Amendment of section 153B

Section 49 of the Finance Act, 2007 deals with amendment of section 153B. Amendment of section 153B. 49. In section 153B of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), after the second proviso and before the Explanation, the following provisos shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2007, namely:— ‘Provided also that in case where the last of the authorisation

Amendment of section 153B.

49. In section 153B of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), after the second proviso and before the Explanation, the following provisos shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2007, namely:—

‘Provided also that in case where the last of the authorisations for search under section 132 or for requisition under section 132A was executed during the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2005 or any subsequent financial year and during the course of the proceedings for the assessment or reassessment of total income, a reference under sub-section (1) of section 92CA—

(i ) was made before the 1st day of June, 2007 but an order under sub-section (3) of section 92CA has not been made before such date; or

(ii ) is made on or after the 1st day of June, 2007,

the provisions of clause (a) or clause (b) of this sub-section shall, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (i) of the second proviso, have effect as if for the words "two years", the words "thirty three months" had been substituted:

Provided also that in case where the last of the authorisations for search under section 132 or for requisition under section 132A was executed during the financial year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2005 or any subsequent financial year and during the course of the proceedings for the assessment or reassessment of total income in case of other person referred to in section 153C, a reference under sub-section (1) of section 92CA—

(i ) was made before the 1st day of June, 2007 but an order under sub-section (3) of section 92CA has not been made before such date; or

(ii ) is made on or after the 1st day of June, 2007,

the period of limitation for making the assessment or reassessment in case of such other person shall, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (ii) of the second proviso, be the period of thirty-three months from the end of the financial year in which the last of the authorisations for search under section 132 or for requisition under section 132A was executed or twenty-one months from the end of the financial year in which books of account or documents or assets seized or requisitioned are handed over under section 153C to the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction over such other person, whichever is later.’.

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Section 49, The Finance Act, 2007.