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The Finance Act, 2000

Amendment of section 246A

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Section 66 of the Finance Act, 2000 deals with amendment of section 246A. Amendment of section 246A. 66. In section 246A of the Income-tax Act, with effect from the 1st day of June, 2000,— (i) in sub-section (1), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(ha ) an order made under section 201;";

Amendment of section 246A.

66. In section 246A of the Income-tax Act, with effect from the 1st day of June, 2000,—

(i) in sub-section (1), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

"(ha ) an order made under section 201;";

(ii) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

"(1A) Every appeal filed by an assessee in default against an order under section 201 on or after the 1st day of October, 1998 but before the 1st day of June, 2000 shall be deemed to have been filed under this section.".

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Section 66, The Finance Act, 2000.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Income-tax Act s. 246A Appealable orders before Commissioner (Appeals)

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 116 Amendment of Act 32 of 1994

Questions about Section 66

What does Section 66 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 66 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of section 246A". Amendment of section 246A. 66. In section 246A of the Income-tax Act, with effect from the 1st day of June, 2000,— (i) in sub-section (1), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(ha ) an order made under section 201;";

How do I find court cases under Section 66 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 2000 66, section 66 Finance Act 2000, section 66 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 66 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Income-tax Act 246A (Appealable orders before Commissioner (Appeals)), 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 2000. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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