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Section 10: Penal~ for 11012-paymertl of tax

The Kerala Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, 1961 (No.20 of 1961)State Act of Kerala · Act 20 of 1961

( 1) If any oerson 1s adm1tted 101 payment to any place of entertamment and the proviSIOns of section 5 are not complied with. the p10pnetor of the entertammcnt to whilh such pe1 son is adxmtted shall, on conviction by a Magistrate, be liable in re~pect of car:h such offence to a fine not exceedmg two hundred rupees and shall m addition be liable to pay any tax v..luch should have been paid.

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(2) Wrthoul prejudice to the provrs10ns of bub-section (!) any officer autllOIISed by the local auth01 ity m this behalf may ente1 any place of entertamment while the entertamment IS proceed111g, and any place ordmanly used as a place of entertainment at any reasonable ttme, and rf ~atisfied that the prov1sions of section 5 are not complied wuh, by order m writmg pre\ent the further use of such place for the purposes of any entertainment:

Provided that before preventing the funher use of the place for the purpose of the entertainment the proprietor of the entertatment shall be given a reasonable opportdmty to show cause agamst the p1oposed action.

(3) If the order under sub·sectwn (2) ~~ not compiled with, the officer may request the officer m charge of the pohce station havmg junsd1ction over the place to prevent the further use of such place for the pUI pose of any entcrtarnmen t and the officer m charge of the pohcc ~tat1on shall be bound to comply with the request.

II. Power of the Government to make rules.- (I) The Government may makt" rules to carry out -a\ I or any of the purposes of th1s Act, not in­ consist('nt therewith.

(2) In particular and without pleJUdice to the generality of the f01egoing power they may make rules-

(a) for the composition and comohdated payment of tax undf"I section 4; and

(b) for the presentation and dr~posal of apphcat10ns for exemp­ tion from pa>ment ofthe entertamments ta>...

(3) In making any rules the Government mav provide that a breach thereof shall be pumshabie with fine which may extt"nd to o:'" hundred rupees.

(4) Ail rules made under thrs Act shall be la1d foi nol less than fourteen days before the l cg1slatlVC Assembly, ~s soon as poss1ble after they are made and shall' be ~ubject to such modrfication whether by way of repeal or amendment, as the legislative Assembly may make during the se~sion in wh1ch they are so laid or the ses~ion immediately follow· ing.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, 1961 (No.20 of 1961)
Section10
Marginal notePenal~ for 11012-paymertl of tax
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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