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Finance Act 1997 Chapter III

Title: Direct Taxes

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....of a recognised stock exchange" means the membership of a stock exchange in India which is recognised under the provisions of the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956); (xii) any transfer of a capital asset, being land of sick industrial company, made under a scheme prepared and sanctioned under section 18 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986), where such sick industrial company is being managed by its workers' co-operative : Provided that such transfer is made during the period commencing from the previous year in which the said company has become a sick industrial company under sub-section (1) of section 17 of that Act and ending with the previous year during which the entire net worth of such company becomes equal to or exceeds the accumulated losses. Explanation. - For the purposes of this clause, "net worth" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (ga) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986).'. Section 17 - Amendment Of Section 47A Section 47A of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section.....

Finance Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....actually paid and the subsequent previous year or years during which the licence, for which the fee is paid, shall be in force; (ii) 'appropriate fraction' means the fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of the relevant previous years; (iii) 'payment has actually been made' means the actual payment of expenditure irrespective of the previous year in which the liability for the expenditure was incurred according to the method of accounting regularly employed by the assessee. (2) Where the licence is transferred and the proceeds of the transfer (so far as they consist of capital sums) are less than the expenditure incurred remaining unallowed, a deduction equal to such expenditure remaining unallowed, as reduced by the proceeds of the transfer, shall be allowed in respect of the previous year in which the licence is transferred. (3) Where the whole or any part of the licence is transferred and the proceeds of the transfer (so far as they consist of capital sums) exceed the amount of the expenditure incurred remaining unallowed, so much of the excess as does not exceed the difference between the expenditure incurred to obtain the.....

Finance Act 1997 Section 25

Title: Amendment of Section 80-ia

State: Central

Year: 1997

In section 80-IA of the Income-tax Act, - (a) in sub-section (1), after the words "scientific and industrial research and development", - (i) the words "or providing telecommunication services whether basic or cellular" shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1996; (ii) after the words "or providing telecommunication services whether basic or cellular" as so inserted, the words "or operating an industrial park or commercial production of mineral oil in the North Eastern Region" shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1998; (b) in sub-section (4), with effect from the 1st day of April, 1998, - (i) for the portion beginning with the words "This section applies -" and ending with the words, brackets and figures "either of the conditions (iii) or (iv) are fulfilled, namely :-", the following shall be substituted, namely :- "This section applies to the business of any hotel - (a) where conditions (i), (ii) and (v); and (b) either of the conditions (iii) or (iv); or (c) either of the conditions (iiia) or (iva), are fulfilled, namely :-"; (ii) after clause (iii), the following clause shall.....

Finance Act 1997 Section 3

Title: Amendment of Section 10

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....the" shall be substituted; (f) in clause (23G), - (i) the words, brackets, figures and letters, "which fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (4A) of section 80-IA" shall be omitted; (ii) in the Explanation, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :- '(c) "infrastructure facility" means - (i) a road, highway, bridge, airport, port, rail system or any other public facility of a similar nature as may be notified by the Board in this behalf in the Official Gazette, which fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (4A) of section 80-IA; (ii) a water supply project, irrigation project, sanitation and sewerage system which fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (4A) of section 80-IA; (iii) a project for generation or generation and distribution of electricity or any other form of power where such project starts generating power on or after the 1st day of April, 1993; (iv) a project for providing telecommunication services on or after the 1st day of April, 1995;'; (g) clauses (26AA) and (28) shall be omitted. (h) after clause (32), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- "(33) any income by way of.....

Finance Act 1997 Chapter VI

Title: Service Tax

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....documents, goods or articles; (13) "custom house agent" means a person licensed, temporarily or otherwise, under the regulations made under sub-section (2) of section 146 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (14) "general insurance business" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of section 3 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972); (15) "goods" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (7) of section 2 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930); (16) "goods carriage" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (14) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (17) "goods transport operator" means any commercial concern engaged in the transportation of goods but does not include a courier agency; (18) "insurer" means any person carrying on the general insurance business in India; (19) "mandap" means any immovable property as defined in section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882), and includes any furniture, fixtures, light fittings and floor coverings therein let out for consideration for organising any official, social or business function; (20) "mandap keeper" means a person who allows.....

