Section 4 of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016

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  • 4Article 249(1) receives the words “goods and services tax provided under article 246A or” after “with respect to”.

Section 4 adds an express reference to GST under article 246A in article 249(1). The inserted words follow the phrase “with respect to” and place that GST subject before the existing alternative. The amendment therefore brings GST under article 246A into the wording of article 249(1), while leaving the surrounding constitutional provision to govern its operation.[1]

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The text below is the section as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Act as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.

Section 4, verbatim (show)

Section

4. Amendment of article 249.

In article 249 of the Constitution, in clause (1), after the words "with respect to", the words, figures and letter "goods and services tax provided under article 246A or" shall be inserted.

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Literal insertion at article249 clause(1), after with respect to 4

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Provisions connected to Section 4
ProvisionConnectionWords that tie them
Section 2this provision requires Section 2article246A

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See also

References

  1. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Section 4. Amendment of article 249". Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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