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30 of 1950, Schedule, Inland Revenue.
shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to all matters relating to the affairs of any person that may come to his knowledge in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance, and shall not communicate any such matter to any person other than the person to whom such matter relates or his authorized representative, nor suffer or permit any person to have access to any records in the possession, custody or control of the Commissioner.
(2) Every person appointed under or employed in carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance, shall before acting under this Ordinance take and subscribe before a justice of the peace an oath of secrecy in the prescribed form.
(3) No person appointed under or employed in carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance shall be required to produce in any court any return, document, or assessment, or to divulge or communicate to any court any matter or thing coming under his notice in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance, except as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Commissioner or any officer of the Inland Revenue Department authorized by the Commissioner in that behalf may communicate any matter which comes to his knowledge, including a copy of any return, accounts or other document submitted to him in connexion with this Ordinance—
(a) to the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation, to the Collector of Stamp Revenue, or to the Estate Duty Commissioner, or
(b) to the income tax authority of any part of the Commonwealth to such an extent as the Commissioner may deem necessary to enable the correct relief to be given from income tax in that part in respect of the payment of tax under this Ordinance.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Commissioner may permit the Director of Audit or any officer of that department duly authorized by the Director of Audit in that behalf to have such access to any records or documents as may be necessary for the performance of his
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