Amendment in Notification No. 45/2002 dated the 20th February, 2002 - Convention between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India - GSR 212(E) - Income Tax

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 19 th March, 2002 (INCOME-TAX) GSR 212(E) In the Notification No. 45/2002 of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Number G.S.R. 105(E), dated the 20th February, 2002 published in the Gazette of India, (Extraordinary), in Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 20th February, 2002, the Exchange of Letters between the Indian and the Irish authorities as annexed shall form part of the aforesaid notification. ANNEXURE The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of India and has the honour to refer to the Convention between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and for the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains which was signed in New Delhi on 6th November, 2000 and ratified by the Government of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 and which has yet to be ratified by the Irish Government, and to make, on behalf of the Government of Ireland, the following proposal for the purpose of its application. The Government of Ireland proposes that the references in Article 3(1)(ii) to a year beginning with the sixth day of April in one year and ending with the fifth day of April in the following year should read the calendar year . The Government of Ireland also proposes that the references in article 28(3)(b)(i) to the sixth of April in the year next following should be read as the first day of January in the year next following . By reason of the amendment, the Convention between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India would then take effect for all taxes covered by it from January 1, 2002. Finally, the Government of Ireland also proposes that the references in Article 29(b)(i) to the sixth of April in the year next following should be read as the first day of January in the year next following . If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of India, the Department of Foreign Affairs has the honour to suggest that the present Note and the reply of the Government of the Republic of India to that effect shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments in this matter which shall enter into force at the same time as the entry into force of the Convention. The Department of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of India the assurances of its highest consideration. The Embassy of India, Dublin, presents its compliments to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Ireland and with reference to their Note Verbale No. 348/764, dated 3rd September, 2001, regarding the Convention for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, signed between India and Ireland, has the honour to convey that the concerned authorities in India have informed that the Government of India has accepted the amendments to the convention suggested by the Government of Ireland vide the Note Verbale under reference above. This information may please be conveyed to the Department of Revenue, Government of Ireland, so that these amendments can come into effect from the date as stipulated in the Note Verbale dated 3rd September, 2001, from the esteemed Department. The Embassy of India avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Ireland the assurances of its highest consideration.