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Section 71: Power of Government in respect of taxation

The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 20 of 2000

(1) The Government may, by special or general order notified in the [Government Gazette], require a municipality to impose any [fee], mentioned in section 66 not already imposed, at such rate and within such period as may be specified in the notification and the municipality shall thereupon act accordingly.

(2) The Government may require a municipality to modify the rate of any [fee] already imposed and thereupon the municipality shall modify the [fee] as required within such period as the Government may direct.

(3) If the municipality fails to carry out any order passed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the Government may, by a suitable order notified in the Official Gazette, impose or modify the [fee]. The order so passed shall operate as if it were a resolution duly passed by the municipality and as if the proposal was sanctioned in accordance with the procedure contained in section 70.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000
Section71
Marginal notePower of Government in respect of taxation
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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.

  • substituted, Act V of 2017. . Substituted for “tax” by Act V of 2017, s. 173(i)

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