Section 42 - Amendment of section 200 - Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004

42. Amendment of section 200.- In section 200 of the Income-tax Act,- (a) in sub-section (1), for the portion beginning with the words and figures "the provisions of sections 192" and ending with the word, figures and letter "section 196D", the words "the foregoing provisions of this Chapter" shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of October, 2004; (b) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2005, namely:- "(3) Any person deducting any sum on or after the 1st day of April, 2005 in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Chapter or, as the case may be, any person being an employer referred to in sub-section (1A) of section 192 shall, after paying the tax deducted to the credit of the Central Government within the prescribed time, prepare quarterly statements for the period ending on the 30th June, the 30th September, the 31st December and the 31st March in each financial year and deliver or cause to be delivered to the prescribed income-tax authority or the person authorised by such authority such statement in such form and verified in such manner and setting forth such particulars and within such time as may be prescribed.".