Amendment of section 194A

Section 49 of the Finance Act, 1996 deals with amendment of section 194A. Amendment of section 194A. 49. In section 194A of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (/), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of October, 1996, namely:— "Provided that in respect of the income credited or paid in respect of— (a) tim

Amendment of section 194A.

49. In section 194A of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (/), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of October, 1996, namely:—

"Provided that in respect of the income credited or paid in respect of—

(a) time deposits with a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section'51 of that Act); or

(b) time deposits with a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of banking;

(c) deposits with a public company which is formed and registered in India with the main object of carrying on the business of providing long-term finance for construction or purchase of houses in India for residential purposes and which is for the time being approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of section 36,

the provisions of this clause shall have effect as if for the words "two thousand five hundred rupees", the words "ten thousand rupees" had been substituted and the aforesaid amount shall be computed with reference to the income credited or paid by a branch of the banking company or the co-operative society or the public company, as the case may be;".

[Finance (No.

2) Act, 1996]

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Section 49, The Finance Act, 1996 (Act 33 of 1996).