Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931

Year: 1931

Enactment Date: 1931-09-28

Long Title: An Act to amend the law providing for the immediate effect for a limited period of provisions in Bills relating to the imposition or increase of duties of customs or excise.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 4: Effect of declarations under this Act, and duration thereof.
    (1) A declared provision shall have the force of law immediately on the expiry of the day on which the Bill containing it is introduced.
     (2) A declared provision shall cease to have the force of law under the provisions of this Act--
         (a) when it comes into operation as an enactment, with or without amendment, or
         ( b ) w h e n t h e C e n t r a l G o v e r n m e n t , i n p u r s u a n c e o f a m o t i o n p a s s e d b y 2*** 1[Parliament], directs, by notification in the Official Gazette, that it shall cease to have the force of law, or
         (c) if it has not already ceased to have the force of law under clause (a) or clause (b), then on the expiry of the 3[seventy-fifth day] after the day on which the Bill containing it was introduced.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Central Legislature".
2. The words "either Chamber of" omitted by the A.O. 1948.
3. Subs. by Act 45 of 1964, s. 2, for "sixtieth day" (w.e.f. 1-2-1965).
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