Section 9:
Act not to apply in certain cases.
The provisions of this Act shall not apply--
(a) in respect of tax arrear,--
(i) relating to an assessment year in respect of which an assessment has been made under
sub-section (3) of section 143 or section 144 or section 153A or section 153C of the Income-tax
Act on the basis of search initiated under section 132 or section 132A of the Income-tax Act, if
the amount of disputed tax exceeds five crore rupees;
(ii) relating to an assessment year in respect of which prosecution has been instituted on or
before the date of filing of declaration;
(iii) relating to any undisclosed income from a source located outside India or undisclosed
asset located outside India;
(iv) 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 Income-tax 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) on or before the filing of declaration:
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of the said Act do not apply, has not been revoked on the report of the Advisory Board under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apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the review under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Act apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the first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 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), the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Prohibition of Benami Property
Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) 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 in respect of whom prosecution has been initiated by an Income-tax authority
for any offence punishable under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or for the
purpose of enforcement of any civil liability under any law for the time being in force, on or before
the filing of the declaration or such person has been convicted of any such offence consequent to the
prosecution initiated by an Income tax authority;
(e) to any person notified under section 3 of the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to
Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 (27 of 1992) on or before the filing of declaration.