The Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act, 1963

Th e llt l» Jan ua ry 1964 j hJL.5S;,'63 5.—Th e following Act of the Assam Legislat ive Assem bly which received the assent cf the Governor, is hereby pub lish ed for gen era l in fo rm at ion. (R ec eiv ed t he as se nt o f the Governor* on th e 9 th J a n u a ry 1964) ASSA M AC T No .I OF 1964 TH E ASSAM AM USEM EN TS ANU BE TT IN G TA X (AMENDM ENT) AGT, 1963. (As passed by the Assembly) [Published in the Assam Gazette E xtr aordinary, da ted the 13th Janu ary , 1964J. An Act fu rt he r to am en d the Ass am A m use m en ts and Be tti ng Tax Ac t, 1939. Preamble. Whereas it is expedient fu rther to amend the Assam Assam Act Amusements an d Betting Ta x Act, 1939, he re in- VI of 1937. afte r calle d th e prin cipal Act, in the ma nner herein" afte r appea ring ; 2 A m en d me nt <ot S ec tio n 8 o f As a -p Act VX oi 1939. y#* / ' I t is hereby enacted in th e Fourt eenth year of ’ > - the Republic of India as fo llo ws :— S h o r t t i t le I. (i ) This Act may be called the Assam Amuse- , wtceme nu m e ; l t s a n d B e t t i n S Tax (Am endment) Act , 1963. (2) It shall come into force a t once. 2. After sub-section (2) of Section 8 of the pr inc i­ pal Act, the following shall be inse rted as sub­ section (3), namely :— “ (3) Notwi ths tan ding any thing con tain ed in the Act, the Sta te Governmen t may, by general o r specia l ord er and subject to such cond itions as may be specified in the orde r, exempt any class of persons from the liabi lity to the entertain ment tax u nder this Act for admission to any en ter ­ tainm ent or class of enter tainm ent s.” Md . SA AD UL LA H, Und er-S ecy , to the Gov t, of Assam, Law Deptt.