Amendment of section 204.
78. In section 204 of the Income-tax Act, after clause (iii) and before the Explanation, the following clause shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of July, 2012, namely:—
“(iv) in the case of credit, or as the case may be, payment of any sum chargeable under the provisions of this Act made by or on behalf of the Central Government or the Government of a State, the drawing and disbursing officer or any other person, by whatever name called, responsible for crediting, or as the case may be, paying such sum.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 78 of the Bill seeks to amend section 204 of the Income-tax Act relating to meaning of “person responsible for paying”.
It is proposed to amend the aforesaid section 204 to insert a new clause so as to provide that in the case of credit, or as the case may be, payment of any sum chargeable under the provisions of this Act made by or on behalf of the Central Government or the Government of a State, the drawing and disbursing officer or any other person, by whatever name called, responsible for crediting, or as the case may be, paying such sum shall be the person responsible for paying within the meaning of definition under this section.
This amendment will take effect from 1st July, 2012.