CGST Section 164: Power of Government to Make Rules

Provisions under Section 164 of the CGST Act 2017 relating to “Power of Government to Make Rules”:

Section 164: Power of Government to Make Rules (CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS) [*1]

(1) The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Government may make rules for all or any of the matters which by this Act are required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provisions are to be or may be made by rules.

(3) The power to make rules conferred by this section shall include the power to give retrospective effect to the rules or any of them from a date not earlier than the date on which the provisions of this Act come into force.

(4) Any rules made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) may provide that a contravention thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees.

Notes (History of Amendments in Bare Text):

1. CGST Section 164 introduced vide GOI Notification dated 12/04/2017, followed with CBEC Notification 1/2017 on commencement date of 22/06/2017.