Sec 227C introduced: non-filers barred from purchasing new car

Any application for booking, registration or purchase of a new locally manufactured motor vehicle or for first registration of an imported vehicle shall not be accepted or processed by any vehicle registering authority of Excise and Taxation Department or a manufacturer of a motor vehicle respectively, unless the person is a filer.
According to the Finance Act 2018, the new section 227C of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 has imposed restriction on purchase of certain assets. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, for the time being in force, any application or request by a person to any authority responsible for registering, recording or attesting transfer of any immovable property , exceeding Rs 5 million for registering or attesting the transfer shall not be accepted or processed by such authority, unless the person is a filer.
Moreover, any application for booking, registration or purchase of a new locally manufactured motor vehicle or for first registration of an imported vehicle shall not be accepted or processed by any vehicle registering authority of Excise and Taxation Department or a manufacturer of a motor vehicle respectively, unless the person is a filer, Finance Act 2018 added.