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Where a landlord is required to pay to a local authority in respect of any premises any rate, cess or tax imposed or levied for the purposes of such authority he shall be entiled to make an increase in the rent of the premises by an amount not exceeding the increases paid by him 50[by way of such rate, cess or tax over the amount paid] in the period of assessment which included the date of the coming into operation of this Act 51[or the date on which the premises were first let, whichever is later,] and such increase in rent shall not be deemed to be an increase for the purposes of section 7. 52[ 10A. Not withstanding anything contained in section 10,- (1) 53[if in any area] specified in Schedule III to this Act a rate or tax on buildings, houses or lands or a rate or tax in the form of such rate or tax on buildings, houses or lands levied under the Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925, or the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 or the Cantonments Act, 1924 or the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1933, as the case may be. is increased after the 31st day of March, 1949 a landlord shall not, in respect of any premises situated 54[* * *] in any of the areas specified in the said Schedule 55[* * *] and let on or before the said date, be entitled to make any further increase in the rent of the said premises on account of the payment by him of such increase in the rate or tax; 56[* * * * * * * * *] (3) The 57[State] Government may by notification publised in the Official Gazette direct that in any area other than 58[* * *] those specified in Schedule III, a landlord shall not be entitled to make any increase in rent in respect of any premises situate in such area on account of the payment by him of an increase in the rate or tax imposed or levied by any local authority for its own purpose on buildings, houses or lands after such date, as may be specified in the notification;] 59[(4) if the general tax levied under section 129 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 in respect of any premises in any city exceeds the amount paid by any landlord to any local authority on account of a rate or tax on buildings, houses or lands in respect of such premises for the assessment period which included the 31st March 1949, there shall be deemed to be an increase in such rate or tax for the purpose of this section.] 60[10AA. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 10 and 10A,- (a) 61[if in the City of Ahmedabad] the general tax levied under section 129 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, or in any other area to which clause (1) of section 10A applies, a rate or tax on buildings, houses or lands or a rate or tax in the form of such rate or tax on buildings, houses or lands levied under any of the enactment referred to in the said clause (1) is increased after the 31st day of March, 1949, a landlord, in respect of any premises Increase in rent on account of improve- ments, etc. excepted. Increase in rent on account of payment of rates, etc. excepted. Increase in rent on account of payment of increased rate, etc. after 31st March, 1949 not permitted in certain areas. Bom. XVIII of