Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Subject to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, impose, levy the General Council shall have the powers to collect within the Council Area such and collect taxes as are payable under the law for the time being in force in the manner as may taxes. be prescribed : Provided that the tax or taxes as aforesaid shall be collected from such date as · may be appointed by the Government by notification in this behalf in the Official Gazette. (2) Subject to sub-section (1) and such maximum rates as the Government may prescribe, the General Council shall - (a) levy tolls on persons, vehicles or animals of any class, for the use of any bridge or road other than kacha road, or ferry constructed or established and managed by it ; (b) levy the following fees and rates, namely :- (i) fees on the registration of boats or vehicles ; (ii) fees for providing sanitary arrangements at such places of worship, pilgrimage, fairs, melas, other public places within the Council Area as ·. may be specified by the Government by Notification. in the Official Gazette. · (iii) fees for licences ; (iv) water rates, where arrangements for irrigation or drinking water is made by it within the Council Area ; (v) lighting rate where arrangements for lighting of public street or places are made by it within the Council Area ; (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the General Council shall not undertake registration of any vehicle or levy any fees in respect thereof and shall not provide senitary arrangements at places of worship, pil- grimage, fairs, melas or other public places within.the Council Area orlevy any fees in respect thereof if such vehicle has already been registered by any other author- ity under the law for the time being in force, or if such provisions for sanitary 1624 Power to entrust func- tions. Power to ac- quire hold and dispose . of property. Power to make bye- laws. THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. OCTOBER 30. arrangements have already been made by the Government or any other local authority. ( 4) The collection of tolls, fees or rates and the terms and conditions for the imposition thereof shall be such as may be prescribed by the bye-laws. Such by- laws may, interalia, provide for exemption from all or any class of cases. (5) The Gerieral Council may levy fee or taxes on any or all the subjects asigned to the Village Council.