The Punjab Municipal (Haryana Octroi Surcharge Validation) Act, 1969 Complete Act - Bare Act

[Received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 19th February, 1969, and was first published in the Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary), of the 21st February, 1969].

An Act to validate the imposition and collection of surcharge on octroi by the Municipal Committee, Hissar, in the District of Hissar.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:"

This Ace may be called the Punjab Municipal (Haryana Octroi Surcharge Validation) Act, 1969.

Validation of imposition and collection of octroi sur charge, etc. by Municipal committee Hissar, for cer tain period.

(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (10) of section 62 or in any other provision of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (3 of 1911), the Punjab Government Notification No. 269-C-54/26175, dated the 4th May, 1954, published in Part-A of the Punjab Government Gazette, dated the 14th May, 1954, shall be deemed to have been passed in accordance with law and the rate of surcharge on octroi specified in the said notification in respect of the items mentioned therein shall be deemed to be, and to have been, the actual rates of octroi, under the said Act for the period commencing on the 8th June, 1954 and ending with the 14th February, 1962.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court to the contrary, the surcharge on octroi imposed or cohccied m purporting to have beer; imposed or collected m pursuance of the notification referred to in sub-section (1) shall For all purposes be deemed to be, and to have always been, validly imposed or collected, and accordingly"

(a) all acts, proceedings or things done or taken by the Municipal Committee, Hissar, or by any of its officers or servants in connection with the imposition or collection or such surcharge shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be, and lo have always been, done or taken in accordance with law ;

(b)

no suit or other proceeding shall be maintained or continued in any court against the Municipal Committee, Hissar, or any of its officers or servants whatsoever for the refund of any such surcharge so collected ; and

(c)

no court shall enforce any decree or order directing the refund of any such surcharge so collected.