116. Income-tax authorities.- 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), (b) Directors-General of Income-tax or Chief 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, (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.
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