Section 6 - Power to grant exemption from tax of IGST ACT, 2017
6. (1) Where the Government is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so
to do, it may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, exempt generally,
either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, goods or services
or both of any specified description from the whole or any part of the tax leviable thereon
with effect from such date as may be specified in such notification.
(2) Where the Government is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to
do, it may, on the recommendations of the Council, by special order in each case, under
circumstances of an exceptional nature to be stated in such order, exempt from payment of
tax any goods or services or both on which tax is leviable.
(3) The Government may, if it considers necessary or expedient so to do for the
purpose of clarifying the scope or applicability of any notification issued under
sub-section (1) or order issued under sub-section (2), insert an Explanation in such notification
or order, as the case may be, by notification at any time within one year of issue of the notification
under sub-section (1) or order under sub-section (2), and every such Explanation shall have
effect as if it had always been the part of the first such notification or order, as the case may be.
Explanation.––For the purposes of this section, where an exemption in respect of
any goods or services or both from the whole or part of the tax leviable thereon has been
granted absolutely, the registered person supplying such goods or services or both shall not
collect the tax, in excess of the effective rate, on such supply of goods or services or both
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- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 - Definitions
- Section 3 - Appointment of officers
- Section 4 - Authorisation of officers of State tax or Union territory tax as proper officer in certain circumstances
- Section 5 - Levy and collection
- Section 6 - Power to grant exemption from tax
- Section 7 - Inter-State supply
- Section 8 - Intra-State supply
- Section 9 - Supplies in territorial waters
- Section 10 - Place of supply of goods other than supply of goods imported into, or exported from India
- Section 11 - Place of supply of goods imported into, or exported from India
- Section 12 - Place of supply of services where location of supplier and recipient is in India
- Section 13 - Place of supply of services where location of supplier or location of recipient is outside India
- Section 14 - Special provision for payment of tax by a supplier of online information and database access or retrieval services
- Section 15 - Refund of integrated tax paid on supply of goods to tourist leaving India
- Section 16 - Zero rated supply
- Section 17 - Apportionment of tax and settlement of funds
- Section 18 - Transfer of input tax credit
- Section 19 - Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State Government
- Section 20 - Application of provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act
- Section 21 - Import of services made on or after the appointed day
- Section 22 - Power to make rules
- Section 23 - Power to make regulations
- Section 24 - Laying of rules, regulations and notifications
- Section 25 - Removal of difficulties