Section40
The Finance Act, 1986

Amendment of Act 27 of 1957

In force Act 23 of 1986 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 23 of 1986 Ministry Finance Cited by 1 provision

Section 40 of the Finance Act, 1986 deals with amendment of Act 27 of 1957. Wealth-tax Amendment of Act 27 of 1957. 40.

Wealth-tax

Amendment of Act 27 of 1957. 40. In section 5 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957,—

(a) in sub-section (1),

(i) after clause (xvid), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: —

'(xvie) in the case of an individual or a Hindu undivided family, such debentures issued by a public sector company as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, ''public sec-tor company" means any corporation established by or under any Central, State or Provincial Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);';

(ii) in clause (xxxiii),—

(A) in the opening paragraph, after the words "out of such moneys'', the words ''within one year immediately preceding the date of his return and at any time thereafter" shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1987;

(B) the Explanation shall be numbered as Explanation 1 and after Explanation 1 as so numbered, the following Explanation shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1977, namely: —

"Explanation 2.—For the removal of doubts, it is here by declared that moneys standing to the credit of such person in a Non-resident (External) Account in any bank in India in accordance with the Foreign Exchange-Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973), and any rules made there under, on the date of his return to India, shall be deemed to be moneys brought by him into India on that date.";

(b) in sub-section (3),—

(i) after the brackets, figures and letter " (xvid),", the brackets, figures and letter "(xvie)," shall be inserted;

(ii) for clause (aa), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(aa) in the case of Capital Investment Bonds referred to in clause (xvid), or debentures referred to in clause (xvie), of sub- section (1), from the date on which the Bonds or debentures, as the case may be, were subscribed to by the assessee, or for a period of at least six months ending with the relevant valuation date, whichever is shorter and".

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Section 40, The Finance Act, 1986 (Act 23 of 1986).

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Questions about Section 40

What does Section 40 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 40 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of Act 27 of 1957". Wealth-tax Amendment of Act 27 of 1957. 40.

How do I find court cases under Section 40 of the Finance Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Finance Act 1986 40, section 40 Finance Act 1986, section 40 of the Finance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 40 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Wealth-tax Act 5 (Exemptions in respect of certain assets), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 1986 as Act 23 of 1986. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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