Section 208 - Scheme not to apply in certain cases. - Finance Act, 2016

Scheme not to apply in certain cases. 208 . The provisions of this Scheme shall not apply- (a) in respect of tax arrear or specified tax, (i) relating to an assessment year in respect of which an assessment has been made under section 153A or 153C of the Income-tax Act or assessment or reassessment for any of the assessment years, in consequence of a search initiated under section 37A or requisition made under section 37B of the Wealth-tax Act if it relates to any tax arrear; (ii) relating to an assessment or reassessment in respect of which a survey conducted under section 133A of the Income-tax Act or section 38A of the Wealthtax Act, has a bearing if it relates to any tax arrear; (iii) relating to an assessment year in respect of which prosecution has been instituted on or before the date of filing of declaration under section 202; (iv) relating to any undisclosed income from a source located outside India or undisclosed asset located outside India; (v) relating to an assessment or reassessment made on the basis of information received under an agreement referred to in section 90 or section 90A of the Incometax Act, if it relates to any tax arrear; (b) to any person in respect of whom an order of detention has been made under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: (52 of 1974) Provided that- (i) such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 9 or section 12A of the said Act do not apply, has not been revoked on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8 of the said Act or before the receipt of the report of the Advisory Board; or (ii) such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 9 of the said Act apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the review under sub-section (3) of section 9, or on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8, read with sub-section (2) of section 9, of the said Act; or (iii) such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 12A of the said Act apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the first review under sub-section (3) of that section, or on the basis of the report of the Advisory Board under section 8, read with sub-section (6) of section 12A, of the said Act; or (iv) such order of detention has not been set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction; (c) to any person in respect of whom prosecution for any offence punishable under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, (45 of 1860) the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (37 of 1967) the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (61 of 1985.) the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988) or for the purpose of enforcement of any civil liability has been instituted on or before the filing of the declaration or such person has been convicted of any such offence punishable under any of those Acts; (d) to any person notified under section 3 of the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992.