(1) The Zilla Parishad shall, after following the procedure prescribed in rules 3 and 4, levy,-mllect and appropriate lighting rate, where anangement for lighting of public streets and places is maOe by it within iis jurisdidion at such rates as may be fxed by it but not below the minimum .- rates specified in the Schedule to this Part.
2) No lighting rate shall be levied on - a) any house used for charitable, educational or religious purpose and yielding no rent to the owner;
b) any house used or owned by a Gram Panchayat, Panchayet Samiti orZilla Parishad; and ' c) any house used or owned by the Government' 58, Lighting rate effective from what date :. The lighting rate shall be leviable for the year beginning on the first day of April and ending on the tfiirty-first day of March next following. where the lighting rate cgmes into effect on anv dav other than the 1"' day of Aprit, it shall be leviable by the quarter beginning on 1" day of July, 1'' Oay 6t O&oUer, 1"r day of January and lhe 'l'1 day of April not following and therezfter by the year- 59, Lighting rate from whom primarily leviabte : 1) The lighting rate shall be .leviable primarily from the actual occuoier ofthe house if he ls the owner of the house' 2) lf the house is not occupied by the owner, the rate shall be leviable primarily from - a) the lessor, if the house is let;
b) the superior iessor, if the house is sub-let; or c) the person in whom the rigfrt to let the same and receive rent thereof is vested, if it is un-let.
3) On the failure to recover any sum due on account of the lighting rate from the person from whom it is primarily leviable, such un-recovered sum may be recovered from the occupier of any part of the house i;;Jtt;.t 6t *ni.n ine ligntinq rate is due, such portion of that sum as the Adhyaksha decides to be proportionately leviab.le in respect ofthat part ofthe house:
provided that, such occupier shall not be liable to pay the rate for the period for which he was not in occupation of the house.
60, Remission or refund of the lighting rate in case of vacancies : Where any house which is liable to the lighting rate has remained vacant for a continuous period of three months or more, the Zilla Parishad snattiefunO or remit the whole or any portion of the amount of the lighting rate paid or payable for such period :
Provided thet no such remission or refund shall granted - a) unless a notice in writing of the fact of the house being vacant has been given in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad; or b) for any period previous to the date on which such notice is given under clause (a) of this rule.
SCHEDULE lsee rule 511 TARIFF OF LIGHTING RATE -ennuawatuation/Annuallattingvaluesof houses Minimum 1 -Where caoital valuation of a house does not exceed Rs.
50.000/-.
Rs. 15.00 annum
2. Where caDital valuation of a house exceeds Rs. 50,000/- but it does not exceeds Rs. 1,00,000/-.
Rs. 25.00 Where capital valuation of a house exceeds Rs. 1,00,000/- but ii does not exceed Rs. 2.00,000/-.
Rs. 40.00 Where capital valuation of a house exceeds Rs. 2,00,0001 but it does not exceed Rs. 5.00,000/-.
Rs- 50.00 Where capital valuation of a house exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- bui it does not exceed Rs. 7.50,000f.
Rs- 70.00 And for increase of every Rs..50,000/- or part ihereof in the capital valuation of house over and ebove Rs. 7,50,000/-.
Rs.15.00 plus Rs.75.00 Where rental value of a house does not exceed Rs. 1,200/- per annum.
Rs. 10.00 R Where rental value of a house exceeds Rs. 1,200/- but it does not exceed Rs. 2.500/- Der annum.
Rs- 15.00 Where rental value of a house exceed Rs. 2,500/- but it does not exceed Rs. 3.600/- Der annum.
Rs.20.00
10. Where rental value of a house exceeds Rs. 3,6001 but it does.
not exceed Rs. 4.800/- oer annum.
Rs. 25.00
11. Where rental value of a house exceeds Rs. 4,800/- but it does not exceed Rs. 6.000/- oer annum.
Rs.35.00 And for every additional increase of Rs. 500/- or part thereof in the annual rental value of a house over and above Rs. 6,000/- oer annum.
