Section 5. Registration, return, assessment, collection etc. of cess

5. Subject to the provisions of the Act and Rules made thereunder, the
administration of this Act in so far as it relates to registration,
submission of returns by the dealers and collection of cess from them,
shall vest in the authorities specified in or under the Assam Value
Added Tax Act, 2003 and accordingly, the said authorities,
empowered to register, receive returns, to assess or re-assess and
collect tax and enforce payment of tax under the said Act, shall
register, receive returns, assess, re-assess and collect cess under this
Act and enforce payment of cess, including imposition and realization of
any penalty payable by a dealer under this Act as if the cess or
penalty payable by such dealer under this Act is a cess or penalty
payable under that Law and for this purpose they may exercise all or
any of the powers conferred upon them by or under that Law.