Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916
157. (1) A Municipality may exempt, for a period not exceeding one year, from the payment of a tax, or nay portion of a tax, imposed under this Act any person who is in its opinion, by reason of poverty, unable to pay the same, and may renew such exemption as often as it deems necessary.
(2) A Municipality may, by a special resolution confirmed [by the Prescribed Authority] exempt from the payment of a tax, or any portion of a tax, imposed under this Act any person or class of persons or any property or description of property.
(3) The [State Government] may, by order, exempt from the payment of a tax, or any portion of a tax, imposed under this Act any person or class of persons or any property or description of property.
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
substituted, U. P. Act II of 1919. Subs. for (Commissioner) by sec. 60 of ibid which had been subs. for (by the L. G. in the case of cities and by the Commissioner in other cases) by sec. 13 of U. P. Act II of 1919.
substituted. Subs. by A. O. 1950 for (Provl. Govt.), which had been Subs. by the A. O. 1937 for (L.G.).
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