Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 23

Section 23 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Where any person entitled to the allowances under sections 16 and 17 in respect of an industrial building or structure derives income from the letting of that building or structure, subsection (1) shall, in relation to the allowances under those sections, apply to him so long as he continues to derive such income, whether or not he is carrying on a business in respect of the letting of the building or structure.”.