(1) A one-time tax in lieu of annual tax as leviable under the West Bengal Motore Vehicles Tax Act, 1979, shall be leviable on motor cycles as shown in Schedule II at the rate specified therein.
West Ben.
Act IX of
1979.
142 The West Bengal Additional Tax and One-time Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989.
XIX of 1989.]
West Ben.
Act IX of
1979.
(Section 10.)
(2) With effect from the date of commencement of this Act, the owner of any motor cycle being less than fifteen years old, when applying for first registration or assignment of fresh registration mark or change of address on removal of the motor cycle from another State other than West Bengal, shall pay one-time tax as specified in Schedule II in lieu of any tax payable under the West Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1979.
(3) The owner of any motor cycle being less than fifteen years old, which is already registered in West Bengal and the tax in respect of which is being paid annually under the West Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1979, shall, from the date of commencement of this Act, pay onetime tax at the rate specified in Schedule II in lieu of the annual tax under that Act on the expiry of the period for which the annual tax under that Act has been paid.
(4) The owner of any motor cycle of the description referred to in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), which is more than fifteen years old, shall pay the annual tax, in lieu of one-time tax, under the West Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1979.
(5) The State Government may require the manufacturer or the dealer of motor cycles to furnish to it the names and addresses of the purchasers of motor cycles with effect from such date as may be determined by the State Government by notification published in the Official Gazette.
(6) If one-time tax in respect of a motor cycle has already been paid under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), and if the said motor cycle is removed from West Bengal on change of address or on cancellation of registration, the owner of such motor cycle shall be entitled to claim refund at the rate specified in Part II of Schedule II.
(7) The one-time tax payable under sub-section (2) or subsection (3) shall be paid for the year for which it is due and in advance by the person liable to pay the tax within such period as may be determined by the Taxing Officer or the State Government by order from time to time.