Continuance of development rebate in certain cases

Section 16 of the Finance Act, 1974 deals with continuance of development rebate in certain cases. Miscellaneous Continuance of development rebate in certain cases.

Miscellaneous

Continuance of development rebate in certain cases.

16. The notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue and Insurance) No. S. O. 2167, dated the 28th day of May, 1971, issued under sub-section (5) of section 33 of the Income-tax Act shall not apply in respect of—

(a) any ship acquired after the 31st day of May, 1974 but before the 1st day of January, 1977¹ by any assessee, if the assessee furnishes evidence to the satisfaction of the Income-tax Officer that he had, before the 1st day of December, 1973, entered into a contract for the purchase of such ship with the builder or owner thereof;

(b) any machinery or plant, being coal-fired equipment, or any machinery or plant for converting oil-fired equipment into coal-fired equipment, installed by any assessee after the 31st day of May, 1974 but before the 1st day of June, 1977.

Explanation.—In this clause, "equipment" means a boiler, furnace, kiln, oven or the like;

(c) any machinery or plant [not being machinery or plant referred to in clause (b)] installed by any assessee after the 31st day of May, 1974 but before the 1st day of June, 1975, if the assessee furnishes evidence to the satisfaction of the Income-tax Officer that before the 1st day of December, 1973 he had purchased such machinery or plant or had entered into a contract for the purchase of such machinery or plant with the manufacturer or owner of, or. a dealer in, such machinery or plant, or had, where such machinery or plant has been manufactured in an undertaking owned by the assessee, taken steps for the manufacture of such machinery or plant, and accordingly the provisions of the Income-tax Act shall have effect in relation to such ship, machinery or plant, subject to the conditions specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c).

[Finance Act, 1974]

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Section 16, The Finance Act, 1974.