TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1979

Finance Act 1979

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Finance Act 1979 (1979) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Finance Act 1979

ChapterI - Preliminary

Section1 - Short Title and Commencement

ChapterII - Rates of Income-tax

Section2 - Income-tax

ChapterIII - Direct Taxes

Section3 - Amendment of Section 10

Section4 - Amendment of Section 35b

Section5 - Amendment of Section 35cca

Section6 - Amendment of Section 36

Section7 - Amendment of Section 37

Section8 - Amendment of Section 54e

Section9 - Amendment of Section 64

Section10 - Amendment of Section 80c

Section11 - Insertion of New Section 80gga

Section12 - Amendment of Section 80j

Section13 - Insertion of New Section 80jja

Section14 - Amendment of Section 80p

Section15 - Insertion of New Section 80qqa

Section16 - Amendment of Section 208

Section17 - Amendment of Section 209a

Section18 - Amendment of Section 212

Section19 - Amendment of Section 218

Section20 - Amendment of Section 245d

Section21 - Amendment of Section 246

Section22 - Consequential Amendments to Certain Sections

Section23 - Amendment of Section 4

Section24 - Amendment of Section 22d

Section25 - Amendment of Section 23

Section26 - Amendment of Schedule I

Section27 - Amendment of Act 18 of 1958

ChapterIV - Indirect Taxes

Section28 - Amendment of Act 51 of 1975

Section29 - Amendment of Act 1 of 1944

Section30 - Amendment of Act 58 of 1957

Section31 - Auxiliary Duties of Customs

Section32 - Special Duties of Excise

ChapterV - Foreign Travel Tax

Section33 - Extent and Commencement

Section34 - Definitions

Section35 - Foreign Travel Tax

Section36 - Power to Exempt

Section37 - Passenger Not to Be Permitted to Board Ship or Aircraft Without Paymentof Foreign Travel Tax

Section38 - Penalties

Section39 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith

Section40 - Power to Make Rules

Section41 - Rules and Notifications to Be Laid Before Parliament

Section42 - Cesser of Operation of Chapter Vii of Act 32 of 1971 and Saving

ChapterVI - Miscellaneous

Section43 - Amendment of Act 6 of 1898

Section44 - Amendment of Act 10 of 1963

Section45 - Amendment of Act 21 of 1973

Section46 - Amendment of Act 38 of 1974

ScheduleI - First Schedule

ScheduleII - Second Schedule

ScheduleIII - Third Schedule

ScheduleIV - Fourth Schedule

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