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THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX RULES, 2005 History
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Body 66. Establishment of Check Posts and documents to be carried with the goods.-

(1) When a check post is set up on a thorough fare or road under sub section (1) or under subsection (2) of section 46, barriers may be erected, across the road or thorough fare, in the form of a contrivance to enable vehicle or vessel being intercepted, detained and searched.

(2) No person shall transport within the State, across or beyond the notified area any consignment of goods if the value thereof exceeds five thousand rupees by any vehicle or vessel unless he is in possession of the records specified in sub-section (3) of section 46.

(3) No person shall transport within the State across or beyond the notified area or within two kilometers from the border area the following goods exceeding the weight as given against it, by head load or animal load, unless he is in possession of the records and documents prescribed in sub-rule (2)

Sl.No. Description of goods Quantity
1 Arecanut 20 Kg.
2 Raw Cashew nut 20 Kg.
3 Rubber 20 Kg.
4 Pepper 15 Kg.
5 Cardamom 2 Kg.
6 Coffee 15 kg.
7 Iron & steel 50 Kg.

(4) At any place within the area notified by Government under Sub-section (1) of section 46, the driver or any other person in charge of any vehicle or vessel specified in sub-section (3) of section 46, shall keep the vehicle or vessel stationery and any person referred to in sub-section (4) of Section 46 shall remain stationery or as the case may be keep the animal stationery as long as may be required by the Officer in charge of the notified area or any other Officer of the Commercial Taxes Department not lower in rank than an assessing authority and allow and enable the officer to inspect the goods under transport and to examine the records specified in sub-rule (2).

(5) When the officer in charge of the Check Post or barrier within the notified area is not at the Check Post or barrier, the driver or any other person in charge of any vehicle or vessel specified in sub-section (3) of section 46 shall keep the vehicle or vessel stationery and any person referred to in sub-section (4) of Section 46 shall remain stationery or as the case may be keep the animal stationery at the Check Post or barrier when required by the Peon on duty at the Check Post or barrier for a period not exceeding fifteen minutes in order to enable the Officer in charge of the Check Post or the barrier or the other Officer specified in sub-rule (4) to come and examine the goods and the records connected with the goods under transport.

(6) (a) The declaration referred in clause (d) of sub-section (3) of section 46 shall be in Form No 8F:

(b)The delivery note and the certificate of ownership referred to in sub-section (3) of section 46 shall be in Form No. 15 and Form No. 16 respectively:

Provided that when rubber is transported across the State' border, a declaration in Form No.1 or Form No.2 or Form No.3 or Form No.4 as prescribed under rule 43B of the Rubber Rules, 1955 shall also accompany the transport.

(c) Where goods are transported interstate either by vehicle or vessel under the cover of certificate of ownership by agriculturists, as owners of such goods produced by them, such certificate shall be got countersigned by the Commercial Tax Officer/Agricultural Income Tax Officer, as the case may be.

(d) The permit for notified goods referred to under sub-section (3) of section 46 shall be in Form No. 7 C. The permit shall be issued, in the case of out going goods, by the assessing authority with whom the dealer is registered, and in the case of incoming goods, by the Commercial Tax Officer or Commercial Tax Inspector in charge of the Check post through which the goods enter the state. In cases where it is not practicable to obtain the permit, in the former case, from the assessing authority concerned, the permit may be issued by the Commercial Tax Officer or Commercial Tax Inspector in charge of the first check post through which the notified goods passes or by such other officer authorised by the Commissioner. The permit shall be prepared in triplicate and the copies shall bear the superscription original, duplicate and triplicate, as the case may be. Where the assessing authority issues the permit, the original and duplicate shall be issued to the dealer and the assessing authority shall retain the triplicate. The dealer shall surrender duplicate at the last check post. Where the officer in charge of the check post issues the permit, such officer shall forward the duplicate to the assessing authority concerned. The original of the permit shall accompany the consignment.

(7) Any person referred to in sub section (3) or sub section (4) of section 46 shall file a copy each of the document mentioned therein along with the declaration before the officer in charge of the check post or barrier.