On September 13, 2021, the Central Board of Direct Taxes notifies Income-tax (29th Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend Income-tax Rules, 1962. The Amendment inserts a provision prescribing income- tax authority under second proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142.
The Rule provides:
12F. Prescribed income- tax authority under second proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142.- The prescribed income-tax authority under second proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142 shall be an income-tax authority not below the rank of Income-tax Officer who has been authorised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes to act as such authority for the purposes of that clause.