# The Gift-tax Act, 1958, Section 7: Gift-tax authorities and their jurisdiction

- Act: The Gift-tax Act, 1958 (Act 18 of 1958)
- In force from: 1958-04-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Finance
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/gift-tax-act/section/7/

## Text

The income-tax authorities specified in such authority shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of a gift-tax authority under this Act in respect of any person within his jurisdiction, and for this purpose his jurisdiction under this Act shall be the same as he has under the Income-tax Act by virtue of orders or directions issued under section 120 of that Act (including orders or directions assigning concurrent jurisdiction) or under any other provision of that Act. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the gift-tax authority having jurisdiction in relation to a person who has no income assessable to income-tax under the Income-tax Act shall be the gift-tax authority having jurisdiction in respect of the area in which that person resides.

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