Section Text
(1) A dealer who, withou t reasonable cause, fails to apply for registration within the time prescribed in sub-sections (1) or (2) or (3) of Section 22 shall be liable to a 1[penalty not exceeding] five thousand rupees in addition to the interest chargeable on the tax payable at the rate provided under Section 37.
(2) A dealer who fails to report to the prescribed authority a change in circumstances as required by Section 28 shall be liable to a 1[penalty not exceeding] five thousand rupees.
(3) The power to levy the penalties shall be vested in the registering authority as prescribed.
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1. Substituted for the words "penalty of" by Karnataka Value Added Tax (Amendment ) Act ,2005.