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The Finance Act, 2017

Amendment of Act 13 of 2003

In force As on 10 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Enacted 17 Apr 2017

Section 167 of the Finance Act, 2017 deals with amendment of Act 13 of 2003. Amendment of Act 13 of 2003 167. In the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002,— (a) | in section 2, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(1) "Tribunal" means the Airport Appellate Tribunal referred to in sub section (1) of section 5;'; The Act was enacted on 17 Apr 2017.

Amendment of Act 13 of 2003

167. In the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002,—

(a)in section 2, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
'(1) "Tribunal" means the Airport Appellate Tribunal referred to in sub section (1) of section 5;';
(b)in Chapter II, for the heading, the following heading shall be substituted, namely:—

"HIGHWAYS ADMINISTRATION AND TRIBUNALS, ETC.";

(c)in section 5,—
(i)for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1) The Airport Appellate Tribunal established under section 284 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994) shall, on and from the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017, be the Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and the said Tribunal shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act.";
(ii)in sub-section (2), for the words, brackets and figure "shall also specify, in the notification referred to in sub-section (1)", the words "shall specify, by notification in the Official Gazette", shall be substituted;
(d)sections 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 13 shall be omitted;
(e)for section 44, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
"44. Officers of Highways Administration to be public servant.— The officer or officers constituting the Highways Administration and any other officer authorised by such Administration under this Act, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code." (45 of 1860);
(f)in section 45, for the words "the Presiding Officer of the Tribunal or any other officer of the Central Government or an officer or employee of the Tribunal", the words "any other officer of the Central Government" shall be substituted;
(g)in section 50, in sub-section (2), clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be omitted.
Section 167, The Finance Act, 2017.

Cross-references

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 2 Income-tax
  2. s. 5 Amendment of section 9A
  3. s. 6 Amendment of section 10
  4. s. 7 Amendment of section 10AA
  5. s. 8 Amendment of section 11
  6. s. 9 Amendment of section 12A
  7. s. 10 Amendment of section 12AA
  8. s. 11 Amendment of section 13A
  9. s. 12 Amendment of section 23
  10. s. 13 Amendment of section 35AD
  11. s. 44 Amendment of section 115BBDA
  12. s. 45 Insertion of new section 115BBG
  13. s. 50 Amendment of section 132
  14. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Questions about Section 167

What does Section 167 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 167 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of Act 13 of 2003". Amendment of Act 13 of 2003 167. In the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002,— (a) | in section 2, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(1) "Tribunal" means the Airport Appellate Tribunal referred to in sub section (1) of section 5;';

How do I find court cases under Section 167 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 2017 167, section 167 Finance Act 2017, section 167 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 167 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 2 (Income-tax), section 5 (Amendment of section 9A), section 6 (Amendment of section 10), section 7 (Amendment of section 10AA), and on 10 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 167 of the Finance Act enacted?

Section 167 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2017 167, was enacted on 17 Apr 2017. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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