The Delhi (Distribution of Proceeds of Taxes) Act (Act No. 11 of 2002).
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(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
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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.
Cneneens
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 :-
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Preliminary
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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
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Taxes levied and distributed between the Government and the Municipalities
pistribution 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
Municipalities 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 Consolidated
Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi)
shall, if the Legislative Assembly of the National
Capital Territory of Delhi by appropriation made
by law in this behalf so provides, be assigned to
the Municipalities and shall be distributed among
the Municipalities jn such percentage and in such
manner as may be prescribed.
@) Jn this Chapter, “prescribed” means prescribed by
the Government py order after considering the
recommendations of the Finance Commission.
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Amendment of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Omission of section 184. 4. Section 184 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act
1957 (66 of 1957) shall be omitted.
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Amendment of the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1962
Omission of section 20. 5, Section 20 of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act,
1962 (57 of 1962) shall be omitted.
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Amendment of the New Delhi Municipal 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,
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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).
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