For the year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1958, no duty under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), or the Tariff Act shall be levied in respect of salt manufactured in, or imported into, India.
First Schedule
(See Section 2)
Part I
Income-tax and surcharge on income-tax
Paragraph A
(i) In the case of every individual who is married and every Hindu undivided family whose total income does not exceed Rs. 20,000 in either case.
Rates of Income-tax
| Where the individual has no child wholly or mainly dependent on him or where the Hindu undivided family has no minor coparcener |
Where the individual has one child wholly or mainly dependent on him or where the Hindu undivided family has one minor coparcener |
Where the individual has more than one child wholly or mainly dependent on him or where the Hindu undivided family has more than one minor coparcener |
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Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
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| (1) |
On the first .. |
3,000 of total income |
3,300 of total income |
3,600 of total income |
Nil |
| (2) |
On the next .. |
2,000 |
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1,700 |
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1,400 |
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3% |
| (3) |
On the next .. |
2,500 |
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2,500 |
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2,500 |
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6% |
| (4) |
On the next .. |
2,500 |
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2,500 |
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2,500 |
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9% |
| (5) |
On the next .. |
2,500 |
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2,500 |
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2,500 |
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11% |
| (6) |
On the next .. |
2,500 |
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2,500 |
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2,500 |
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14% |
| (7) |
On the next .. |
5,000 |
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5,000 |
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5,000 |
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18% |
(ii) In the case of every individual who is not married and every individual or Hindu undivided family whose total income in either case exceeds Rs. 20,000 and in the case of every unregistered firm or other association of persons, not being a case to which Paragraph B or Paragraph C or Paragraph D of this Part applies:
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Rs. |
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| (1) |
On the first |
......... |
1,000 of total income |
............. |
Nil |
| (2) |
On the next |
......... |
4,000 |
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............. |
3% |
| (3) |
On the next |
......... |
2,500 |
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............. |
6% |
| (4) |
On the next |
......... |
2,500 |
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............. |
9% |
| (5) |
On the next |
......... |
2,500 |
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............. |
11% |
| (6) |
On the next |
......... |
2,500 |
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............. |
14% |
| (7) |
On the next |
......... |
5,000 |
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............. |
18% |
| (8) |
On the balance of total income .......................... |
25% |
Provided that for the purposes of this Paragraph
(i) no income-tax shall be payable on a total income which does not exceed the limit specified below;
(ii) the income-tax payable shall in no case exceed half the amount by which the total income exceeds the said limit;
(iii) the income-tax payable by an individual who is married or a Hindu undivided family whose total income exceeds in either case Rs. 20,000 shall not exceed the aggregate of
(a) the income-tax which would have been payable if the total income had been Rs. 20,000;
(b) half the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 20,000;
The limit aforesaid shall be
(i) Rs. 6,000 in the case of every Hindu undivided family which as at the end of the previous year satisfies either of the following conditions, namely:
(a) that it has at least two members entitled to claim partition who are not less than eighteen years of age; or
(b) that it has at least two members entitled to claim partition who are not lineally descended one from the other and who are not lineally descended from any other living member of the family;
(ii) Rs. 3,000 in every other case.
Surcharge on Income-tax
The amount of income-tax computed at the rates hereinbefore specified shall be increased by the aggregate of the surcharges calculated as under:
(a) A surcharge for purposes of the Union equal to the sum of
(i) five per cent. of the amount of income-tax; and
(ii) where the earned income included in the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,000, five per cent. of the difference between the amount of income-tax which would have been payable on the whole of the earned income included in the total income if such earned income had been the total income and the amount of income-tax payable on a total income of Rs. 1,00,000;
(b) A special surcharge on unearned income at fifteen per cent. of the difference between the amount of income-tax on the total income and the amount of income-tax on the whole of the earned income, if any, included in the total income if such earned income had been the total income:
Provided that
(i) no surcharge for purposes of the Union shall be payable where the total income does not exceed the limit specified below;
(ii) no special surcharge on unearned income shall be payable in the case of an assessee whose total income does not include any income from dividend on ordinary shares if his total income does not exceed the limit specified below, and where the total income includes any dividends on ordinary shares, such limit shall be increased by Rs. 1,500 or the amount of the said dividends, whichever is less:
Provided further that
(a) where the total income includes any dividends on ordinary shares, the surcharge for purposes of the Union and the special surcharge on unearned income shall not in each case exceed half the amount by which the total income exceeds the respective limits applicable in either case;
(b) the surcharge for purposes of the Union and the special surcharge on unearned income, both together, shall not exceed half the amount by which the total income exceeds the limit specified below;
The limit aforesaid shall be
(i) Rs. 15,000 in the case of every Hindu undivided family which satisfies as at the end of the previous year either of the following conditions, namely:
(a) that it has at least two members entitled to claim partition who are not less than eighteen years of age; or
(b) that it has at least two members entitled to claim partition who are not lineally descended one from the other and who are not lineally descended from any other living member of the family;
(ii) Rs. 7,500 in every other case.
