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 168: Power to issue instructions or directions.
    (1) The Board may, if it considers it necessary or expedient so to do for the purpose of uniformity in the implementation of this Act, issue such orders, instructions or directions to the central tax officers as it may deem fit, and thereupon all such officers and all other persons employed in the implementation of this Act shall observe and follow such orders, instructions or directions.
     (2) The Commissioner specified in clause (91) of section 2, sub-section (3) of section 5, clause (b) of sub-section (9) of section 25, sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 35, sub-section (1) of section 37, 1*** sub-section (6) of section 39, 2[sub-section (1) of section 143, except the second proviso thereof], sub-section (1) of section 151, clause (l) of sub-section (3) of section 158 and section 167 shall mean a Commissioner or Joint Secretary posted in the Board and such Commissioner or Joint Secretary shall exercise the powers specified in the said sections with the approval of the Board.
Notes:
1. 1. The words, brackets and figures "sub-section (2) of section 38," omitted by Act 6 of 2022, s. 114 (w.e.f. 1-10-2022).
2. Subs. by Act 12 of 2020, s. 129, for "sub-section (5) of section 66, sub-section (1) of section 143" (w.e.f. 30-6-2020).
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