Section 5: Mutatis Mutandis application of different acts

(1) Subject to other provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the authorities for the time being empowered to assess, reassess, collect and enforce payment of any tax under the Uttrakhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005, shall assess, reassess, collect and enforce payment of cess, including any interest or penalty payable by a dealer or person, as if the cess or penalty or interest payable by such dealer or a person under this Act is a tax or penalty or interest payable by such dealer or a person under the Uttrakhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005 and for this purpose they may exercise all or any of the powers they have under the Uttarakhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005and the rules framed thereunder and the provisions of such law, including the provisions relating to the returns, provisional assessment, assessment, reassessment, rectification, review, advance payment of tax registration, imposition of the tax liability, recovery of tax from third parties, appeals, reviews, revisions, rectifications, references, refunds, rebates, interest or penalty, charging or payment of interest, compounding of offences, shall mutatis mutandis apply. (2) The provisions of Forest Rules relating to the issuance of Abhivahan Pass for movement of Timber shall be deemed to be part of this Act and the requirements of such Abhivahan Pass to be accompanied with Timber before their movement, shall be deemed to be mandatory requirement for the purposes of this Act,