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The Central Government directs that no public servant produces any document, record, information, or computerized data related to a valid declaration under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016. This restriction applies to any material that comes into the possession of the public servant during the discharge of official duties. The rule applies from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th July, 2016
S.O.2322 (E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961), the Central Government having regard to all the relevant factors, hereby directs that no public servant shall produce before any person or authority any such document or record or any information or computerised data or part thereof as comes into his possession during the discharge of official duties in respect of a valid declaration made under ‘the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016’, contained in Chapter IX of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016).
[Notification No. 56 /2016, F.No.142/8/2016-TPL]
(Dr. T.S.Mapwal) Under Secretary to the Government of India
