Chapter IX — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 57Penalty for contravening provisions regarding collection of tax by dealers

Section 57: Penalty for contravening provisions regarding collection of tax by dealers

57. Penalty for contravening provisions regarding collection of tax by dealers

If any person acts in contravention of the provisions of section 22, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two and a half times the tax wrongly collected:

Provided that the Commissioner shall not impose such penalty unless the person concerned has been given an opportunity of being heard.