After section 269SS of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—
'269ST. Mode of undertaking transactions.—No person shall receive an amount of two lakh rupees or more—
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in aggregate from a person in a day; or |
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in respect of a single transaction; or |
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in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from a person, |
otherwise than by an account payee cheque or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account:
Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to—
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Government; |
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any banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank; |
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transactions of the nature referred to in section 269SS; |
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such other persons or class of persons or receipts, which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. |
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
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"banking company" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (i) of the Explanation to section 269SS; |
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"co-operative bank" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (ii) of the Explanation to section 269S |