The United Provinces Terminal Tax on Railway Passengers Ordinance, 1950

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AJJ r passengers carried by railway to and from certatn r!.u O a te_rm~ tax . . tmted Provinces. • • . • _way statioJJ.S in tbe, ' ' ' ' • • . . . • . • JlEREAS an emergency -has ar!sen which makes it • . • ••. for the levy .for a ·temporary penod of a terminal ta necessary to provide . ··,. • d .c t • il x on passengers c . d .. 1.: ·iway to an Lrom oer -a1n ra way· stations in the U ·t d p . arr~e ·. ::·· by ra1 • . • . n1 e rov1nces·; · -• Now TIIEBEFORE, 1n exe1·c1se_ of the powers conferred b t· • . · · , rern~ent of_ India_ Act,. 1935 (26 Ge_o. 5 1 c. 2 , the Y sec ion 42 of t~e . . , _ • \ ;. i short • title, e.kient and commencement,-(1) Thi·s Ordi· • "-· • d l> • T • . nance I ( \ "'QO. ' ' . . • . • ' - ' • • , < , (£). It extends to all the Provinces· of India, and also to every ·A d' • S'tate to the exte:1t to wllich the Dominion Legislature has power to mak:1~~ .. ~for that State with respect to the matters dealt with in this Ordinance. ' • . ' :· ~ (t'l) It shalt. c~me into force at once~ . ~ . ,,, . \ • 2. ~evy of , ~rminal tax on . passenge!s carried by ranwi.y to and from cer- · · • • ):~tain _raUway st~tions. in ~e United Provinces.-(1) There shall be levied on all _;~:·:.nassengers carried ~y railway- . . · . . . . · '>I. • - . • - , . . ; . (a) ll'9!ll _any ·railway sta.tion to the rail'Ytt;Y st4t\on ait Hardwar, Jawala- ·_ pur _or. R1sh1kesh· or from ~he railwa • s~tion ¥. llardwar, Jawalapur '. ·or R1sh1kesh to. any other railway stat on, a terib1pa-\ tax- at the ratet \, , \.. . specified in Part I of· the Schedule; at;1d • . •• •:~·: ;_ • • . '•· .. . ~~ ~ - ; • _ . (b) from: any railway station to the ta~lway ~t~tion at Mathura or - • / • ,·rindab~n or fr~ t}ie rail":ay station at Mathura: Of Vrindaban to any • • , , ... oth~r railway station,· a terminal tax 3t IJ:ie rates speclfied in Part II ot • .• .. • the Schedule~. • · ~ · . . .. _· i • • ({>) The terminal tax. 18;iable • ulld0r, this Ordinance shall,- ·. . . .. ·• ' • • • . . . r • ii-• . • • (~) i!! e·ases falling within clause (a) of -sub--section • (l), be ·leviable fo1 , :·: . ,,. the p~eriod commenc~ng G.u the 1st day· of February, 1950, and ending with - • _:.;;,.~he_ 30th ·day of. April, ~950 ;. and · - . · , ~ ~ • . • • . - > . · ·. (b) in Cases fall~ng within clause (b) 0£ sub.sectiotl (1), be. le.v~able ~or ::· •• the period commencing on the 25th day of January~ 1 ·1950, a,nd endmg with the 15th day of l\Iarch, 1950. .·, · -. · · , • • 8. • Suspension of le,,Y of certain existing pilgrim ta~es during period of levy of tl4~ under· this Ordinance·.-For the per:od during which any terminal tax is • • evii.ld under this Ordinance, the taxes on persons travelling by railway to . '.and from Hardwar,. Jawalapu.r, RishikeSh, Ma~h.ura_ ~nd. Vrindabaii lev}ed. under 'the provisions of th_e United Provinces Mun1c1pal1t1es Act,. 1~16 (U. P. A~, • n of 1916), shall cease· to be payable, but after_ the exp1rat1on. of the sav . :pe1·iod the said taxes shall become payaqle, at_ the same rates as WOl1ld. ha,,,· • . eeri the case if this Ordinance ~ad ~ot, been promulgated~ •· · .. ' • I . . • ~·: . ' . - . ... - . .- . .. ' .. ., ' : .- . . - . . / ' . . - ' • . • • ·. Price antia 1 or lid~ . - .. • • .... I • • ~ I '• • I . . . ' ' ' . . ... . ' , .. ' ' , . . ,., . ~.. . • I . : " ,.. . . . ';: . • ""· '· . - . . . . .. . . . J ,·/·· •• • •• . . . . ·,.. ' . . .. . . . . ' ' : - . ' .. - . . .. . ... ' . . ' • .. . . . .· ' . . . • ' . ' . , • ' . ' • • --. .. • ' - . • -· ' . . ' -... ' . ' - . . . . . . , . • ·- . ,- .. • ' ' ., ' ~- .• ' . •·' . . . .. . . - . · . I United Provinces Terminal Ta2! on • Railway_ Passengers. [ ORD. IX OP 19~) I_, Mode of recovery of tax,-The terminal tax leviab!e under' this Ordina • • may be collected by any 1·ailway administration, and.1 where it is so colle(.;tn~e . . the railway admiuistration shall have all the powers and rem~dies for tl,e ~e • covery thereof as though the same were a rate or fare which such railw • . administration is empowered to levy under_ the Indjan ;Eailw~.YS Act, 18~0 al. • of 18YU..>. • 5. Power to exempt.-Tbe Government of the United Provinces may, b notification in . the official Gaze~t~, exempt, fo such ~~ten~, in such. circuin: stances or subJect to such cond1t1ons as may be specified 1n the notification any persons or class of persons from th~ operation of this Ordinance. • . Class of accommodation. I II (Special) ll (Ordinary) .III C . I II (Special) • II (Ordinary) III . • .• THE SCHEDULE. (See section 2) PART L Rates of terminal tu:. .,· Rs. 1-8-0. Ro, 1 . Eight annaa, if the distance to be - travelled by railway •: before reaching the dest ination is leas than 50 miles • ten· i annas, if otherwiae. . . Six e.nnas, if the distance to be travelled by railway befoer reaching the destination is less than 50 miles ; eaght annas, if oiberwise. - • • • !'.ART II • Twelve • . Ei&}lt annaa. • . Four annas, if the distance to be travelled by railway befor& ( reaching the d~atination is · less than 50 miles ; five f!,nnas, -. . •. ii otherwise. • , • , ; '• t Three a.nnas, if the distance to be travelled by railway t~lvt& · ••·!­ reaching the destination is 188d than 50 miles ; four ennas, • · • if otherwise, ___________________ _:.. _________ ....,; __ .....:.., _____ ~ . • CHPD-1'!1---I062M' of Law - -22·9~5/J-2,000