Section 25, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6SD]
As at 1 February 2019. In force from 22 June 2017 by Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax, dated 19-6-2017 [N10-02Z].
25. Procedure for registration.—
(1) Every person who is liable to be registered under section 22 or section 24 shall apply for registration in every such State or Union territory in which he is so liable within thirty days from the date on which he becomes liable to registration, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:
Provided that a casual taxable person or a non-resident taxable person shall apply for registration at least five days prior to the commencement of business:
Provided further that a person having a unit, as defined in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), in a Special Economic Zone or being a Special Economic Zone developer shall have to apply for a separate registration, as distinct from his place of business located outside the Special Economic Zone in the same State or Union territory.
Explanation.-Every person who makes a supply from the territorial waters of India shall obtain registration in the coastal State or Union territory where the nearest point of the appropriate baseline is located.
(2) A person seeking registration under this Act shall be granted a single registration in a State or Union territory:
Provided that a person having multiple places of business in a State or Union territory may be granted a separate registration for each such place of business, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) A person, though not liable to be registered under section 22 or section 24 may get himself registered voluntarily, and all provisions of this Act, as are applicable to a registered person, shall apply to such person.
(4) A person who has obtained or is required to obtain more than one registration, whether in one State or Union territory or more than one State or Union territory shall, in respect of each such registration, be treated as distinct persons for the purposes of this Act.
(5) Where a person who has obtained or is required to obtain registration in a State or Union territory in respect of an establishment, has an establishment in another State or Union territory, then such establishments shall be treated as establishments of distinct persons for the purposes of this Act.
(6) Every person shall have a Permanent Account Number issued under the Income- tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) in order to be eligible for grant of registration:+
Provided that a person required to deduct tax under section 51 may have, in lieu of a Permanent Account Number, a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number issued under the said Act in order to be eligible for grant of registration.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (6), a non-resident taxable person may be granted registration under sub-section (1) on the basis of such other documents as may be prescribed.
(8) where a person who is liable to be registered under this Act fails to obtain registration, the proper officer may, without prejudice to any action which may be taken under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force, proceed to register such person in such manner as may be prescribed.
(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),-
(a) any specialised agency of the United Nations Organisation or any Multilateral Financial Institution and Organisation notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 (46 of 1947), Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries; and
(b) any other person or class of persons, as may be notified by the Commissioner, shall be granted a Unique Identity Number in such manner and for such purposes, including refund of taxes on the notified supplies of goods or services or both received by them, as may be prescribed.
(10) The registration or the Unique Identity Number shall be granted or rejected after due verification in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed.
(11) A certificate of registration shall be issued in such form and with effect from such date as may be prescribed.
(12) A registration or a Unique Identity Number shall be deemed to have been granted after the expiry of the period prescribed under sub-section (10), if no deficiency has been communicated to the applicant within that period.
Defined terms in this text (23)
act: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (2) "act", used with reference to an offence or a civil wrong, shall include a series of acts, and words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions;
act: 363 more definitions.
business: Section 2(17), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: "business" includes - (a) any trade, commerce, manufacture, profession, vocation, adventure, wager or any other similar activity, whether or not it is for a pecuniary benefit; (b) any activity or transaction in connection with or incidental or ancillary to sub-clause (a); (c) any activity or transaction in the nature of sub-clause (a), whether or not there is volume, frequency, continuity or regularity of such transaction; (d) supply or acquisition of goods including capital goods and services in connection with commencement or closure of business; (e) provision by a club, association, society, or any such body (for a subscription or any other consideration) of the facilities or benefits to its members; (f) admission, for a consideration, of persons to any premises; (g) services supplied by a person as the holder of an office which has been accepted by him in the course or furtherance of his trade, profession or vocation; (h) activities of a race club including by way of totalisator or a license to book maker or activities of a licensed book maker in such club; and (i) any activity or transaction undertaken by the Central Government, a State Government or any local authority in which they are engaged as public authorities;
business: 13 more definitions.
commencement: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (13) "commencement", used with reference to an Act or Regulation, shall mean the day on which the Act or Regulation comes into force;
Commissioner: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (14) "Commissioner" shall mean the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue administration of a division;
Commissioner: 46 more definitions.
deficiency: Section 2(11), CPA 2019: "deficiency" means any fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance which is required to be maintained by or under any law for the time being in force or has been undertaken to be performed by a person in pursuance of a contract or otherwise in relation to any service and includes— (i) any act of negligence or omission or commission by such person which causes loss or injury to the consumer; and (ii) deliberate withholding of relevant information by such person to the consumer;
director: Section 2(34), Companies Act: "director" means a director appointed to the Board of a company;
document: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): "document" shall include any matter written, expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means which is intended to be used, or which may be used, for the purpose of recording that matter
goods: Section 2, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S1061R] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires): "goods" means every kind of movable property other than money and securities but includes actionable claim, growing crops, grass and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before supply or under a contract of supply
goods: 38 more definitions.
