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Wealth-tax Act, 1957 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....Court", in relation to the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Goa, Daman and Diu, means the High Court at Bombay;] 28[(j) "Income-tax Act"means the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);] 29[*****] 47[(ka) "India" means the territory of India as referred to in article 1 of the Constitution, its territorial waters, seabed and subsoil underlying such waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone or any other maritime zone as referred to in the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976(80 of 1976), and the air space above its territory and territorial waters;] (la) 31[*****] 32[(1b) "legal representative" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908);] 33[(1c) "maximum marginal rate" means the rate of wealth-tax applicable in relation to the highest slab of wealth in the case of an individual as specified in Part I of Schedule I;] 34[(ld) "National Tax Tribunal" means the National Tax Tribunal established under section 3 of the National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005;] (m) "net wealth" means the amount by which the aggregate value computed in.....

Wealth-tax Act, 1957 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....Court", in relation to the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Goa, Daman and Diu, means the High Court at Bombay;] 28[(j) "Income-tax Act"means the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);] 29[*****] 47[(ka) "India" means the territory of India as referred to in article 1 of the Constitution, its territorial waters, seabed and subsoil underlying such waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone or any other maritime zone as referred to in the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976(80 of 1976), and the air space above its territory and territorial waters;] (la) 31[*****] 32[(1b) "legal representative" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908);] 33[(1c) "maximum marginal rate" means the rate of wealth-tax applicable in relation to the highest slab of wealth in the case of an individual as specified in Part I of Schedule I;] 34[(ld) "National Tax Tribunal" means the National Tax Tribunal established under section 3 of the National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005;] (m) "net wealth" means the amount by which the aggregate value computed in.....

Wealth-tax Act, 1957 Schedule III

Title: Rules for Determining the Value of Assets

State: Central

Year: 1957

..... PART B: Immovable property 3. Valuation of immovable property. - Subject to the provisions of rules 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 7, the value of any immovable property, being a building or land appurtenant thereto, or part thereof, shall be the amount arrived at by multiplying the net maintainable rent by the figure 12.5: Provided that in relation to any such property which is constructed on lease hold land, this rule shall have effect as if for the figure 12.5 (a) where the unexpired period of the lease of such land is fifty years or more, the figure 10.0 had been substituted; and (b) where the unexpired period of the lease of such land is less than fifty years, the figure 8.0 had been substituted: Provided further that where such property is acquired or construction of which is completed after the 31st day of March, 1974, if the value so arrived at is lower than the cost of acquisition or the cost of construction, as increased, in either case, by the cost of any improvement to the property, the cost of acquisition or, as the case may be, the cost of construction, as so increased, shall be taken to be the value of the property.....

Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 Schedule II

Title: Second Schedule

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....oil but does not include kerosene, furnace oil, coal, coke or charcoal. (ii) "Petrol" means dangerous petroleum as defined in the Petroleum Act1934 (Central Act XXX of 1934) and includes a mixture of power alcohol, as defined in the Indian Power Alcohol Act 1948 (Central Act XXII of 1948) and Petrol. Explanation V.-- (i) Where timber, rosewood and sandal wood in log form specified under serial number 9 of Part 'T' have been purchased from the Forest Department of Government the subsequent sales of such timber, rosewood and sandal wood in log form shall not be liable to tax under section 5 of the Act, provided that the Forest Department has collected tax on the said sales and the burden of proving that tax has been so collected by the Forest Department shall be on the dealer. (ii) For the purpose of serial number 9 of Part T "timber, rosewood andsandalwood in cut or manufactured form" shall include door or window frames and shutters but exclude furniture. Explanation VI.--"Toilet article" means any article which is intended for use in the toilet of the human body or in perfuming apparel of any description or any substance intended to cleanse, improve or alter the.....

Wealth Tax Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

WEALTH TAX ACT, 1957 WEALTH TAX ACT, 1957 27 of 1957 An Act to provide for the levy of wealth-tax BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Wealth-tax Act, 1957. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1957. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a)2[***] 3[(b) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 252 of the Income-tax Act; (c) "assessee" means a person by whom wealth-tax or any other sum of money is payable under this Act, and includes- (i) every person in respect of whom any proceeding under this Act has been taken for the determination of wealth-tax payable by him or by any other person or the amount of refund due to him or such other person : (ii) every person who is deemed to be an assessee under this Act ; (iii) every person who is deemed to be an assessee in default under this Act; 4[(ca) "Assessing Officer " means the Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax or the Assistant Commissioner or the.....

Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1957

.....performance, amusement, game or sport to which persons are ordinarily admitted on payment; (17) "factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (18) "filth" includes offensive matter and sewage; (19) 99. Omitted and Inserted by Act No.67 of 1993(w.e.f. 1-10-1993). [* * *] (20) 88. Cl (20), Omitted by Act No. 71 of 1971 and Sch. II (w.e.f. 3-11-1971). [* * *] (21) "goods" includes animals; 1010. C1. 21-A, inserted by Act, 67 of 1993. (w.e.f. 1-10-93). (21-A) "Government" means the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;] (22) "house-gully" or "service passage" means a passage or strip of land constructed, set apart or utilized for the purpose of serving as or carrying a drain or affording access to a latrine, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or other polluted matter, by municipal employees or other persons employed in the cleansing thereof or in the removal of such matter therefrom; (23) "hut" means any building which is constructed principally of wood, bamboo, mud, leaves, grass, cloth or thatch and includes any structure of whatever material made which the Corporation may declare to be a hut for.....