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Section 22: Poweres of the Authority.

The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956Central Act · Act 74 of 1956

[22. Poweres of the Authority.--(1) The Authority shall have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:--

(a) enforcing the attendance of any person, examining him on oath or affirmation;

(b) compelling the production of accounts and documents;

(c) issuing commission for the examination of witnesses;

(d) the reception of evidence on affidavits;

(e) any other matter which may be prescribed.

[(1A) The Authority may grant stay of the operation of the order of the highest appellate authority against which the appeal is filed before it or order the [deposit] of the tax before entertaining the appeal and while granting such stay or making such order for the [deposit] of the tax, the Authority shall have regard, if the assessee has made [deposit] of the tax under the general sales tax law of the State concerned, to such [deposit] or pass such appropriate order as it may deem fit.]

[(1B) The Authority may issue direction for refund of tax collected by a State which has been held by the Authority to be not due to that State, or alternatively, direct that State to transfer the refundable amount to the State to which central sales tax is due on the same transaction:

Provided that the amount of tax directed to be refunded by a State shall not exceed the amount of central sales tax payable by the appellant on the same transaction.]

(2) Every proceeding before the Authority shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code and the Authority shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

Where this provision sits

ActThe Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Section22
Marginal notePoweres of the Authority.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Act 41 of 2001. . Ins. by Act 41 of 2001, s. 3 (w.e.f. 17-3-2005).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for sub-section (1A) (w.e.f. 1-3-2006).
  • substituted, Act 14 of 2010. . Subs. by Act 14 of 2010, s. 81, for "pre-deposit" (w.e.f. 8-5-2010).
  • inserted, Act 14 of 2010. . Ins. by Act 14 of 2010, s. 81 (w.e.f. 8-5-2010).

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