Section No :  
1980 Revised version
ESTATE DUTY
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Estate Duty Act.
2. Imposition of estate duty.
3. Amount of estate duty,
4. Property deemed to pass on death.
5. Property held by trustee,
6. Exemption from estate duty in case of small annuities,
7. Exemption of properties bequeathed to the Government, &c.
8. Approved pensions.
9. Hindu undivided families.
10. Resident Guests.
11. Exemption for one residential premises.
12. Legacies to bona fide employees.
13. Legacies to approved chantries.
14. Exemption for household goods not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees in value.
15. Value of property.
16. Valuation of proceeds from insurance policy or Tax Reserve Certificates.
17. Deduction for debts, funeral expenses and taxes
18. Relief in respect of quick succession where property consists of land or a business.
19. Relief in respect of foreign estate duty.
20. Liability of executor.
21. Duty to be a charge on property passing on death of deceased.
22. Power to raise estate duty by sale, mortgage or terminable charge.
23. Apportionment of burden of estate duty paid.
24. Declarations.
25. Further declaration in case of error.
26. Assessor may require particulars in certain cases.
27. Assessments.
28. Time for making assessments and additional assessments.
29. Appeals to the Commissioner-General.
30. Appeals to District Court.
31. Finality of assessments.
32. Penalty for incorrect declarations.
33. Manner of payment of estate duty.
34. Payment by transfer of immovable
35. Payment by surrender of prescribed stock
36. Interest on unpaid duty,
37. Allocation of payments.
38. Payment by installments.
39. Certificate of payment.
40. Certificate of release.
41. Facts stated in Commissioner-General's certificate need not be proved,
42. Probate not to be issued until estate duty is paid.
43. Restriction on payment of certain moneys passing on the death of a deceased.
44. Collection of money or debts on account of estate duty.
45. Notice to defaulter.
46. Recovery of estate duty by seizure and sale of movable property.
47. Recovery of estate duty by seizure and sale of property.
48. Proceedings for recovery before a Magistrate.
49. Recovery of estate duty out of debts &c-
50. Recovery from surviving partners.
51. Special procedure not to affect right of the State to recover duty in any other manner.
52. Power of Commissioner-General to. obtain information and delegate functions.
53. Duty to include fines &c.
54. Signature and service of notice.
55. Principal officer to act on behalf of a company or body of Persons-
56. Agents and trustees.
57. Persons acting jointly.
58. Indemnification of representative.
59. Certain transactions and dispositions to be disregarded,
60. Renunciation of office of executor.
61. Refund of Estate duty.
62. Section - 62
63. Penalty for failure to furnish information, &c.
64. Penalty for making incorrect statements, &c.
65. Provisions relating to fraud.
66. Breach of secrecy and other matters to be an offence.
67. Contravention of section 43 to be an offence under this Act
68. Power of Commissioner-General to compound offences.
69. Estate duty to be Payable notwithstanding proceedings for Penalties.
70. Prosecution not to be entered except with sanction of Commissioner-General.
71. Admissibility of statements or documents.
72. Officers.
73. Official secrecy.
74. Regulations.
75. Forms.
76. Public officer to assist Commissioner-General.
77. Inspection of property.
78. Interpretation.
79. Application of the Estate Duty ordinance.
80. Modification of certain provisions of the Estate Duty Ordinance.