Explanation. For the purposes of this Paragraph, in the case of every Hindu undivided family governed by the Mitakshara law, a son shall be deemed to be entitled to claim partition of the coparcenary property against his father, or grand-father notwithstanding any custom to the contrary.
Paragraph B
In the case of every company and local authority,
Rates of income-tax
On the whole of the total income..30%
Surcharge on income-tax
The amount of income-tax computed at the rate hereinbefore specified shall be increased by a surcharge of 5 per cent. thereon.
Paragraph C
(1) In every case in which under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, income-tax is to be charged at the maximum rate,
Rates of income-tax
on the whole of the total income..25%
Surcharge on income-tax
The amount of income-tax computed at the rate hereinbefore specified shall be increased by a surcharge of 20 per cent. thereon.
(2) In every cases in which under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, income-tax is to be deducted at the maximum rate, deduction shall be made from the whole income which is to be subjected to such deduction at the following rates, namely:
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Rate of income-tax on the whole income |
Rate of surcharge on the whole income |
| In the case of every company ...... |
30% |
1.5% |
| In any other case ............ |
25% |
5% |
Paragraph D
In the case of every registered firm,
Rates of income-tax
| (1) |
On the first Rs. 40,000 of total income |
.. |
Nil |
| (2) |
On the next Rs. 35,000 of total income |
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5% |
| (3) |
On the next Rs. 75,000 of total income |
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6% |
| (4) |
On the balance of total income |
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9% |
Part II
Super-tax and surcharge on super-tax
Paragraph A
In the case of every individual, Hindu undivided family, unregistered firm and other association of persons, not being a case to which any other Paragraph of this Part applies,
Rates of super-tax
| (1) |
On the first Rs. 20,000 of total income |
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Nil |
| (2) |
On the next Rs. 5,000 of total income |
.. |
5% |
| (3) |
On the next Rs. 5,000 of total income |
.. |
15% |
| (4) |
On the next Rs. 10,000 of total income |
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20% |
| (5) |
On the next Rs. 10,000 of total income |
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30% |
| (6) |
On the next Rs. 10,000 of total income |
.. |
35% |
| (7) |
On the next Rs. 10,000 of total income |
.. |
40% |
| (8) |
On the balance of total income |
.. |
45% |
Surcharges on super-tax
The amount of super-tax computed at the rates hereinbefore specified shall be increased by the aggregate of the surcharges calculated as under:
(a) A surcharge for purposes of the Union equal to the sum of
(i) five per cent. of the amount of super-tax; and
(ii) where the earned income included in the total income exceeds Rs. 1,00,000, five per cent. of the difference between the amount of super-tax which would have been payable on the whole of the earned income included in the total income, if such earned income had been the total income and the amount of super-tax payable on a total income of Rs. 1,00,000;
(b) A special surcharge on unearned income at fifteen per cent. of the difference between the amount of super-tax on the total income and the amount of super-tax on the whole of the earned income, if any, included in the total income, if such earned income had been the total income.
Paragraph B
In the case of every local authority,
Rates of super-tax
On the whole of the total income..16%
Surcharges on super-tax
The amount of super-tax computed at the rate hereinbefore specified shall be increased by a surcharge of 12 % thereon.
