Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Income-tax Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-09-13

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 294: Act to have effect pending legislative provision for charge of tax.
If on the 1st day of April in any assessment year provision has not yet been made by a Central Act for the charging of income-tax 1 *** for that assessment year, this Act shall nevertheless have effect until such provision is so made as if the provision in force in the preceding assessment year or the provision proposed in the Bill then before Parliament, whichever is more favourable to the assessee, were actually in force.
Notes:
1. The words “or super-tax” omitted by Act 10 of 1965, s. 63 (w.e.f. 1-4-1965).
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