govt./ CBIC from time to time, relating to the commencement dates of various Sections/ Provisions in the respective CGST/ Amendment Acts, wherever required. Information on this page is a Section-wise compilation of the Amendments made by various Notifications issued by CBIC from time to time, with best possible efforts for accuracy. In any case, E&OE. For official/ updated information, please visit CBIC website.
CBIC Updates (GST) |
Index of GST Circulars, Notifications, Press Releases, Orders, etc. issued by CBIC from 2017 and onwards along with Section-wise/ Rule-wise Text of GST Acts/ Rules: |
CGST: CGST Act/ Definitions, CGST Rules, GST Forms |
IGST: IGST Act/ Definitions, IGST Rules |
UTGST: UTGST Act/ Definitions, UTGST Rules |
GST Circulars (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
GST Instructions: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CGST Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
IGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
IGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
UT Tax/ UTGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
UT Tax/ UTGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Compensation Cess Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Compensation Cess Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CBIC Orders (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CBIC Press Releases: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Note: For Official/ updated copy, please visit the CBIC website. |