(1) This Act may be called the Punjab New sport tite, extent '11'905wnships (Street Lighting and Water Supply) Fees Act, and commence-
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(2) It shall exend to such new townships cf. the *[Union territory of Chandigarh] as the 3[Central Government] may by notification irect. :
(3) 1t shall come into force whefhe; prospectively or retrospectively in such townships to which it is extended from the dates to be notified by the 3[Central Government].
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in pegpiions.
the subject or context,— ) o
(a) “house” means a res.dent‘al house, house-cumshop or house-cum-workshop in the new town- * ships and includes houses constructed ‘on -plots purchased from Government in the new fown- . ships of 2[Union Territcry of Chandigarh]. - "~ (b) “purchaser” means’ an jndividual, company; co- - - operative society or association or. body of -in- .- dividuals, whether incorporated or-not, who has/.
" . have purchased and/or .occupied a: house-or.
eI ST MR e, P e G Extraordin &ry), , page -S ; for proceedings in the Assembly, B g._:gis(llagt)ive7 . Assembly Dciates, Volume 1, 1950, pages (18) 94-18 (95 and (19) —5. Substituted for the word “Punjab” by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandi.
garh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. .
®. Substitated for the words * State .Government." by ibid... - NEW TOWNSHIPS (STREET [1950 : Pb, Act Ix.
LIGHTING AND WATER SUPPLY) FEES 504 ' plots in the ne houses, or/and plot or p W town.
ships and includes the predecessors and sycces.
sors of interest of such purchaser ;
“ Commissioner” means a Deputy Com.
© n%:fig?er of the District in which the new towp.
ship is situtate ; . .
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; . )
(e)“Controlling Authority” means the authority competent to make recovery of the fees under the powers conferred by this Act ;
(f) “new township” means a colony of houses for the rehabilitation of displaced persons that has been or may hereafter be established by the I[Central Government].
Controlling Autho- 3. (I) For the purposes of making the street lighting o and/or water supply available to the purchasers of the houses in new townships in ?[Union territory of Chandigarh] the I[Central Government] may appoint the Deputy Commissioner or any other officer as controlling authority. i
(2) A controlling authoritymay with the sanction of the ![Central Government] delégate ‘any of his functions under the Act to any officer of the [Central Government] within his jurisdiction whether by name or by designation.
Rate of fee, .4 () Tho purchaser in a new township shall be liable to pay fees at a rate not exceeding Rs 3-8-0 and Rs 6-8-0 for street lighting and water supply, respectively, per mensem per house in the new township.
(2) The fee shall be paid by the purchaser in respect . (3) Where the fee due from any person is in arrears it shall be lawful for the controlling );.Sthority to demand "L Substituted for the words “‘State Government tion (Chandiz ~ by the Punjab Reorganisd- 19§s§Chmdl’“m (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, % Substituted for ‘the words * Punjab” by 4.
1950 : Pb. Act IX.] NEW TOWNSHIPS (STREET 505 LIGHTING AND WATER SUPPLY) FEES