Act Info:
In section 2 of the Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923 (Bom. I of 1923) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"),--
(a) after clause (a-2), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--
"(a-3) "Award Function" means the award distribution programme organised by the representative bodies of the Film or Television Industry or Media organisations with intermittent performance of songs or dances or other performances or such other award function as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;";
(b) in clause (b),--
(i) in the second proviso, for the words "three rupees in case of ordinary and air-cooled cinemas and four rupees in case of air-conditioned cinemas" the words "five rupees in case of ordinary and air-cooled cinemas and six rupees in case of air-conditioned cinemas" shall be substituted;
(ii) after the fifth proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely:--
"Provided also that, any payment of fifty paise per ticket if charged by the proprietor of a permanent or quasi-permanent cinema having computerised ticket terminal network with the help of information technology through satellite, towards additional service charges, separately, in that case, such payment towards additional service charges shall not be included in the payment for admission;";
(c) in clause (c), after sub-clause (xii), the following sub-clause shall be added, namely:--
"(xiii) responsible for or for the time being in charge of, the management of any Tourism Project to which the eligibility certificate is issued by the Tourism Development Corporation under the Tourism Policy-2006;";
(d) after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--
"(f-a1) "Government Sponsored Cultural Festival" means the festival or programme organised, sponsored or co-sponsored by the State Government or the Government Undertaking or an autonomous body or such other cultural festival as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf or the cultural festival organised by the educational institution;";
(e) after clause (i), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:
"(i-a) "Tourism Development Corporation" means the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited, a Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);
(i-b) "Tourism Policy-2006" means the Tourism Policy formulated by the Government of Maharashtra, under the Government Resolution, Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, No. MTC-2005/2/CR-172/Tourism, dated the 16th December, 2006;
(i-c) "Tourism Project" means the following project, which is eligible as an Eligible Unit for the incentives under the Tourism Policy-2006, namely:--
(1) Hotels, Heritage Hotels, Resorts and Health Farms, Health and Wellness Spa and units registered under the Bed and Breakfast Scheme of the Tourism Development Corporation;
(2) Motels and wayside amenities;
(3) Apartment Hotels or Service Apartments;
(4) Water Sports and Amusement Parks;
(5) Arts and Crafts Villages;
(6) Golf Courses;
(7) Camping, Caravanning and Tent Facilities;
(8) Aerial Ropeways;
(9) Convention Centres;
(10) Development of Hill Stations;
(11) Adventure Tourism Projects;
(12) Houseboats;
(13) Eco-Tourism Projects;
(14) Museums and Aquariums;
(15) Projects approved by the Classification Committee of the Tourism Department of the Government of Maharashtra or the Government of India;".