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The Finance Act, 2017

Amendment of Act 21 of 2000

In force As on 10 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Enacted 17 Apr 2017

Section 169 of the Finance Act, 2017 deals with amendment of Act 21 of 2000. Amendment of Act 21 of 2000 169. In the Information Technology Act, 2000,— (a) | for the words "Cyber Appellate Tribunal", wherever they occur, the words "Appellate Tribunal" shall be substituted; The Act was enacted on 17 Apr 2017.

Amendment of Act 21 of 2000

169. In the Information Technology Act, 2000,—

(a)for the words "Cyber Appellate Tribunal", wherever they occur, the words "Appellate Tribunal" shall be substituted;
(b)in section 2, in sub-section (1),—
(i)after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
'(da) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal referred to in sub-section (1) of section 48;';
(ii)clause (n) shall be omitted;
(c)in section 48,—
(i)for the marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely:—

"APPELLATE TRIBUNAL";

(ii)for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1) The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal established under section 14 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997) shall, on and from the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017, be the Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and the said Appellate Tribunal shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on it by or under this Act.".
(iii)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" shall be substituted;
(d)sections 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 52B, 52C, 53, 54 and 56, shall be omitted;
(e)for section 82, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
"82. Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants.— The Controller, the Deputy Controller and the Assistant Controllers shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code." (45 of 1960);
(f)in section 84, for the words "the Chairperson, Members, adjudicating officers and the staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal", the words "and adjudicating officers" shall be substituted;
(g)in section 87, in sub-section (2), clauses (r), (s) and (t) shall be omitted.
Section 169, 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. 48 Amendment of section 115JD
  3. s. 49 Amendment of section 119
  4. s. 50 Amendment of section 132
  5. s. 51 Amendment of section 132A
  6. s. 52 Amendment of section 133
  7. s. 53 Amendment of section 133A
  8. s. 54 Amendment of section 133C
  9. s. 56 Insertion of new section 139AA
  10. s. 82 Amendment of section 245Q
  11. s. 84 Insertion of new section 269ST
  12. s. 87 Insertion of new section 271J
  13. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"
  14. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act s. 14 Establishment of Appellate Tribunal

Questions about Section 169

What does Section 169 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 169 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of Act 21 of 2000". Amendment of Act 21 of 2000 169. In the Information Technology Act, 2000,— (a) | for the words "Cyber Appellate Tribunal", wherever they occur, the words "Appellate Tribunal" shall be substituted;

How do I find court cases under Section 169 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 169, section 169 Finance Act 2017, section 169 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 169 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 2 (Income-tax), section 48 (Amendment of section 115JD), section 49 (Amendment of section 119), section 50 (Amendment of section 132), and on 10 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 169 of the Finance Act enacted?

Section 169 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2017 169, was enacted on 17 Apr 2017. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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