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(1) Subject to such maximum rates as the State Government Levy of may prescribe, a Panchayat Samiti may— tolls, rates and fees. (a) levy tolls on persons, vehicles or animals or any class of them at any toll-bar established by it on any road other than a kutcha road or any bridge vested in it or under its management, (b) levy tolls in respect of any ferry established by it or under its management, (c) levy the following fees and rates, namely:— (i) fees on the registration of vehicles; (ii) a fee for providing sanitary arrangements at such places of worship or pilgrimage, fairs and melas within its jurisdiction as may be specified by the State Government by notification; (iii) a fee for licence referred to in sub-section (2) of section 116; (iv) a fee for licence for a hat or market referred to in section 117; (v) a water rate, where arrangement for the supply of water for drinking, irrigation or any other purpose is made by the Panchayat Samiti within its jurisdiction; (vi) a lighting rate, where arrangement for lighting of public streets and places is made by the Panchayat Samiti within its jurisdiction. (2) The Panchayat Samiti shall not undertake registration of a vehicle or levy fee therefor and shall not provide sanitary arrangements at places of worship or pilgrimage, fairs and melas within its jurisdiction 327 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973. [West Ben. Act (Part III—Panchayat Samiti.—Chapter XIL—Property and Fund.—Sections 134-139.) or levy fee therefor if any such vehicle has already been registered by any other authority under any law for the time being in force or if such provision for sanitary arrangement has already been made by any other local authority. Scales of 134. (1) The scales of tolls, fees or rates and the terms and tolls, etc. to be provided conditions for the imposition thereof shall be such as may be provided by bye-laws. by bye-laws. (2) Such bye-laws may provide for exemption from all or any of the tolls, fees or rates in any class of cases. Panchayat Samiti may raise loans and create sinking fund.