Section 38 - Amendment of Act 8 of 1976 - Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977

38. Amendment of Act 8 of 1976 In the Voluntary Disclosure of Income and Wealth Act, 1976, with effect from the 1st day of April, 1976, - (a) in section 14, - (i) in sub-section (5), in the Explanation, for the words For the purposes of this sub-section , the words, brackets, figure and letter For the purposes of this sub-section (5A) shall be deemed to have been substituted; (ii) after sub-section (5), the following sub-sections shall be deemed to have been inserted, namely :- (5A) A declarant who has not paid, in accordance with the provisions of section 5, the tax chargeable in respect of the income of the previous year or years for which the declaration has been made shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), be entitled to the immunity provided under sub-section (1) if, before the 1st day of January, 1978, the declarant - (i) pays the amount of such tax remaining unpaid; and (ii) pays simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum on the amount of such tax remaining unpaid on the 31st day of March, 1976, from the 1st day of April, 1976 to the date of payment of such tax. (5B) The provisions of the Income-tax Act and any rules made thereunder shall, so far as may be, apply to the interest payable under sub-section (5A) as if such interest were interest payable under sub-section (2) of section 220 of that Act. ; (iii) in sub-section (6), for the words, figures and brackets in accordance with the provisions of section 5, read with sub-section (5) of this section , the words, figures, brackets and letter in accordance with the provisions of section 5, read with sub-section (5) or, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (5A) shall be deemed to have been substituted; (b) in section 15, - (i) in sub-section (5), in the Explanation, for the words For the purposes of this sub-section , the words, brackets, figure and letter For the purposes of this sub-section and sub-section (5A) shall be deemed to have been substituted; (ii) after sub-section (5), the following sub-sections shall be deemed to have been inserted, namely :- (5A) A declarant - (a) who has not paid in accordance with the provisions of section 5 the wealth-tax chargeable in respect of the net wealth for the assessment year or years for which the declaration has been made; or (b) who has not invested in the securities referred to in sub-section (3) of section 3 within the time specified sub-section (4) of section 5 the sum specified in sub-section (6); or (c) who has neither so paid such wealth-tax nor so invested such sum, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), be entitled to the immunity provided under sub-section (1), if the declarant - (i) in a case falling under clause (a), pays before the 1st day of January, 1978 (hereafter in this sub-section referred to as the said date) the amount of such wealth-tax remaining unpaid and also simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum on the amount of such wealth-tax remaining unpaid on the 31st day of March, 1976, from the 1st day of April, 1976 to the date of payment of such wealth-tax; (ii) in a case falling under clause (b) invests before the said date in the securities aforesaid the sum specified in sub-section (6) or as the case may be the amount which falls short of the sum required to be invested : (iii) in a case falling under clause (c), pays before the said date the amount of such wealth-tax remaining unpaid and also simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum on the amount of wealth-tax remaining unpaid on the 31st day of March, 1976, from the 1st day of April, 1976 to the date of payment of such wealth-tax and invests before the said date in the securities aforesaid the sum specified in sub-section (6) or, as the case may be, the amount which falls short of the sum required to be invested. (5B) The provisions of the Wealth-tax Act and any rules made thereunder shall, so far as may be, apply to the interest payable under sub-section (5A) as if such interest were interest payable under sub-section (2) of section 31 of the Wealth-tax Act. ; (iii) in sub-section (7), for the words, figures and brackets in accordance with the provisions of section 5, read with sub-section (5) of this section , the words, figures, brackets and letter in accordance with the provisions of section 5, read with sub-section (5) or as the case may be; in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (5A) shall be deemed to have been substituted.