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of sections 79 A, 172,173,177 and 179 Amendment o f 10. section ?9D Insertion o f I ! , o f octa sectors 79F m d79G addition to any penalty to which he may be liable, be precluded from objecting to any assessment made by die Municipal Board or Town Committee in respect of such holding under the provisions of this Act. (4) The Chairman of a Municipal Board or a Town Committee may authorize any person in writing holding a Diploma in the Civil Engineering, as minimum qualification and having an experience of not less than 3 years as Junior Engineer, with giving a previous notice to the owner or the occupier of the holding to enter upon and make any inspection or survey and take measurement of such land or building with a view to verify the statement made in the return for such holding or for collecting the particulars referred to in sub section (1) in respect of such holding: Provided that no such entry shall be made except between the hours of sunrise and sunset." In the principal Act. for the existing section 78, die following shall be substituted, namely “78. Penally for default in furnishing return.- Whoever refuses or fails to furnish any such return for the period of time as stipulated in sub-section (I) of section 77. or knowingly furnishes a false or incorrect return or description, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and to a further fine of rupees fifty for each day during which he omits to furnish a true and correct return." . In the principal Act, in the sections 79A, 172, 173, 177 and 179 for the words “bye laws", wherever they occur, the word "rules" shall be substituted. In the principal Act, in sectioo 79D. in clause (i). for the words “Al the rate of ", occurring at the beginning, the words "Not less than" shall be substituted. Ir. the principal Act, after section 79E. the following new sections shall be inserted, namely :- “79r. Determination of taxes.- The rate of taxes determined in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall be published by the respective Municipal Board / Town Committee |?y issuing a public notice within a period of three months from the date of coming into force of the Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act,2012. rhis determination shall remain valid for a period of five years. At the expiration of every five years new determination of rate of taxes shall take place and shall be published in the same manner as stipulated in this section. Ex planation:-For the purposes of this section the word “publish" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under section 79(ii).