8. Registration, cancellation and revocation.—

(1) Every taxable person who owns, possesses, leases or otherwise controls a machine installed or a process undertaken in a factory, shall register himself with the jurisdictional proper officer in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) The proper officer may, either on his own motion or on an application filed by the registered person, or by his legal heirs in case of death of such person, cancel the registration, in such manner and within such period, as may be prescribed, having regard to the circumstances where,—

(a) the business has been discontinued, or transferred fully for any reason including death of the proprietor, or amalgamated with other legal entity, or demerged, or otherwise disposed of; or  

(b) there is any change in the constitution of the business; or

(c) the taxable person is no longer liable to be registered under this section.  

(3) The proper officer may, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, cancel the registration of a taxable person from such date, as he may deem fit, where,—

(a) a registered person has contravened any of the provisions specified in section 18; or  

(b) a registered person has not furnished returns for six consecutive calendar months; or

(c) registration has been obtained by means of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts.

(4) The cancellation of registration under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shall not affect the liability of the person to pay cess and other dues under this Act or to discharge any other obligation under this Act or the rules made thereunder, for any period prior to the date of such cancellation, whether or not such cess and other dues are determined before or after the date of the cancellation.  

(5) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any taxable person, whose registration is cancelled by the proper officer on his own motion, may apply to such officer for revocation of cancellation of the registration in such form and manner, as may be prescribed, within a period of thirty days from the date of service of the cancellation order and upon receiving such application, the proper officer may, in such manner and within such period, as may be prescribed, and after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, by order, either revoke the cancellation of registration or reject the application.