CBIC extends the time limit for completion or compliance of any action, by any authority, for anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171 to 30th/31st March 2021



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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced an extension for anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171. The time limit for completing any action or compliance related to these proceedings has been pushed to 30th and 31st March 2021. This amendment, effective from 1st December 2020, revises previous deadlines.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes has extended the time limit for completion or compliance of any action, by any authority, for anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171 to 30th/31st March 2021. Read the official announcement below:

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th December, 2020

No. 91/2020 – Central Tax

G.S.R. 759(E) — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax
Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), and
section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Government, on the
recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2020-Central Tax, dated the 3rd
April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.
235(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, in the proviso to clause (i),

(i) for the words, figures and letters - "29th day of November, 2020", the words, figures and letters - "30th day
of March, 2021" shall be substituted.

(ii) for the words, figures and letters - "30th day of November, 2020", the words, figures and letters - "31st day
of March, 2021" shall be substituted.

2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st day of December, 2020.

[F.No. 20/13/07/2019-GST]
PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification No. 35/2020-Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020 was published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 235(E), dated the 3rd April,
2020 and was last amended by notification No. 65/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 1st September, 2020,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 542(E), dated the 1st September, 2020. 

FAQ :

The CBIC has extended the time limit for the completion or compliance of any action by any authority for anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171.

The new deadlines are the 30th of March 2021 and the 31st of March 2021.

This notification is deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st December 2020.

These proceedings are under Section 171 of the relevant acts.

The notification refers to the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.




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