The Gauhati Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2003
**Registered No. - 768/97**

# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

## EXTRAORDINARY

**PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY**

85 " M 3 CT’, 2003, 13 W L 1925 (T^)

No.85 Dispur, Saturday, 3rd May, 2003, 13th Vaisakha, 1925 (S.E.)

### GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

**NOTIFICATION**

### The 3rd May, 2003

**No. LGL.55/2001/35.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative**

### Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for

 general information.


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862 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 3 2003

**ASSAM ACT NO IX OF 2003**

(Received the assent of the Governor on 3rd May, 2003)

**THE GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003.**

AN

ACT

**further to amend the Guwahati Municipal**
**Corporation Act, 1969.**

**Preamble**

Whereas it is expedient further to amend **Assam Act**

the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969, No‘ 1 of 1973’

hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in the
manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-fourth Year

of the Republic of India as follows :-

**Short title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Guwahati
**extent and**

Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act,

**commencement.**

2003.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**Amendment** 2. In the principal Act, in Section 95 -
**of**
**Section 95.**

(i) in sub-section (1), for the words “five

thousand”, appearing in between the
words “exceed” and “rupees”, the words
“five lakhs” shall be substituted ;

(ii) in sub-section (2), for the words “five

thousand” and “fifty thousand”
respectively appearing in between the
words “exceed” and “rupees”, the words
“five lakhs” and “ten lakhs” respectively
shall be substituted ;

(iii) in the marginal note, for the words “five

thousand” and “fifty thousand”, the
words “five lakhs” and “ten lakhs”
respectively shall be substituted.


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**Amendment** 3. In the principal Act, in Section 96, -
**of**
**Section 96.** (i) in the marginal note, for the words “fifty

thousand”, appearing after the words
“rupees”, the words “ten lakhs” shall be
substituted ;

(ii) in sub-section (1), for the words “fifty

thousand”, appearing after the words
“exceeds” and “rupees”, the words “ten
lakhs” shall be substituted ;

(iii) in sub-section (2), in clause (a), for the

words “five lakhs”, appearing in between
the words “exceeds” and “o f’, the words
“fifteen lakhs” shall be substituted.

**Amendment** 4. In the principal Act, in Section 97, -
**of**

**Section 97.** (i) in sub-section (1), in clause (c) for the

words “ten thousand”, appearing in
between the word “exceeding” and
“rupees”, the words two lakhs shall be
substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (1), in clause (d), for the

. words “fifty thousand” appearing in

3 0 ’ between the words “exceeding” and
“rupees”, the words “five lakhs” shall be
substituted.

**Amendment** 5. In the principal Act, in Section 99, -
**of**

**Section 99.** in sub-section (1), for the words “five
thousand”, appearing in between the words
“exceeding” and “rupees”, the words five
lakhs shall be substituted ;

**Amendment** 6. In the principal Act, in Section 104, -
**of**

**Section 104.** (i) in clause (a) for the w ords “one

thousand”, appearing in between the
word “exceeding” and “rupees”, the words
“ten thousand” shall be substituted ;


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 (ii) in clause (b), in the 6th line, for the words
 “five thousand”, appearing in between the words “exceeds” and “rupees”, the words “thirty thousand” shall be substituted ;

 (iii) in clause (b), in the last line, for the
 words “three thousand”, appearing in between the words “exceeds” and “rupees”, the words “twenty thousand” shall be substituted.

**Amendment** 7. In the principal Act, in Section 146, in the
**of** proviso, the words “or increasing” appearing

**Section 146.**

### in between the words “reducing” and “the rates” shall be deleted.

**Substitution of** 8. In the principal Act, for Section 151, the
**Section 151.**

### following shall be substituted, namely

**Charge by** 151. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in
**measurement**

### Sections 147 and 149, the Commissioner

**in lieu of**
**water tax in** may, instead of levying water tax under
**certain cases.** Sections 147 and 149, charge for

### measured quantity of water at such rate
 and in such areas or localities as may be specified by him from time to time.

 (2) The Commissioner shall give notice to
 the owners, tenants, occupants of buildings and lands of such areas and
 localities requiring them to get the metre installed within a period as may be specified by him in the notice.

 (3) The Commissioner may fix such charges
 to be paid for water consumed while a metre is out of order or under repair or the metre is not installed on the expiry of the period specified under sub-section
 (2) as may be provided by regulation determining the average consumption of water on the basis of the pressure of water supply, the number and size of


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water taps and the size of ferruls, if any,

used in the prem ises and thus
determining the amount payable on the
basis of such average consumption :

Provided that no provisions of the

regulation made under this sub-section
shall be inconsistant with the provisions
of this Act or the rules or the bye-laws
made thereunder.

(4) If any consumer fails to pay any amount

payable to the Corporation on account
of water consumed, in due time, the
amount shall be recoverable by the
Commissioner in the same manner as
an arrear of Municipal Tax.

**Amendment** 9. In the principal Act, in Section 223, in sub­
**of**

section (2), the words “initially” out of

**Section 223.**

Municipal Fund and shall be reimbursable”,
appearing in between the words “paid” and
“by” shall be deleted.

ARVIND DAVE

GOVERNOR OF ASSAM,

K. D. PHUKAN,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department.

GUWAHATI- Printed & Published by the Dy. Director (P&S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty.,

Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex-Gazette) No. 169-500-600-3-5-2003.


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