Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(i) Subject to the general policy of the Government , the General Council shall ·· formulate integrated development plans for the Council Area; (ii) implement schemes and programs for the development of the Council Arca; (iii) have powers to appoint Class-HJ and Class-IV staff . within the Council Area ; (iv) have powers to regulat>.! trade and commerce within the Council Area in accordance with the existing laws including issue of permit or licenses to individuals within the Council Area ; (v) guide customs and traditions and social justice of the Sonowal Kachari community according to the traditional laws; (vi) Organize special recruitment drive inte> Army, Navy, and other para-military forces, Police Forces and other Central Government e:,tablishment for appointments of the persons belong to th1~ Sonowal Kachari community ; (vii) Allot permits for tra<fo and commerce to the people residing in the Council Area preference being given to the Sonowal Kachari C<?mmunity. 20 (1). Subject to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, the General Council shall have the powers to collect within the C :ouncil Area such taxes as are payable under the Jaw for time being in force in the manner as may 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. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY.17, 2005 1571 Power to entrust functions. Power to acquire, hold and dispose of property. (2). Subject to sub-section ( I) and such maximum rates as the Government may prescribe, the General Council shall- (a) levy tolls on persons, vehides 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 \)f boats or vehicles ; (ii) fees for providing sanitary arrangements at such places of workship, 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 licenses ; (iv) water rates, where arrangements for irrigation or drinking water is made by it within the Council Arca, (v) lighting rate where arrangements for lighting of public street or places are mad·.: by it within the Council Area. (3). Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub- sections, the Genera! Council shall not undertake registration of any veriicle or levy any fee in respect thereof and shall not provide sanitary arrangements at places of worship, pilgrimage, fairs, melas or other public places within the Council Area or levy and fees in respect thereof if such vehicle has already been registered by any other authority under the law for the time being in force, or if such provisions for sanitary 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 impo:.;ition thereof shall be such as may be prescribed by the bye-laws. Such bye-laws may, interalia, provide for exemption from all or any class of cases. (5) The General Council may levy fees or taxes on any or all the subjects assigned to the Village Council.