Amendment of section 245G.
63. In section 245G of the Income-tax Act, after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of February, 2021, namely:––
“Provided further that on or after the 1st day of February, 2021, functions of the Settlement Commission under this section shall be performed by the Interim Board and the provisions of this section shall mutatis mutandis apply to Interim Board as they apply to the Settlement Commission.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clauses 61, 62, 63 and 64 of the Bill seeks to amend sections 245DD, 245F, 245G and 245H of the Income-tax Act so as to provide that the powers and functions of Settlement Commission under the said sections shall be exercised or performed by the Interim Board on or after the 1st day of February, 2021 and all the provisions of the said sections shall mutatis mutandis apply to Interim Board as they applied to Settlement Commission.
These amendments will take effect retrospectively from lst February, 2021.
