The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1966
The 23rd November 1966

**No.LJL.21/66/11. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assem­**

bly which received the assent of the President is hereby published for general

information.

ASSAM ACT XXIX OF 1966

**(Received tlie assent of the President on the 19th November, 1966)**

THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT)

ACT 1966

[Published in the _Assam Gazette Extra-ordinary, dated the 24th November,_

1966].

An

**Act**

**Farther to amend the Assam** **Municipal Act,** **1956**

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

Preamble. Assam Municipal Act, 1956, hereinafter called the xvtoU‘4 ^

principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;


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It is hereby enacted in the Seventeenth Year

of the Republic of Indii as follows:—

Short title,
exteit and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Mu­
commence­ nicipal (Amendment) Act, 1956.

ment.

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

pal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment
of section 3 2. In section 3 of the principal Act, after clause

m Act
of As® 957. (1) the following shall be inserted as clause (1A),—

‘‘(1A) ‘Boat’ means steamer or vessel propelled by

steam, motor, electrical or other mechanical power
including flats and tugs, country boat, row boat,

skiff or other like craft.”

ot^secti^n"[1 ] 3 - s e c t*o n 26 of the principal Act, after sub-

26 of Assam section (4) the following shall be inserted as sub-
Act XV of section (5), namely:—

1957.

“ (5) If the term of the office of the Com­

missioners of a Board expires and for any reason the
election as provided in sub-section (1) cannot be

held, the Board shall be deemed to have been

dissolved under section 298 with effect from the

date of expiry of the term of office of the Commis­
sioners and thereafter the provisions of section 299
shall apply to the Board.”

of section 60 f ’ s e c t ‘o n 50 of the principal Act, in sub-

cfAssam Act section (2), after the second proviso, the following shall

XV of 1957. be added as the third proviso, namely:—•

“ Provided further that without the prior sanction

of the State Government the municipal fund shall not
be expended for contesting any case filed again t the
Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, a Commissioner or
any other person in authority where such Chairman,
Vice-Chairman, Commissioner or the person, as the

case may be, is involved in his individual capacity to
contest such case.”

Amendment 5. In section 68 of theffirincipal Act, in sub-section
of section 68 m _

of Assam Act ' ’
XV of 1957. (1) for clause (1), the following shall be substituted, ,,, p

namely:—

“ (i) a fee on boats mooring within the Muni­

cipality

(2) after clause (n), the following shall be inserted

as clause (o), namely: —

“ (o) licence fee on boats.”


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Insertion of 6. After section 84 of the principal Act, the fol­

f section 84A

in Assam lowing shall be inserted as section 84A, namely;—

Act XV of

IS5 7.

j “Prohibi- 84A, Where any deed or document required to be Central Act

tion of regis- registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 [16 o f]
certain P[u r] P[o r t s t o] transfer the title to any holding jailing

_s'_ cases. within a municipality, no registering Officer shall

register any such deed or document unless the party
presenting the deed or document for registration
produces a certificate from the Municipal Board to the
effect that there is no arrears of any tax assessed under
this Act which is payable to the Board in respect of
the holding.”

Insertion 7. After section 127 of the principal Act, a new

of section section shall be inserted as section 12 7A, namely:-—
127A in

Aksana Act
XV of

1957.

"Licence fee ISyA. (1) When it has been determined that licence

on boats. fe e s o n ]3 0 a ts s [hall be imposed under section 68, sub­]

section (1) (o), the Board, at a meeting, shall make
an order that the owner of every boat which is kept
or used within the Municipality shall take out a
licence in the form to be prescribed by the Board and
pay such fees as are fixed in the order and cause such
order to be published locally. The licence taken out

shall remain valid for one year after which it shall
be renewed:

Provided that in no case the rate of licence fee shall

exceed the following without the prior approval of the
State Government.—

(a) Steamer or vessel propelled Rs.20’00 (twenty)

by steam, motor, electrical per annum.

or other mechanical power
including flat or tugs.

(b) Country boat with a capacity Rs. 10C0 (ten)

of more than 3,000 kilograms per annum,

but less than 9,331 kilograms.

(c) Row boat, skiff or other like Rs. 5’00 (five)

craft. per annum.

(2) Whoever owns ar is in possession of any boat

without a valid licence shall be punishable with a fine
not exceeding one hundred rupees.”


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Repeal 8. (1) The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Ordi- Assata Oj
Saving. [and ] nance, 1966 is hereby repealed. ia a n c -

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done

or any action taken under the Ordinance as repealed
shall be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act as if this Act had commenced on the twenty­
ninth day of June, 1966 (date of promulgation of

the Ordinance).

P. C. DAS,

Joint Secy, to the Govt, of Assam.

Law Department.


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