Government: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (23) "Government" or the Government shall include both the Central Government and any State Government;
income: Section 2(24), IT Act 1961: "income" includes- (i) profits and gains; (ii) dividend; (iia) voluntary contributions received by a trust created wholly or partly for charitable or religious purposes [...]; (iii) the value of any perquisite or profit in lieu of salary taxable under clause (2) [...] of section 17; (iiia) any special allowance or benefit [...]; (iiib) any allowance granted to the assessee either to meet his personal expenses [...]; (iv) the value of any benefit or perquisite, whether convertible into money or not [...]; (v) any sum chargeable to income-tax under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 28 or section 41 or section 59; (va) to (ve) any sum chargeable to income-tax under clauses (iiia) to (v) of section 28; (vi) any capital gains chargeable under section 45; (vii) the profits and gains of any business of insurance carried on by a mutual insurance company or by a co-operative society [...]; (viia) the profits and gains of any business of banking (including providing credit facilities) carried on by a co-operative society with its members; (ix) any winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card games and other games of any sort or from gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever [...]; (x) any sum received by the assessee from his employees as contributions to any provident fund or superannuation fund [...]; (xi) any sum received under a Keyman insurance policy [...]; (xii) any sum referred to in clause (va) of section 28; (xiia) the fair market value of inventory referred to in clause (via) of section 28; (xiii) to (xviib) any sum or property referred to in the specified clauses of sub-section (2) of section 56; (xviii) assistance in the form of a subsidy or grant or cash incentive or duty drawback or waiver or concession or reimbursement (by whatever name called) by the Central Government or a State Government or any authority or body or agency in cash or kind to the assessee [...];
India: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (28) "India" shall mean,(a)as respects any period before the establishment 15th August, 1947. of the Dominion of India, British India together with all territories of Indian Rulers then under the suzerainty of His Majesty, all territories under the suzerainty of such an Indian Ruler, and the tribal areas;(b)as respects any period after the establishment of the Dominion of India and before the commencement 26th January, 1950. of the Constitution, all territories for the time being included in that Dominion; and(c)as respects any period after the commencement of the Constitution, all territories for the time being comprised in the territory of India;
Part: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (40) "Part" shall mean a Part of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs;
person: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): "person" shall include any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not
person: 1 more definition.
place of business: Section 2(85), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: "place of business" includes- (a) a place from where the business is ordinarily carried on, and includes a warehouse, a godown or any other place where a taxable person stores his goods, supplies or receives goods or services or both; or (b) a place where a taxable person maintains his books of account; or (c) a place where a taxable person is engaged in business through an agent, by whatever name called;
registered: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (49) "registered", used with reference to a document, shall mean registered in India under the law for the time being in force for the registration of documents;
registered person: Section 2(94), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: "registered person" means a person who is registered under section 25 but does not include a person having a Unique Identity Number;
resident: Section 2(96), Income-tax Act, 2025: "resident" means a person who is resident in India as per section 6;
section: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (54) "section" shall mean a section of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs;
section: 363 more definitions.
State: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (58) "State"(a)as respects any period before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, shall mean a Part A State, a Part B State or a Part C State; and(b)as respects any period after such commencement, shall mean a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and shall include a Union territory;](59)State Act shall mean an Act passed by the Legislature of a State established or continued by the Constitution;
sub-section: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (61) "sub-section" shall mean a sub-section of the section in which the word occurs;
supply: Section 7(1), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: "For the purposes of this Act, the expression - "supply" includes- (a) all forms of supply of goods or services or both such as sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease or disposal made or agreed to be made for a consideration by a person in the course or furtherance of business; (aa) the activities or transactions, by a person, other than an individual, to its members or constituents or vice-versa, for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration. Explanation.-For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any judgment, decree or order of any Court, tribunal or authority, the person and its members or constituents shall be deemed to be two separate persons and the supply of activities or transactions inter se shall be deemed to take place from one such person to another; (b) import of services for a consideration whether or not in the course or furtherance of business; and (c) the activities specified in Schedule I, made or agreed to be made without a consideration."
taxable person: Section 2(107), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: "taxable person" means a person who is registered or liable to be registered under section 22 or section 24;
unit: Section 2(zc), Special Economic Zones Act, 2005: "Unit" means a Unit set up by an entrepreneur in a Special Economic Zone and includes an existing Unit, an Offshore Banking Unit and a Unit in an International Financial Services Centre, whether established before or established after commencement of this Act;
unit: Section 2, Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 [S15DD4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "unit" means a unit set up by an entrepreneur in a Special Economic Zone
unit: Section 2, Sugar Export Promotion Act, 1958 [S1F0QY] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "unit" means a unit set up by an entrepreneur in a Special Economic Zone
unit: 11 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (7)
Notification No. 03/2021-Central Tax [N10-RPX], 23 February 2021, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6D) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 17/2020-Central Tax, dated the 23" March, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, things Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 200(E), dated the 23'4 March, 2020, except as respects done or omitted to be done before such supersession"
Notification No. 17/2020-Central Tax [N10-NDZ], 23 March 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6D) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 18/2020-Central Tax [N10-NES], 23 March 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6B) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 19/2020-Central Tax [N10-NFV], 23 March 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6C) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) , the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 36/2021-Central Tax [N10-TD6], 24 September 2021, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6D) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 14/2019-Central Tax [N10-FRQ], 7 March 2019, in force. The text contains "section 25 of the said Act".
Notification No. 7/2017-Integrated Tax [N10-4P2], 14 September 2017, in force. The text contains "sub-section (3) of section 25 of the said Act".
Cited by (23)
Section 2(94), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 101B, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-9DS], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 143, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-AVW], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 150, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-B3D], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 158A, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-BCK], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 168, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-BP2], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 18, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6JV], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 2, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-61R], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 20, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6MQ], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 26, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6TB], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 27, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6V9], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 29, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-6X5], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 49, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-7KX], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Section 79, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-8N8], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Schedule I, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 10, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-D2Q], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 10B, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-D4V], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 11, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-D5S], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 17, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-DD9], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 28, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-DS4], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 32, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-E1X], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 47, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-ENG], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Rule 9, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-D0K], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 25".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-1HZ. Every person liable to be registered: Furnish the particulars of the application for registration, with the Permanent Account Number; Within thirty days from the date on which the person becomes liable; Form GST REG-01. Published by GST Policy Wing, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (synthetic record).