Section3
The Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Section 3

In force Act 12 of 2017 As on 09 Oct 2026

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Act 12 of 2017 Cited by 3 provisions Instruments 13

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Section 3 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Substituted vide The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Bihar Act no.

Substituted vide The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Bihar Act no. 14 of 2018) vide Notification No. 1039 Dated 10th December, 2018 for "the Appellate Authority and the Appellate Tribunal". Compiled by Commercial Taxes Department, Bihar in Association with National Law Book Publications, Ghaziabad (5) "agent" means a person, including a factor, broker, commission agent, arhatia, del credere agent, an auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, who carries on the business of supply or receipt of goods or services or both on behalf of another;

(6) "aggregate turnover" means the aggregate value of all taxable supplies (excluding the value of inward supplies on which tax is payable by a person on reverse charge basis), exempt supplies, exports of goods or services or both and inter-State supplies of persons having the same Permanent Account Number, to be computed on all India basis but excludes central tax, State tax, Union territory tax, integrated tax and cess;

(7) "agriculturist" means an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family who undertakes cultivation of land- (a) by own labour, or (b) by the labour of family, or (c) by servants on wages payable in cash or kind or by hired labour under personal supervision or the personal supervision of any member of the family;

(8) "Appellate Authority" means an authority appointed or authorised to hear appeals as referred to in section 107;

(9) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 109;

(10) "appointed day" means the date on which the provisions of this Act shall come into force;

(11) "assessment" means determination of tax liability under this Act and includes self-assessment, re-assessment, provisional assessment, summary assessment and best judgement assessment;

(12) "associated enterprises" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 92A of the Income-tax Act, 1961;

(13) "audit" means the examination of records, returns and other documents maintained or furnished by the registered person under this Act or the rules made thereunder or under any other law for the time being in force to verify the correctness of turnover declared, taxes paid, refund claimed and input tax credit availed, and to assess his compliance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(14) "authorised bank" shall mean a bank or a branch of a bank authorised by the Central Government to collect the tax or any other amount payable under this Act;

(15) "authorised representative" means the representative as referred to under section 116;

(16) "Board" means the [Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs]4 constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963;

Section 3, The Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 12 of 2017).

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13 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

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Questions about Section 3

How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act 3, section 3 Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, section 3 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 3 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 107, section 109, section 116, Income-tax Act 92A (Meaning of associated enterprise), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 13 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (2018), then Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2018 (2018).

When was the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act enacted?

Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act was enacted in 2017 as Act 12 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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