Amendment of section 80-IBA.

37. In section 80-IBA of the Income-tax Act [as inserted by section 44 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016)], with effect from the 1st day of April, 2018,—

(a)   in sub-section (2),—
(i)   in clause (b), for the words "three years", the words "five years" shall be substituted;
(ii)   in clauses (c) and (f), for the expression "built-up area" wherever they occur, the words "carpet area" shall be substituted;
(iii)   the words "or within the distance, measured aerially, of twenty-five kilometres from the municipal limits of these cities" wherever they occur shall be omitted;
(b)   in sub-section (6), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
'(a)   "carpet area" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (k) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016).'.