Site restoration fund deductions for petroleum operations, with recapture on asset disposals governed by Schedule X.
Section 49 creates a Site Restoration Fund regime for petroleum and natural gas operations under a Central Government agreement, allowing deductions for deposits to a designated special account or site restoration account with computation governed by Schedule X. Withdrawals or transfers from those accounts are taxable in the year of withdrawal/transfer under Schedule X. The Act removes a clause in the Bill that explicitly deemed a portion of asset cost relatable to prior deductions as business income on sale within a specified holding period, instead delegating disposal and recapture rules to Schedule X.