(1)The provisions of sections 124 and 127 of the Income-tax Act shall, so far as may be, apply for the purposes of this Act as they apply for the purposes of the Income-tax Act, subject to the modifications specified in sub-section (2).
(2)The modifications referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the following, namely :—
(a)in section 124 of the Income-tax Act,—
(i)in sub-section (3), references to the provisions of the Income-tax Act shall be construed as references to the corresponding provisions of the Gift-tax Act ;
(ii)sub-section (5) shall be omitted ;
(b)in section 127 of the Income-tax Act, in the Explanation below sub-section 1[(4)] references to proceedings under the Income-tax Act shall be construed as including references to proceedings under the Gift-tax Act.]