Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act 2017 Bare Act PDF download

A 'Bare act' is the actual legislation passed by the Parliament of India. Generally, an act sets out the high level legal and policy principles applicable to the subject matter of the law.

Most acts are accompanied by 'subsidiary legislation' such as rules, regulations, notifications and orders; which address the actual implementation detail of the act.

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Intent or purpose of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017

The Legislature of India enacted the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 on 12th April 2017, to provide for compensation to the States for the loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of the goods and services tax in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.

The act is associated with the Ministry of Finance – Department of Revenue.

Need the Hindi language version PDF of this bare act ?

All important central acts are published in both English and Hindi language versions. The official PDFs can be downloaded from the website of the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice. The acts are arranged as per the year of their enactment.

You can browse all the sections online or download the latest official bare act PDF file of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 free of cost, from the India Code website at the link given below in this article. The link will also contain Subordinate Data like Rules, Regulations, Notifications, Orders, Circulars, Ordinances and Statutes pertaining to the act.

This document is updated as of the year 2024.

India Code is a database of all Central enactments that are in force and their subordinate legislations. The website allows users to list all the acts by Short Title, Enactment Date and Year, Ministry and Department.

A 'free text' search is also available to list all the acts that contain a specific key word or term.

As with most other Indian laws, the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act would have undergone changes and amendments over the years since it’s enactment. Ensure that you are always referring to the latest updated version of the act.

LawMint Tip : A simple search on Google will pull up several websites from where you can download PDF copies of various bare acts. Some websites have also published online versions of the complete acts.

However, in many cases, they may feature an outdated or incomplete version of the document. Always download the latest copy from the India Code website for your reference.

Official link to browse the complete act online and download the bare act PDF

Click here to go to the India Code page to download the The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017


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