The Delhi (Distribution of Proceeds of Taxes) Act (Act No. 11 of 2002)

i ' (To b& published in Part [V of Delhi Gazette Extraordinary) Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs Department) st Level, ‘C’ Wing, Delhi Secretariat, New. Delhi-110 002 No.F.14(7)/LA-2002/ 2 y 2 Dated: the § - ~) ~2002 a“ The following Act of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi received the assent of the President on 14.6.2002 and is hereby published for general information. The Delhi (Distribution of Proceeds of Taxes) Act, 2002 (Delhi Act No.11 of 2002). (As passed by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on 03.04.2002). An Act to provide for the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi among the Municipalities in pursuance of the principles of distribution formulated and the recommendations made by the Finance Commission constituted by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and to make consequential amendments in the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, the Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1962 and the New Deihi Municipal Council Act, 1994. Cn en ee ns BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the : Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER - | Preliminary é ort Title, extent, 1. (1) This Act may be cg qed the Delhi (Distribution of d commencement : Proceeds of Taxes) Bil? 2002. (2) Tt extends to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the Ist day of April, 1996. Definitions 2. In this Act. unless the context otherwise requires, -- (a) “Municipality” means an institution of £ under article 243Q of ihe Constitution. (b) “Government” means the Lt. Governor of the National Capital + Territory of Delhi rred to in clause (1) of art ticle 239AA of the Constitution; BS (c) “Finance Commissicn” means the Fi Commission for the ‘ National Capital Territory of Delhi constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Finance Commission Act, 1994 (10 of 1994) government constituted CHAPTER — aug Taxes levied and dis tributed bet ween the Governme nt and the Municipalitie s pistributio n of proceeds of taxes. S. qd) All taxes and duties which shall be jevied and collected: bY the Government, shal! be distributed between the Government and the Municipalitie s in the manner provided in sub- section (2)- (2) Such percentage as may be prescribed of the net proceeds of such taxes ‘and duties in any financial year (which shall form part of the Consolida ted Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi) shall, if the Legislative A ssembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi by appropriation made by law in this behalf so provides, be assigned to the Municipali ties and shall be distributed among the Municipalitie s jn such percenta ge and in such manner as may be prescribed. @) Jn this Chapter, “prescribed” means presc ribed by the Government py order after considering the recommendati ons of the Finance Commission. CHAPTER — Wy Amendment of the Delhi Mun icipal Corp oration Act, 1957 Omission of section 184. 4. Section 184 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act 1957 (66 of 1957) shall be omitted. CHAPTER aN Amendment of the Motor Ve hicle Taxation Act, 1962 Omission of section 20. 5, Section 20 of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1962 (57 of 1962) shall be omitted. CHAPTER — Vv Amendment of the New Delhi Munici pal Council Act, 1994 Omission of section. Ags= 6: Section 125 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994) shall be omitted. Validation, CHAPTER -— VI Miscellaneous All things done and all steps taken by the Government before the commencement of this Act, for assignment and distribution of the net proceeds of taxes and duties levied and collected by the Government to the Municipalities, shall, in so far as they are in conformity with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under these provisions as if such provisions were in force at the time such things were done or such steps were taken. . ‘ (RsKePARBHAKAR ), Deputy Secretary(Lew,Jus, & LeAe). 1 2 3