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(1) No person other tban a registered dealer shall collect or recover from any person any amount towards tax or purporting to be tax under this Act on the sale of goods. (2) No registered dealers shall collect from any person any such amount except in a case in which, and to the extent to which, such dealer is liable to pay tax under this Act: Provided that where a registered dealer is in doubt about his liability, he may collect and keep in deposit the tax so collected towards his anticipated liability of tax; but shall refund the deposit to the person from wh- om it was collected or to his successors or assignees, if any, to the extent upto which it is finally determined in the proceedings under this Act, that the dealer is held not so liable. (3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shaii relieve a registered dealer from his liability for the tax under this Act.