The GIFT-TAX ACT, 1958

GIFT-TAX AUTHORITIES

Section 10: Jurisdiction of Assessing Officers and power to transfer cases.

(1) The provisions of sections 124 and 127 of the Income-tax Act shall, so far as may be, apply for the purposes of this Act as they apply for the purposes of the Income-tax Act, subject to the modifications specified in sub-section (2).

(2) The modifications referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the following, namely :—

(a) in section 124 of the Income-tax Act,—

(i) in sub-section (3), references to the provisions of the Income-tax Act shall be construed as references to the corresponding provisions of the Gift-tax Act ; (ii) sub-section (5) shall be omitted ;

(b) in section 127 of the Income-tax Act, in the Explanation below sub-section (4) references to proceedings under the Income-tax Act shall be construed as including references to proceedings under the Gift-tax Act.]