Amendment of section 206.

49. In section 206 of the Income-tax Act,ó

(a)Ý in sub-section (1), with effect from the 1st day of October, 2004,ó

(i)Ý for the words ìprescribed income-taxÝ authorityî, the words ìprescribed income-tax authority or such other authority or agency as may be prescribedî shall be substituted;

(ii)Ý the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:ó

ìProvided that the Board may, if it considers necessary or expe‚dient so to do, frame a scheme for the purposes of filing such returns with such other authority or agency referred to in this sub-section.î;

(b)Ý in sub-section (2), with effect from the 1st day of April, 2005,ó

(i)Ý for the words ìother than the principal officer in the case of every companyî, the words ìother than the prescribed person in the case of every office of the Government and the principal officer in the case of every companyî shall be substi‚tuted;

(ii)Ý for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substi‚tuted, namely:ó

ìProvided that the prescribed person in the case of every office of Government and the principal officer in the case of every company responsible for deducting tax under the foregoing provi‚sions of this Chapter shall, deliver or cause to be delivered, within the prescribed time after the end of each financial year, such returns on computer media under the said scheme.î.