(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, there shall be levied and collected an entry tax on the entry of specified goods into any local area for consumption, use or sale therein, at the rates respectively specified against each item in the Schedule. The entry tax shall be leviable on the import value of the specified goods and shall be paid by every importer of such goods :
Provided that no entry tax shall be levied under this section on the entry of specified goods into a local area, if it is proved to the satisfaction of the assessing authority, in such manner as may be prescribed, that such goods have already been subjected to entry tax or that the entry tax has been paid by the importer or any other person under this Act in respect of the same goods.
Provided further that in case of Specified Goods both old and new which are being imported into a local area for use therein for a specified period and are taken back after completion of use, entry tax shall be payable for the period of use, on the value of Specified Goods, which will be proportional to the period ofuse, value and life of the Specified Goods as provided in clause ( f) of sub-section ( 1) of section 2.
(2) Where an importer of specified goods liable to pay tax under this Act, being a dealer in the specified goods, becomes liable to pay tax under the Arunachal Pradesh Goods Tax Act, 2005 by virtue of the sale of such specified goods, then his liability under the Arunachal Pradesh Goods Tax Act, 2005 shall be reduced to the extent of tax paid under this Act.
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(3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, in the public interest or taking into account the infrastructure and amenities provided or to be provided to facilitate trade and commerce, vary the rates of tax of the specified goods and on such notification being issued, the Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly :