Act Number: 12

Act Name: The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Year: 2017

Enactment Date: 2017-04-12

Long Title: An Act to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on intra-State supply of goods or services or both by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 23: Persons not liable for registration.
        (1) The following persons shall not be liable to registration, namely:--
             (a) any person engaged exclusively in the business of supplying goods or services or both that are not liable to tax or wholly exempt from tax under this Act or under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act;
             (b) an agriculturist, to the extent of supply of produce out of cultivation of land.
         (2) The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, specify the category of persons who may be exempted from obtaining registration under this Act.
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