Section 8A - Powers of Commissioner respecting specified areas, cases, persons, etc. - Wealth Tax Act, 1957

Powers of Commissioner respecting specified areas, cases, persons, etc. 1 8A. [Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988.] ----------------------- Notes:- 1. Prior to its omission, section 8A, as inserted by the Wealth-tax (Amendment) Act, 1964, w.e.f. 1-4-1965 and later on amended by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, w.e.f. 1-4-1967 and Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-10-1984, stood as under : "8A. Powers of Commissioner respecting specified areas, cases, persons, etc. (1) The Commissioner may, by general or special order in writing, direct that ( a ) the powers conferred on the Wealth-tax Officer by or under this Act shall, in respect of any specified case or class of cases or of any specified person or class of persons, be exercised by the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner ; ( b ) such of the functions assigned to the Wealth-tax Officer by or under this Act, as are specified in any such order may, in respect of any specified area or specified cases, or classes of cases or specified persons or classes of persons, be performed by an Inspector of Wealth-tax or any member of the ministerial staff appointed to work under the Commissioner or any other wealth-tax authority subordinate to him, and specified in such order, subject to such conditions, restrictions or limitations as may be specified therein : Provided that the Commissioner shall not, unless he is authorised in this behalf by the Board, by general or special order in writing, make an order under clause ( b ) in relation to the functions of a Wealth-tax Officer mentioned in the following provisions of this Act, namely, sections 15B, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 32, 37 and 37A. (2) For the purposes of any case or person or proceeding under this Act in respect of which or whom an order under sub-section (1) applies, ( a ) where such order is made under clause ( a ) of the said sub-section, references in this Act or in any rule made thereunder to the Wealth-tax Officer shall be deemed to include references to the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner and any provision of this Act requiring approval or sanction of the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner shall not apply ; ( b ) where such order is made under clause ( b ) of the said sub-section, references in this Act or any rule made thereunder to the Wealth-tax Officer shall be deemed to include references to the Inspector of Wealth-tax or the member of the ministerial staff specified in such order."