| CHAPTER XIII   INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES   A.—Appointment and control Income-tax authorities.   116. There shall be the following classes of income-tax authorities for the purposes of this Act, namely :— (a)  the Central Board of Direct Taxes constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963), (aa) Principal Directors General of Income-tax or Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax, (b)  Directors-General of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax, (ba) Principal Directors of Income-tax or Principal Commissioners of Income-tax, (c)  Directors of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals), (cc) Additional Directors of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals), (cca) Joint Directors of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax,1[or Joint Commissioners of income-tax (Appeals)] (d)  Deputy Directors of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals), (e)  Assistant Directors of Income-tax or Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax, (f)  Income-tax Officers, (g)  Tax Recovery Officers, (h)  Inspectors of Income-tax.       Notes- 1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2023 dated 01.02.2023 w.e.f 01.04.2023. |