Prosecution for improper use of National Tax Number Certificate
Prosecution for improper use of National Tax Number Certificate .— A person who knowingly or recklessly uses a false National Tax Number Certificate including the National Tax Number Certificate of another person on a return or other document prescribed or used for the purposes of this Ordinance shall commit an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
Amendment history (7)
- Inserted by the Finance Act, 2009.
- New sub section 192B inserted through Finance Act, 2019.
- Inserted by the Finance Act, 2008.
- The word “Card” substituted by the Finance Act, 2005.
- The words “a taxation officer” substituted by the Finance Act, 2002.
- Substituted “Sub-section (3) of section 187” by the Finance Act, 2015.
- New sub-sections (195A) & (195B) inserted through Finance Act, 2019.
Amendment notes captured from the source page(s); they may include changes to neighbouring provisions.
Source FBR PDF page 415
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