(1) Every dealer, liable to pay tax under this Act, shall make available to the assessing authority any account, register, record or other document relating to the day-to-day transaction of his business.
(2) The Appellate 1[Deputy] Commissioner or the Appellate 1[Joint]Commissioner shall not, for the first time, receive in evidence on behalf of any dealer in any appeal, such account, register, record or document as is mentioned in sub-section (1), unless for reasons to be recorded in writing, he considers that such account, register, record or document is genuine and that the failure to produce the same before the assessing authority was for reasons beyond the control of the dealer.
(3) Except as provided in sub-section (2), no appellate authority, or revising or reviewing authority shall, for the first time, receive in evidence on behalf of the dealer any such account, register, record or document as is mentioned in sub-section (1).
Explanation.- Nothing in this section shall apply to accounts which are built up from the initial accounts.
_________________ 1 Substituted by Tamil Nadu Amendment Act 18 of 2009, with effect from 30th July 2008