Levy of purchase tax on certain goods

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be levied VAT on the taxable turnover of purchase of the goods specified in Schedule-H at the rate applicable to such goods as per the Schedules. (2) The tax shall be leviable on the first purchase of these goods from within the State. In case of Milk, however, first purchase shall be, when purchase is made by a manufacturer of taxable goods: Provided that on subsequent sales of such goods, VAT on sale price shall be leviable as per the provisions of this Act. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the purchaser of the goods, specified in Schedule-H, shall have to be registered for VAT. (4) The purchase tax paid by a taxable person, shall not be admissible as input tax credit, unless the goods are sold within the State or are used for manufacture of taxable goods in the State for sale or are sold in the course of inter-State trade or commerce or in the course of export: Provided that if, purchases are used partially for the purpose of manufacture of taxable goods and partially for the purpose of manufacture of tax free goods, then the purchase tax paid by a person shall be allowed to be treated as input tax credit proportionately, to the extent, the purchases are used for such purposes in the prescribed manner. (5) Input tax credit, on goods liable to tax under sub-section (1), when sold in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, shall be available only to the extent of Central Sales Tax chargeable under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956.