1. Short title, and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Incidence and levy of Tax. 4. Seizure of goods and levy of penalty. 5. Burden of proof. 6. Application of certain provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax, Act 1962. 7. 8. Power to make rules. The Jammu and Kashmir Entry Tax on Goods Act, 2000

Act No. 4 of 2000

Act No. 4 of 2000

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[Received the assent of the Governor on 3rd April, 2000 and published in Government Gazette dated 3rd April, 2000.]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 6

Amendments made by Act No.-

· X of 2003

· XIII of 2007

· VII of 2009

An Act further to provide for levy of Entry Tax on Goods in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Be it entered by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

Short title, and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Entry Tax Goods Act, 2000.

[(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint.]

Definitions.- (1) In this Act, unless the contest otherwise requires,

(a) "Checkpost" means any notified area declared as check-post under section 15-A of the jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax act, 1962;

(b) "goods means all kinds of moveable property, materials, articles and commodities brought into the State of Jammu and Kashmir for use or consumption;

(d) "importer" means a person who brings or causes to be brought goods into the State of Jammu and Kashmir from any place outside the State for use or consumption within the State ;

(e) "persons" means an individual or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, and also a Hindu undivided family, a firm, a society, a club, an individual, a company, an association, a local authority or a state Government;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

[(g) Omitted]

[(h) "Scheduled Goods" mean the goods as specified under the provisions of the Jammu an Kashmir General Sales Tax Act, 1962 or the Jammu and Kashmir Value Added Tax Act, 2005 and include Motor Spirit and Diesel Oil as defined under the Jammu and Kashmir Motor spirit and Diesel Oil (Taxation of sales) act, Samvat 2005 (1948 A.D.)];

(i) "State" means the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them under the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax, Act, 1962.

Incidence and levy of Tax.- [(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, there shall be levied a tax on the entry of scheduled goods into the State to be called the entry tax, at the rates as may be notified from time to time under the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax Act, 1962 the Jammu and Kashmir Value added Tax Act, Samvat 2005, or the Jammu and Kashmir Motor Spirit and Diesel Oil Taxation of Sales) Act, Samvat 2005, as the case may be, and such tax shall be charged and collected at the check post by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed :

Provided that on entry tax shall be collected and levied on the scheduled goods:-

(i) the value of which does not exceed rupees five thousand; or

(ii) Which are imported by any person in consequence of transfer of residence into the State; or

(iii) where, through documentary evidence it is established that -

[(a) the goods are imported into the State by a person in connection with tourism or pilgrimage.]

Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-clause, the person, means a person visiting the State temporarily in connection with tourism or pilgrimage.

(b) the goods imported are the same which had moved outside the State be connection with the state temporarily in which connection with tourism or pilgrimage"]

(2) The Government may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, exempt wholly or in part any class or description of goods by quantity or value, or such b from payment of entry tax.

Seizure of goods and levy of penalty.- (1) No person shall import scheduled goods exceeding such quantity or value, or both, as may be prescribed by the Government unless he/she is in possession of,-

(i) a bill of sale or delivery note or declaration or certificate of ownership containing such particulars as may be prescribed; or

(ii) a way bill in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed ;or

(iii) a building permission for Municipal Committee, Notified area Committee or any other authority, as the case may be, in cases where the goods are meant for consumption in construction; or

(iv) documents of ownership of motor vehicle.

(2) If a person liable to pay entry tax under this Act fails to pay such tax, the officer incharge of the check-post may, after hearing the said person and for reasons to be recorded in writing, order sezure of such goods. The seized shall be released only on payment of tax leviable under this Act.

(3) Any person carrying the goods with documents specified in sub-section (1), which are fake or false in respect of any particulars containing therein, shall be liable to penalty, which shall be equal to double the amount of entry tax payable on such goods:

Provided that, before levying penalty, the effected person shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. A certified copy of the order levying penalty or dropping the proceedings shall be issued to the said person.

Burden of proof.- In case any person claims that he is not liable to pay-entry tax under this Act, the burden of proof shall be on that person.
Application of certain provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax, Act 1962.- The provision of the Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax, 1962, relating to appeal, revision, appellate tribunal, power to withdraw and transfer cases, recovery of fines, taxes or penalties,[refund of taxes and penalties, power to take evidence on oath], powers by authorised person, powers to give instructions and determination of issues shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to all such proceedings under this Act.

[7. Omitted]

Power to make rules.- The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

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