Finance Act 1997 Section 88

Title: Amendment of Act 32 of 1994

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....documents, goods or articles; (13) "custom house agent" means a person licensed, temporarily or otherwise, under the regulations made under sub-section (2) of section 146 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (14) "general insurance business" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of section 3 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972); (15) "goods" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (7) of section 2 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930); (16) "goods carriage" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (14) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); (17) "goods transport operator" means any commercial concern engaged in the transportation of goods but does not include a courier agency; (18) "insurer" means any person carrying on the general insurance business in India; (19) "mandap" means any immovable property as defined in section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882), and includes any furniture, fixtures, light fittings and floor coverings therein let out for consideration for organising any official, social or business function; (20) "mandap keeper" means a person who allows.....

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission established under sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 -(54 of 1969); (b) the complaint of an individual consumer maintainable before a Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum or a Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission or the National Consumer Redressal Commission established under Section 9 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 -(68 of 1986); (c) dispute between telegraph authority and any other person referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7 -B of the Indian telegraph Act, 1885 -(13 of 1885). SECTION 15: FILING OF APPLICATION TO AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE FOR PASSING ORDER BY IT (1) An aggrieved person may make an application in respect of matters referred to in sub-section (2) of section 14-within such period as may be prescribed. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "aggrieved person" means- (i) any service provider who has a dispute in respect of matters referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub -section (2) of section 14;- (ii) where any loss or damages is caused to a group of consumers, any member representing such group of consumers. (2).....

West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1997

.....where the lease with due consent of the tenant has been registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), after the commencement of this Act, and the fact of such consent has been recorded in the instrument so registered;] (d) any premises rented to a foreign mission or international agency; (e) any premises let out for residential purpose, not being a premises within the purview of clause (c) which carries more than (i) 22. Subs. by sec. 3(2)(a) Ibid, w.r.e.f. 10.7.2001, for "two thousand rupees". [six thousand and five hundred rupees] as monthly rent in the areas included within the limits of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation or the Howrah Municipal Corporation, or (ii) 33. Subs. by sec. 3(2)(b), ibid, w.r.e.f. 10.7.2001, for "One thousand rupees". [three thousand rupees] as monthly rent in other areas to which this Act extends; (f) any premises let out for non-residential purpose, which carries more than (i) 44. Subs. by sec. 3(3)(a), ibid, w.r.e.f. 10.7.2001, for "three thousand rupees". [ten thousand rupees] as monthly rent in the areas included within the limits of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation or the Howrah Municipal Corporation, or (ii) 55. Subs. by.....

Finance Act 1997 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1997

..... (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, no loss which has not been determined by the Assessing Officer under the provisions of these rules or the rules contained in Part IV of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1989 (13 of 1989), or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1990 (12 of 1990), or of the First Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991 (49 of 1991), or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1992 (18 of 1992), or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1993 (38 of 1993), or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), or of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1995 (22 of 1995), or of the First Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1996 (33 of 1996), shall be set off under sub--rule (1) or, as the case may be, sub--rule (2). Rule 9 -- Where the net result of the computation made in accordance with these rules is a loss, the loss so computed shall be ignored and the net agricultural income shall be deemed to be nil. Rule 10 -- The provisions of the Income--tax Act relating to procedure for assessment (including the provisions of section 288A relating to rounding off of income), shall, with the necessary modifications,.....

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997) Chapter 6

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....Government or any member, officer or other employees of the Authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder. Section 29 - Penalty for contravention of directions of Authority If a person violates directions of the Authority, such person shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in case of second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees and in the case of continuing contravention with additional fine which may extend to two lakh rupees for every day during which the default continues. Section 30 - Offences by companies (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence.....