Section 45 of The Wealth-tax Act, 1957 View Chapter 8

Act not to apply in certain cases


   1[No tax shall be levied under this Act in respect of the net wealth of—]

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       (f)  any company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);

       3[(g)  any co-operative society;]

       4[(h)  any social club;]

       5[(i)  any political party.

       Explanation.—For the purposes of clause (i), “political party” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Explanation to section 13A of the Income-tax Act;]

       6[(j)  a Mutual Fund specified under clause (23D) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act;]

       7[(k)  the Reserve Bank of India incorporated under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934).]

1Subs. by Act 16 of 1972, s. 50, for “The provisions of this Act shall not apply to—” (w.e.f. 1-4-1972).

2Clauses (a) to (e) omitted by Act 18 of 1992, s. 99 (w.e.f. 1-4-1993).]

3Ins. by Act 16 of 1972, s. 50 (w.r.e.f. 1-4-1957).

4Subs. by Act 18 of 1992, s. 99, for clause (h) (w.e.f. 1-4-1993). Earlier clause (h) was inserted by Act 25 of 1975, s. 28 (w.r.e.f. 1-4-1957)

5Ins. by Act 29 of 1978, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-4-1979).

6Ins. by Act 4 of 1988, s. 158 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).

7Ins. by Act 23 of 2012, s. 118 (w.r.e.f. 1-4-1957).