Furnishing of information by Government departments, banks, financial institutions clearing and forwarding agents and owners of warehouses, godowns and others

Section 55 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 deals with furnishing of information by Government departments, banks, financial institutions clearing and forwarding agents and owners of warehouses, godowns and others. Every bank, including any branch of a bank, or any clearing house in the State or any financial institution, department of the Government, corporation, institution, organisations or companies, boards, authorities, undertakings or any bodies owned, financed or controlled wholly or partly by the State The Act came into force on 23 Jun 2005.

(a) Every bank, including any branch of a bank, or any clearing house in the State or any financial institution, department of the Government, corporation, institution, organisations or companies, boards, authorities, undertakings or any bodies owned, financed or controlled wholly or partly by the State Government or the Central Government; and

(b) every clearing, forwarding or booking agent or dalal as defined in clause (a) of the Explanation to section 59 or a person engaged in the business of transporting goods,

shall, if so required by any authority appointed under section 10, furnish any such particulars as may be required by such authority in respect of the transactions relating to sales or purchases of goods by such dealers or any dealer with or through such banks or clearing house or any financial institution, department of the Government, corporations, institutions, organisations or companies, boards, authorities, undertakings or any other body owned, financed or controlled wholly or partly by the State Government or the Central Government.

Section 55, The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act 27 of 2005).