Text of ITO Section 210

Delegation.

(1) The Commissioner, subject to sub-section (1A), may, by an order in writing, delegate to any Officer of Inland Revenue, subordinate to the Commissioner, all or any of the powers or functions conferred upon or assigned to the Commissioner under this Ordinance, other than the power of delegation.

(1A) The Commissioner shall not delegate the powers of amendment of assessment contained in sub-section (5A) of section 122 and amendment of an order of recovery under sub-section (3) of section 161 to an officer of Inland Revenue below the rank of Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue.

(1B) The Commissioner may, by an order in writing, delegate to a special audit panel appointed under sub-section (11) of section 177, or to a firm of chartered accountants or a firm of cost and management accountants appointed by the Board or the Commissioner, all or any of the powers or functions to conduct an audit under this Ordinance.

(2) An order under sub-section (1) may be in respect of all or any of the persons, classes of persons, or areas falling in the jurisdiction of the Commissioner.

(3) The Commissioner shall have the power to cancel, modify, alter, or amend an order under sub-section (1).