Paragraph C
In the case of every association of persons being a co-operative society as defined in clause (5-B) of Section 2 of the Income-tax Act,
Rates of super-tax
(1) On the first Rs. 25,000 of total income..Nil
(2) On the balance of total income..16%
Surcharges on super-tax
The amount of super-tax computed at the rates hereinbefore specified shall be increased by a surcharge of 12 % thereon.
Paragraph D
In the case of the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (32 of 1956),
Rates of super-tax
On the whole of its profits and gains from life insurance business..11%
In the case of every other company,
Rates of super-tax
On the whole of the total income..50%
Provided that,
(i) a rebate at the rate of 40 per cent. on so much of the total income as consists of dividends from a subsidiary Indian company and a rebate at the rate of 35 per cent. on the balance of the total income shall be allowed in the case of any company which
(a) in respect of its profits liable to tax under the Income-tax Act for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1959, has made the prescribed arrangements for the declaration and payment within India of the dividends payable out of such profits and for the deduction of super-tax from dividends in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3-D) of Section 18 of that Act; and
(b) is such a company as is referred to in sub-section (9) of Section 23-A of the Income-tax Act with a total income not exceeding Rs. 25,000;
(ii) a rebate at the rate of 40 per cent. on so much of the total income as consists of dividends from a subsidiary Indian company and a rebate at the rate of 30% on the balance of the total income shall be allowed in the case of any company which satisfies condition (a) but not condition (b) of the preceding clause;
(iii) a rebate at the rate of 40% on so much of the total income as consists of dividends from a subsidiary Indian company and a rebate at the rate of 20% on the balance of the total income shall be allowed in the case of any company not entitled to a rebate under either of the preceding clauses:
Provided further that,
(i) the amount of the rebate under clause (i) or clause (ii) shall be reduced by the sum, if any, equal to the amount or the aggregate of the amounts, as the case may be, computed as hereunder:
| (a) |
on that part of the aggregate of the sums arrived at in accordance with clause (i) of the second proviso to Paragraph D of Part II of the First Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1957 (26 of 1957), as has not been deemed to have been taken into account, in accordance with clause (ii) of the said proviso, for the purpose of reducing the rebate mentioned in clause (i) of the said proviso to nil. |
The whole amount of such part. |
| (b) |
on the amount representing the face value of any bonus shares or the amount of any bonus issued to its shareholders during the previous year with a view to increasing the paid-up capital except to the extent to which such bonus shares or bonus have been issued out of premiums received in cash on the issue of its shares; and |
at the rate of 30% |
| (c) |
in addition, in the case of a company referred to in clause (ii) of the preceding proviso which has distributed to its shareholders during the previous year dividends in excess of six per cent. of its paid-up capital, not being dividends payable at a fixed rate |
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in the case of a company which is not such as is referred to in sub-section (9) of Section 23-A of the Income-tax Act, |
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on that part of the said dividends which exceeds 6 per cent. but does not exceed 10 per cent. of the paid-up capital; |
at the rate of 10% |
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on that part of the said dividends which exceeds 10 per cent. of the paid-up capital; |
at the rate of 20% |
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| (B) |
in the case of any other company |
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on that part of the said dividends which exceeds 6 per cent. but does not exceed 10 per cent. of the paid-up capital; |
at the rate of 10% |
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on that part of the said dividends which exceeds 10 per cent. but does not exceed 18 per cent. of the paid-up capital; |
at the rate of 20% |
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on that part of the said dividends which exceeds 18 per cent. of the paid-up capital; |
at the rate of 30% |
(ii) where the sum arrived at in accordance with clause (i) of this proviso exceeds the amount of the rebate arrived at in accordance with clause (i) or clause (ii), as the case may be, of the preceding proviso, only so much of the amounts of reduction mentioned in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (i) of this proviso as is sufficient, in that order, to reduce the rebate to nil shall be deemed to have been taken into account for the purpose:
Provided further that the super-tax payable by a company, the total income of which exceeds rupees twenty-five thousand shall not exceed the aggregate of
(a) the super-tax which would have been payable by the company if its total income had been rupees twenty-five thousand, and
(b) half the amount by which its total income exceeds rupees twenty-five thousand.
