Chapter III TAXING AUTHORITYANDTRIBUNAL

89. Repeal and Savings :- (1) The Tripura Sales Tax Act, 1976 (Act.No.ll of 1976), and the Tripura Additional Sales Tax Act 1990 (Act 6 of 1990) (hereinafter referred as the repealed Acts) as in force in the State of Tripura are hereby repealed from the date of commencement of this Act. Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said Acts or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder and subject there to, anything done or any action taken including any appointment, notification, notice, order, rule, form, regulation, certificate, license or permit in exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Acts, shall be valid and always be deemed to have been valid, during the period that Act was in force notwithstanding the repeal of the Act. (1) A. The Tripura purchase Tax Act 1990 (Act no.9 of 1990) (here in after referred as repealed Act) as in force in the State of Tripura is hereby repealed. Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said Act or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder and subject there to, anything done or any action taken including any appointment, notification, notice, order, rule form, regulation, certificate, license or permit in exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Act, shall be valid and always be deemed to have been valid, during the period that Act was in force notwithstanding the repeal of the Act.1 (2) Notwithstanding the Repeal of the Acts. - (a) any action or proceedings already initiated under these Acts shall validly be continued under the provisions of this Act which relates to the period prior to the coming into force of this Act. (b) any person liable to pay any tax, fee, penalty, interest or other amount under that Act for any period before coming into force

1 Inserted vide the TVAT (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007 (w.e.f 17-7- 2007) and subsequent legislation vide the TVAT (Amendment) Act, 2007(dt. 9-10-2007)

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of this Act, shall be levied, assessed and collected under the provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force during the period. (3) All arrears of tax, interest, penalty, fee or other amount due at the commencement of this Act, whether assessed or levied before such commencement or assessed or levied after such commencement, may be recovered as if such tax, penalty, interest, fee or other amount is assessed or levied under the provisions of this Act and all methods of recovery including levy of interest, penalty or prosecution provided under this Act, shall apply to such arrears as if such amounts are assessed, levied and demanded under under this Act. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any application, appeal, revision or other proceedings made or preferred to any authority under the said Act, and pending at the commencement of this Act, shall, after such commencement, be transferred to and disposed of by the officer or authority who would have had jurisdiction to entertain such application, appeal, revision or other proceedings under this Act as if it had been in force on the date on which such application, appeal, revision or other proceedings was made or preferred.