Provisions under Section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 relating to “Removal of Difficulties”:

Section 172 of CGST Act 2017: Removal of Difficulties (CHAPTER XXI– MISCELLANEOUS)

Section 172 of CGST Act 2017: Removal of Difficulties

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provisions of this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by a general or a special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the said difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years five years [text substituted from 30/06/2020: refer Note 1] from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of Parliament.

Note: CBEC notifies 01/07/2017 as the commencement date vide Notification 9/2017.

Amendments History:

1. In the proviso to sub-section (1), the text ‘five years’ substituted for the text ‘three years’ vide Section 130 of the Finance Act 2020, followed with Notification 49/2020 on commencement date of 30/06/2020.

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CGST Act 2017: Last updated 15/02/2024
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