Municipal Taxation Act : Power to prohibit levy of tax. Power of state Government to prohibit levy of

Municipal Taxation Act,1881

Act No : 11

Section : Power to prohibit levy of tax. Power of state Government to prohibit levy of taxes on it. 1[3A. Power of State Government to prohibit levy of taxes on it.Notwithstanding anything in any enactment for the time being in force,the State Government

3. Power to prohibit levy of tax. Notwithstanding anythingcontained in any enactment for the time being in force, the CentralGovernment may, by an order in writing, prohibit the levy by aMunicipal Committee of any 9specified ta,x payable by any personsubjectto the Army Act, 1950, (46 of 1950.) the ,Navy Act, 1957,(62 of1957.), or the Air Force Act, 1950, (45 of 1950.) who is compelled bythe exigencies of military, naval or air-force duty to reside withinthe limits of a municipality].10* * * * * * The Central Government may, by a like order, rescind any suchprohibition.----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The Act has been amended in Mysore by Mysore Act 13 of 1974. 2 Subs. by the A. O. 1948, for "the Governor-General in Council". 3 Ins. by Act 35 of 1934, s. 2 and Sch. 4 Ins. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and Sch. I. 5 Subs. by the A. O. 1948. for "Secretary of State for India inCouncil". 6 Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1966, for "PartB states" 7 The words "and shall come into force at once" rep. by Act 10 of1914 s. 3 and Sch. II. 8 For the purposes of this Act, every Cantonment Board, asdefined in the Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924), is deemed to be aMunicipal Committee, see s. 97 of that Act. 9 Subs. by Act 58 of 1960. s. 3 and Sch. II. for certain words. 10 The words "or (b) payable by the Secretary of State for Indiain Council" rep. by the A. O. 1937.,-----------------------------------------------------------------------4.