31. Agency to be exempt from pay~ ment of tax, &c
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
The Agency shall be exempt from the payment of—
any tax on the income or profits or other receipts of the Agency
; and
any stamp duty on any instrument executed by or on behalf, or in favour, of the Agency.
The Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance may exempt the Agency from the payment of any customs or excise duty on any goods donated to the Agency or imported or purchased out of its funds by the Agency, if the donation or import or purchase of any such goods is considered to be conducive for the advancement of the objects of the Agency.
In the case ot any instrument containing any agree-ment between the Agency and any other party and providing for payment to the Agency for services rendered or to be rendered by the Agency, or otherwise in support of the
Agency’s work, both the Agency and such other party shall be exempt from the payment of any stamp duty on such instrument.
Any person making a payment to the Agency for services rendered or as a contribution to the general support of the Agency may claim the amount of such payment as a deduction from income in the year in which such payment is actually made for the purpose of computing liability for
{ncome tax,