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Section 156A: Recovery of property tax.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

[156A. Recovery of property tax.—If, after the coming into force of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2003, any owner of any vacant land or covered space of building or any other person liable to pay the property tax or any occupier, in the absence of any such owner or person, does not file a return of self-assessment within sixty days of the coming into force of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2003, or if the person liable for the payment of property tax does not pay the amount due within the due date, such sum together with all costs and penalty may be recovered under a warrant, issued in the form set forth in the Eighth Schedule, by distress and sale of the movable property, or the attachment and sale of the immovable property, of the defaulter:

Provided that the Commissioner shall not recover any sum the liability for which has been remitted on appeal under the provisions of this Act.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section156A
Marginal noteRecovery of property tax.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Delhi Act 6 of 2003. Ins. by Delhi Act 6 of 2003, s. 26 (w.e.f. 1-8-2003).

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