The Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act, 2002
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No. 374 Dispur, Friday, 10th May, 2002, 20th Vaisakha, 1924 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

**NOTIFICATION**

The 9th May, 2002

#### No. LGL.21/2002/5.--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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3174 THE ASSA.M GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY MAY 10 2002

ASSAM A C T No. VIII O F 2002

(Received the assent of the Governor on 1st May, 2002)

THE ASSAM AMUSEMENTS AND BETTING TAX(AMENDMENT) ACT. 2002

AN

ACT

further to amend the Assam Amusements and
Betting Tax Act, 1939.

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend Assam

the Assam Amusements and Belting Tax Act, Act II of

1939, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, 1939.

in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-third Year

of Republic of India as follows

Short title. I. (1) This Act may be called the Assam

extent ami Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act.

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

Act.

(3) It shall come intoforce at once.

Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in section 3, in sub-section
of Section 3. (I), in clause (cl). in sub-clause (ii). for the words

"rupee one and fifty paise”, the words “rupees

two and fifty paise" shall be substituted

Amendment 3. In the principal Act, in section 4, after clause
of Section 4. (a), the following proviso shall be inserted,

namely :-

"Provided that in a case where the total

entertainment tax per ticket comes to rupees one
hundred and above, such entertainment tax,
instead of being paid by affixing entertainment
tax stamps to the ticket, may be paid by challan
into the Government Treasury' in advance and on
such payment an endorsement shall be made by
the Commissioner or an Officer authorised by him
in this behalf on every such ticket indicating the
amount of entertainment tax paid and such
endoresment shall be signed and sealed by the
Commissioner or the Officer authorised by him”.

S. K. SINHA,

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. <fc Sty.

Assam,Guwahati-2 i, (Ex-Gazette) No. 479-500-600-10-5-2002.


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