UTGST Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement
UTGST Act · Short title, extent and commencement
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Section 1 of the UTGST Act, 2017 governs Short title, extent and commencement. It provides the core statutory basis, outlining the essential legal principles, rights, and liabilities under Indian indirect tax law. Section 1 UTGST: Short title, extent and commencement — eligibility, conditions, case laws and compliance impact under Indian tax law.
(1)This Act may be called the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
(2)It extends to the Union territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh1, Chandigarh and other territory.
(3)It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
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Substituted vide Finance Act, 2020 dated 27th March 2020 before it was read as "Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu".