Act Number: 66

Act Name: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-12-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 113: Taxes to be imposed by the Corporation under this Act.
    (1) 1[2[The Corporation]] shall, for the purposes of this Act, levy the following taxes, namely:---
         (a) property taxes;
         (b) a tax on vehicles and animals;
         (c) a theatre-tax;
         (d) a tax on advertisements other than advertisements published in the newspapers;
         (e) a duty on the transfer of property; and
         (f) a tax on buildings payable along with the application for sanction of the building plan.
     (2) In addition to the taxes specified in sub-section (1), 3[4[the Corporation]] may, for the purposes of this Act, levy any of the following taxes, namely:---
         (a) an education cess;
         (b) a local rate on land revenues;
         (c) a tax on professions, trades, callings and employments;
         (d) a tax on the consumption, 5 [sale or supply] of electricity;
         (e) a betterment tax on the increase in urban land values caused by the execution of any development or improvement work;
         (f) a tax on boats; and
         (g) tolls.
     (3) The taxes specified in sub-section (1) sub-section (2) shall be levied, assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder.
6[Explanation.In this Chapter, person shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include a company, a society registered under any law for the time being in force, an association of individuals, a partnership, and a Hindu undivided family.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 "The Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "A Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
4. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
5. Subs. by Act 42 of 1961, s. 7, for "or sale" (w.e.f. 12-9-1961).
6. Ins. by Delhi Act 6 of 2003, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-8-2003).
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