Amendment of section 245-O.
68. In section 245-O of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (1), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that the Authority so constituted shall cease to operate on and from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 68 of the Bill seeks to amend section 245-O of the Income-tax Act relating to Authority for Advance Rulings.
It also proposed to insert a proviso in the sub-section (1) of said section so as to provide that the Authority constituted under the said sub-section shall cease to operate on and from such date as may be appointed by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2021.