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The Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Section 164

In force Act 3 of 2017 As on 12 Oct 2026

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Act 3 of 2017 Instruments 40

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Section 164 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(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.

Section 164, The Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 3 of 2017).

Made under this section, and citing it

40 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

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Questions about Section 164

How do I find court cases under Section 164 of the Delhi 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: Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act 164, section 164 Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, section 164 of the Delhi 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 164 of the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, and has it changed?

The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 40: most recently Notification No. 22/2022-State Tax (2023), then Notification No. 24/2022-State Tax (2023), and 38 more.

When was the Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act enacted?

Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act was enacted in 2017 as Act 3 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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