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PART - X RULES FoR LEvY oF coNsEBVANcY Pt4lE:.wlFIE ARRANGEMENT FoR cLEARING pRtvATE LATR|NES, Unrr,,rniJii.iocesspocjl cor'ipouNDs ATTACHED ro DWELLING AREAS rs rvrme iiirii-zif_n PARISHAD WlrHtN lrs JURlSDlcTloN
61. Definitions : In this pan, unress there is anything repugnant to the subjec{, meaning or contexl - a),.dwel|ingarea"meansaresidentia|houseorbui|dingorsetofsuchhousesandbui|dingWithin the same encrosur" uno'ur"Ji-iy ti" same occupier oi different occupiers and includes a hut;
b)"Occupier'includesapersoninactualphysicalpossessionofadwellingareawhetherasowner' agent of the owner or tenant;
c).ownefmeansapersonwhoreceiveo|isentitledtoreceiverentofadwe||ingareaifthe dwelling area is let; and d) 'hut' means any dwelling area.which i: -l{11-td^ principally of wood' mud' leaves' grass' oaoer.c|oth,gunnydoth,tarpau|in,bambooorcaneandincjudesanytemporarystrucluremade Iifunitare, taerials and in whatever size'
62. Tariff of conservancy rate r 1) subjecl_to the. provisions of sub-rule(2), the zlla Parishad shall' after following the procedure p'""i6"0 in-nries s and a' levy a 'ont"t'n"y tate' *!9!9 -1lalgements for ctearing private latrines, urtn"ts "ii ."*pbl'i -rp"""os.atgc1eO to dwelling areas is made by it within its iurisdidion at monthly ,.r*. ., ilIi6" ?"eO OV it basgd o1 the monthly in-mme from all sou-rces of the -owners or occupiers of such o*liiitil ii"Ji-o,it'*tfio*' in" minimum ;ates specified in the schedule to tn'u o'ni, *o conservancv rate under sutrrule (1] shalli:,9"1*'*T1?19,3y3"j"""t"::t:piersof a dwellins erea is the covemment, " ct"rl'iil".n'ivJ,-r'ilrn"ttrv"t samiti, or the zilla Parishad and such dwelling "i", is ut.o exclusively for their official purposes' 3)Theconservancyralesshal|beprimari|y|eviab|e'romtheactua|occupierofthedwel|ingarea,if he is owner of such dwelling area' 4) lf the dwelling area is not occupied by the owner' the applicable @nseNancy rate shall be primarily leviable from ' the tenant, if the dwelling area is let;
the supedor tenant, if the dwelling area is sub-let; or thepersoninwhomtherightto|etthesameandreceiverentthereofvests'ifitisun-|et' c b) 5)onfailuretorecovolanysumdue-onaccountoJco.nservancvratefromthepersonfromwhomit is primarily leviable, there may oe iecovered from the occupier.of any pirt ot tne dwelling area in respect ol which the conservancy rare " "";';.f,;ft;;;oi in"t tu-t-"t tn" Adnvaksha decides to be proportionatelv f-eviiOfe ln respect of that part ofthe dwelling areas :
provided that such occupier shall not be liable to pay the conservanry rate for any period for which he was not in occupation ofthe dwelling area'
63.RemissionorrefundofconservancyrateintheGase.ofvacancies:.Whereadwe||ingarea,in resoect of which the conr"*rn.vl"iJjr 1eui"nr", has.remained vacant for a @ntinuous period of one monrh or more, the zta pans# siri;-r;f,;il;; ,"rit tn" wnote or any portion of the amount of the conservancy rate paid or payable for such period :
Provided thst no such remission or refund shall be granted - a)un|essanoticeinwritingofthefactofthedwe||ingareaconcemedbeingVacanthasbeen given to the Chief Executive Officer' or b)foranyperiodprevioustothedateonwhichsuchnoticeisgiven!othechiefExecutiveofficer,
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136' Gross monthly income from all sources Minimum Above Rs, 50'l/- but uDto Rs. 750/- Rs. 2.00 oer month Above Rs. 751l- but uDto Rs. 1.2Q01 Rs. 5.00 Der month Above Rs. 1.201l- but uDto Rs. 2000/- Rs. 8.00 per month Above Rs. 2.001/- but uDto Rs. 3000/- Rs. 12.00'Der month Above Rs. 3002/- Rs. 20.00 per month
SCHEDULE ' [See ruler6ll TARIFF OF CONSERVANCY RATE sd/- (N.N.JHA) Lieutenant Govemor Andaman ard Ni@bar lslands.
By the order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor, sdl Assistant Secretary (Panchayats) A & N Administration ac-t i ^A "+ - .a!
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