The Assam Health Infrastructure and Services Department Fund Act, 2015
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No. 277 Dispur, Wednesday, 30th September, 2015, 8th Asvina, 1937 CS.E.)

GO ERl'fMENT OF ASSAM

ORDER BYTHEGOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT: : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

OTIFICATION

The 30th September, 2015

No. LGL.I04/2015IPt/17.- The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received

the assent of the Governor on 20[th] eptember, 2015 is hereby published for general information.

##### ASSAM ACT A O. XXVII OF 2015

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 20[th] September 2015)

THE ASSAM HEALTH L 'FR TR CTlJRE 'D ER ICE

DEVELOP ME TT F . TD . ~IE. D.IE 'T) CT, 20r


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further to amend the Assam Health Infrastructure and Services

Development Fund Act, 2009.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Health Infrastructure Assam

and Services Development Fund Act, 2009, hereinafter referred to as the Act No.

XVII of

principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

2009.

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India

as follows:                    -

Short title, extent 1.(I) This Act mal be called the Assam Health Infrastructure and Services
and commence-

Development Fund (Amendment) Act, 2015.

ment.

(2) It shall ha e he like extent as the prin ipal A t.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force ith effect from the I~' a
of July, 2015.

Amendment of 2. In the principal Act, in section 2, in sub-section (I), for the existing clause
Section 2. (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(i) "State" means the State of Assam and "State Government"

means the Government of Assam."

Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, for the existing section 3, the following shall be
Section 3. substituted, namely: -

"Incidence

3.(\) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the

of cess, rate

time being in force, there shall be levied and collected, for

thereof and
payment of the purposes of this Act, a cess at the first point of sale of
cess- goods or classes of goods, as may be specified in the

Schedule, by any person in the State. The cess shall be
levied and collected at the rate specified in column (3) of
the Schedule for any goods or such classes of goods:

Provided that, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed in this regard, the Government may exempt by

notification in the Official Gazette prospectively or

retrospectively, any such sale of goods or classes of goods

from levy of cess collectable under this sub-section.

(2) The cess leviable under sub-section (I) of this section shall

be payable in the prescribed manner by any person who

effects such sales either directly or in the capacity of an

agent for some other principal.

(3) The cess leviable under sub-section (I) of this section shall
be in addition to any tax or duty, by whatever name called
leviable on such sale under any other law for the time being
in force in the State."

Amendment of 4. In the principal Act, in section 4, for the existing proviso, the following
Section 4. proviso shall be substituted, namely:-

"Provided that the State Government shall not vary the rate of

cess so as to enhance it, in any case, exceeding rupees f e per retail pack


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Amendment of 6. In the principal Act, for the existing Schedule, the following shall be
the Schedule. substituted, namely:-

"Schedule

[ See section 3]

Rate of cess
Rupee I per re ail packet

Repeal and

. Cl The As am Heal h Infrastructure and Services Development Fund

avlngs.

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 is hereby repealed. Assam
Ordinance
III of 2015.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken
under the Ordinance so repealed shall be deemed to have been
done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act, as if
this Act had come into force on the date on which the said
Ordinance came into force.

S. M. BUZAR BAR AH,

Secretary to the Government of Assam,
Legislative Department, Dispur.


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