Explanation. For the purposes of this Paragraph
(i) the expression paid-up capital means the paid up capital (other than capital entitled to a dividend at a fixed rate) of the company as on the first day of the previous year relevant to the assessment for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1959, increased by any premiums received in cash by the company on the issue of its shares, standing to the credit of the share premium account as on the first day of the previous year aforesaid;
(ii) the expression dividend shall be deemed to include any distribution included in the expression dividend as defined in clause (6-A) of Section 2 of the Income-tax Act;
(iii) where any portion of the profits and gains of the company is not included in its total income by reason of such portion being exempt from tax under any provision of the Income-tax Act, the paid-up capital of the company, the amount distributed as dividends (not being dividends payable at a fixed rate), the amount representing the face value of any bonus shares and the amount of any bonus issued to the share-holders shall each be deemed to be such proportion thereof as the total income of the company for the previous year bears to its total profits and gains for that year other than capital receipts, reduced by such allowances as may be admissible under the Income-tax Act which have not been taken into account by the company in its profit and loss account for that year.
Second Schedule
(See Section 15)
Part I
In the First Schedule to the Tariff Act,
(i) in Item No. 47(2), for the existing entry in the fourth column, the entry Rs. 3 per pound or 50 per cent. ad valorem, whichever is higher, plus the excise duty for the time being leviable on like articles if produced or manufactured in India, and where such duty is leviable at different rates, the highest duty shall be substituted;
(ii) in Item No. 63(24), for the existing entries in the fourth and fifth columns, the entries 50 per cent. ad valorem and 40 per cent. ad valorem shall respectively be substituted;
(iii) in Item No. 63(33), for sub-item (b) in the second column, the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely:
(b) machine screws, including the following types the shank of which has been threaded to within two pitches from the head, namely:
(i) mushroom head roofing bolts, all types;
(ii) hexagonal head bolt, all types;
(iii) mudguard cycle bolts (with threading other than British Standard cycle threading). .
Part II
In the First Schedule to the Tariff Act, for Items Nos. 28(27), 28(28) and 71(13), the following Items shall respectively be substituted, namely:
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Item |
Name of article |
Nature of |
Standard rate of |
Preferential rate of duty if the article is the produce or manufacture of |
Duration of protective rates of |
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No. |
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duty |
duty |
The United Kingdom |
A British Colony |
duty |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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28(27) |
Antibiotics, such as streptomycin, gramicidin, tyrocidine, tyrothricin and preparations which contain only one antibiotic and are free from other therapeutic ingredients, but not including penicillin in bulk, and penicillin and its products specified in Items Nos. 28(26) and 28(26-A) |
Preferential Revenue |
20 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
.. |
| 28(28)(a) |
Sulpha drugs and preparations which contain only one sulphs drug and are free from other therapeutic ingredients; |
Preferential Revenue |
20 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
.. |
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(b) |
Vitamins and vitamin preparations (excluding fish liver oils) free from other therapeutic ingredients. |
Preferential Revenue |
20 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
14 per cent. ad valorem. |
.. |
| 71(13)(1) |
Zip fasteners |
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(a) |
with metal teeth other than those specified in category(b). |
Revenue |
100 per cent. ad valorem. or Re. 1 per foot, whichever is higher. |
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.. |
.. |
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(b) |
with metal teeth having not more than of (sic) teeth per inch on either side and in which the total width of the metal portion in the closed state is not less than 8 mm. |
Revenue |
100 per cent. ad valorem. or Re. 1 per foot, whichever is higher. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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(c) |
not otherwise specified |
Revenue |
100 per cent. ad valorem. or Re. 1 per foot, whichever is higher |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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(2) |
Parts of zip fasteners |
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(a) |
teeth, that is to say, each of the two sides of teeth, whether imported in continuous lengths or cut to size and whether imported in interlocking pairs or not. |
Revenue |
100 per cent. ad valorem. or 50 naye paise per foot, whichever is higher. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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(b) |
Others |
Revenue |
100 per cent. ad valorem. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Part III
In the Second Schedule to the Tariff Act, in Item No. 9, for the existing entry in the second column, the entry Mustard oil (including rapeseed oil and radish seed oil) shall be substituted.