Section 16: Offences, penalties and competent Court

The Goa, Daman and Diu Barge (Taxation on Goods) Act, 1985Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 22 of 1985

(1) Any person who —

(a) being a registered owner, submits or allows to be submitted an incorrect or incomplete return under section 4 or fails to submit a return as required under that section; or

(b) being a registered owner, fraudulently evades or allows to be evaded, the payment of any tax due from him; or

(c) being a registered owner, fraudulently makes or allows to be made any wrong entry in, or fraudulently omits or allows to be omitted any entry from any statement submitted, or any accounts or register maintained by him; or

(d) wilfully acts in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder or any lawful orders passed in accordance therewith;

shall on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and if the Magistrate so directs in his order, the person convicted shall pay in addition as if it were a fine, such specified amount as the Magistrate may determine to be the amount which the person convicted had evaded to pay.

(2) No offence punishable under this Act shall be inquired into or tried by any court inferior to that of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Goa, Daman and Diu Barge (Taxation on Goods) Act, 1985
Section	16
Marginal note	Offences, penalties and competent Court
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Status	In force as published by the source

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