Amendment of Act 27 of 2008

Q: When was Section 170 of the Finance Act enacted?

Section 170 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2017 170, was enacted on 17 Apr 2017. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

In force As on 09 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Enacted 17 Apr 2017

Section 170 of the Finance Act, 2017 deals with amendment of Act 27 of 2008. Amendment of Act 27 of 2008 170. In the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008,— (a) | in the long title, the words "and also to establish Appellate Tribunal to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals" shall be omitted; The Act was enacted on 17 Apr 2017.

Amendment of Act 27 of 2008
170. In the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008,—
(a) in the long title, the words "and also to establish Appellate Tribunal to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals" shall be omitted;
(b) in section 2, for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
'(d) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal referred to in section 17;';
(c) in section 17,—
(i) for the marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely:—
"APPELLATE TRIBUNAL"
(ii) for the portion beginning with the words "The Central Government" and ending with words "Appellate Tribunal", the words and figures "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" shall be substituted;
(d) sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 shall be omitted;
(e) in section 51, in sub-section (2), clauses (i), (j) and (k) shall be omitted.
Section 170, The Finance Act, 2017.

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Questions about Section 170

What does Section 170 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 170 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of Act 27 of 2008". Amendment of Act 27 of 2008 170. In the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008,— (a) | in the long title, the words "and also to establish Appellate Tribunal to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals" shall be omitted;

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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 170, section 170 Finance Act 2017, section 170 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 170 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 2 (Income-tax), section 17 (Amendment of section 43B), section 19 (Amendment of section 44AA), section 20 (Amendment of section 44AB), and on 9 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 170 of the Finance Act enacted?

Section 170 of the Finance Act, cited as Finance Act 2017 170, was enacted on 17 Apr 2017. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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(a)		in the long title, the words "and also to establish Appellate Tribunal to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals" shall be omitted;
(b)		in section 2, for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
		'(d) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal referred to in section 17;';
(c)		in section 17,—

(ii)		for the portion beginning with the words "The Central Government" and ending with words "Appellate Tribunal", the words and figures "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" shall be substituted;
(d)		sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 shall be omitted;