THE MUNICIPAL TAXATION ACT, 1881 [Act, No. 11 of 1881] [AS ON 1955] [25th February, 1881] PREAMBLE An Act to give power to prohibit the levy of municipal taxes in certain cases. WHEREAS it is expedient to empower Government to prohibit, in certain cases, the levy of municipal taxes payable by persons in the military, {Ins.by Act 35 of 1934, s.2 and Sch.} [naval] {Ins.by Act 10 of 1927, s.2 and Sch.I.} [or air-force] service or by the State Government; It is hereby enacted as follows:--(Preamble.)
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Municipal Taxation Act, 1881. It extends to the whole of India except1[the territories, which immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States] {The words " and shall come into force at once " were rep. by Act 10 of 1914.} ________________________ 1. Substituted for "Part B States" by 2.A.L.O., 1956 ,w.e.f. 01-11-1956
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIn this Act " Municipal Committee" {For the purposes of this Act, every Cantonment Board as defined in the Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924), is deemed to be a Municipal Committee; see s.97 of that Act.} includes a Municipal Corporation or a body of Municipal Commissioners constituted by or under the provisions of any enactment for the time being in force.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNotwithstanding anything in any enactment for the time being in force, the State Government may by an order in writing prohibit the levy by a Municipal Committee of any specified tax payable by the State Government and may by a like order rescind any such prohibition ]
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionSo long as any order made under {Subs.by the A.O.1937, for " section 3 ".} [section 3A] prohibiting the levy of any tax payable by the State Government, remains in force, in the said State Government shall be liable to pay to the Municipal Committee, in lieu of such tax, such sums (if any) as an officer from time to time appointed in this behalf by the State Government may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, from time to time determine to be fair and reasonable.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 18811 [Act, No. 26 of 1881] [9th December, 1881] PREAMBLE An Act to define and amend the law relating to Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and Cheques. whereas it is expedient to define and amend the law relating to promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- _____________________ 1. For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1876, p. 1836; for the Reports of the Select Committee, see Gazette of India, 1877, Pt. V, p. 321; 1878, Pt. V, p. 145; 1879, Pt.V, p. 75; 1881, Pt.V, p. 85; for discussions in Council, see Gazette of India, 1876 Supplement, p.1081; and Gazette of India, 1881, Supplement, p. 1409.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....Act, 1881. Local extent, saving of usage relating to hundis, etc., Commencement. It extends* to **[the whole of India ***[***]]; but nothing herein contained affects the @Indian Paper Currency Act, 1871 (3 of 1871), section 21,local usage relating to any instrument in an oriental language: Provided that such usages may be excluded by any words in the body of the instrument, which indicate an intention that the legal relations of the parties thereto shall be governed by this Act; and it shall come into force on the first day of March, 1882. Section 2 - Repeal of enactments [Rep. by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), sec. 2 and Sch. I]. Section 3 - Interpretation clause In this Act-- 1 [***] "Banker".--2 ["banker" includes any person acting as a banker and any post office savings bank]. 3 [* * *] _____________________ 1. Definition of "India" omitted by Act 62 of 1956, sec. 2 and Sch (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Substituted by Act 37 of 1955, sec. 2, for the definition of the word "banker" (w.e.f. 1-4-1956). 3. Definition of "notary public" omitted by Act 53 of 1952, sec. 16 (w.e.f. 14-2-1956).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1. Short title.This Act may be called the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Local extent, saving of usage relating to hundis, etc., Commencement. It extends* to **[the whole of India ***[***]]; but nothing herein contained affects the @Indian Paper Currency Act, 1871 (3 of 1871), section 21,local usage relating to any instrument in an oriental language: Provided that such usages may be excluded by any words in the body of the instrument, which indicate an intention that the legal relations of the parties thereto shall be governed by this Act; and it shall come into force on the first day of March, 1882.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section[Rep. by the Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), sec. 2 and Sch. I].
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIn this Act-- 1 [***] "Banker".--2 ["banker" includes any person acting as a banker and any post office savings bank]. 3 [* * *] _____________________ 1. Definition of "India" omitted by Act 62 of 1956, sec. 2 and Sch (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Substituted by Act 37 of 1955, sec. 2, for the definition of the word "banker" (w.e.f. 1-4-1956). 3. Definition of "notary public" omitted by Act 53 of 1952, sec. 16 (w.e.f. 14-2-1956).
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