CHAPTER VI – REGISTRATION

Section 24

Compulsory registration in certain cases.

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 22, the following categories of persons shall be required to be registered under this Act,––

(i) persons making any inter-State taxable supply;

(ii) casual taxable persons making taxable supply;

(iii) persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge;

(iv) person who are required to pay tax under sub-section (5) of section 9;

(v) non-resident taxable persons making taxable supply;

(vi) persons who are required to deduct tax under section 51, whether or not separately registered under this Act;

(vii) persons who make taxable supply of goods or services or both on behalf of other taxable persons whether as an agent or otherwise;

(viii) Input Service Distributor, whether or not separately registered under this Act;

(ix) persons who supply goods or services or both, other than supplies specified under sub-section (5) of section 9, through such electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;

(x) every electronic commerce operator1 [who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;]

(xi) every person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a person in India, other than a registered person2;[****]

3[(xia) every person supplying online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India; and”.]

(xii) such other person or class of persons as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council.

  1. Inserted by s. 12 of The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 (No. 31 of 2018) – Brought into force w.e.f. 01st February, 2019. ↩︎
  2. Omitted by s. 3 of Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 30 of 2023) – Brought into force w. e. f. 01st October, 2023 vide Notification No. 48/2023-C.T., dated 29nd Sep, 2023. ↩︎
  3.  Inserted by s. 3 of Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 30 of 2023) – Brought into force w. e. f. 01st October, 2023 vide Notification No. 48/2023-C.T., dated 29nd Sep, 2023. ↩︎