Short title and commencement
Section 1 of the Finance Act, 2015 deals with short title and commencement. FINANCE ACT, [No. 20 of 2015*] An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2015-16.
FINANCE ACT, 2015
[No. 20 of 2015*]
An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2015-16.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Finance Act, 2015.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, sections 2 to 81 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2015.
*Assented to by the President of India on 14-5-2015.
Section 1, The Finance Act, 2015 (Act 20 of 2015).
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Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Finance Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Finance Act is headed "Short title and commencement". FINANCE ACT, [No. 20 of 2015*] An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2015-16.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 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 2015 1, section 1 Finance Act 2015, section 1 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 1 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 2 (Income-tax), section 81 (Amendment of Act 27 of 1957), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When was the Finance Act enacted?
Finance Act was enacted in 2015 as Act 20 of 2015. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- First Schedule. First Schedule8029 words
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- 94. Substitution of new section for section 11AC1125 words
- 6. Insertion of new section 9A1095 words
- 5. Amendment of section 91039 words
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