Provisions under Section 22 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) Act, 2017 relating to “Power to Make Rules”, are as under:

Section 22 of UTGST Act 2017: Power to Make Rules (CHAPTER IX – MISCELLANEOUS)

Section 22 of UTGST Act 2017: Power to Make Rules

(1) The Central Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Central Government may make rules for all or any of the matters which by this Act are required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provisions are to be or may be made by rules.

(3) The power to make rules conferred by this section shall include the power to give retrospective effect to the rules or any of them from a date not earlier than the date on which the provisions of this Act come into force.

(4) Any rules made under sub-section (1) may provide that a contravention thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees.

Note: CBEC notifies 22/06/2017 as the commencement date vide Notification 1/2017.

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UTGST Act 2017: Last updated 30/11/2023
The UTGST Act 2017 has been notified vide GOI Notification dated 12/04/2017, which has subsequently been amended  through UTGST (Amendment) Act 2018, Finance Act 2019, Finance Act 2020, Finance Act 2021, Finance Act, 2022 and Finance Act, 2023 including various Notifications/ Orders issued by the Govt./ CBIC from time to time, relating to the commencement dates of various Sections/ Provisions in the respective UTGST/ Amendment Acts, wherever required. Information on this page is a Section-wise compilation of the Amendments made in the UTGST Act, 2017 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.

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