THE COOCH BEHAR CESS ACT, 1893
(Cooch Behar Act V of 1893).
Throughout the Act. - For “His Highness the Maharaja in Council”, “His Highness in Council” and “His Highness” substitute “the State Government” except where otherwise mentioned; These words within the square brackets were substituted with retrospective effect for the words “for” “Naib Ahilkar”, substitute “Deputy Collector” by S. 2 (a) (i) of the Cooch Behar (Assimilation of State Laws) (Amendment) Act, 1955 (West Ben. Act XXI of 1955).[for “Naib Ahilkar” substitute “Deputy Collector, Sub-Collector or Sub-Deputy Collector, as the case may be,”]; These words within the square brackets were substituted with retrospective effect for the words for “Naib Ahilkar of the subdivision”, substitute “Deputy Collector in charge of the subdivision” by S.2 (a) (ii), ibid. [for “Naib Ahilkar of the sub division” substitute “Deputy Collector, Sub-Collector or Sub-Deputy Collector, being the sub-divisional Magistrate in charge of the subdivision”]; for “Revenue Minister” substitute “Collector”,
Long title and preamble . – For “State” substitute “district”.
Section 2. – Omit definition of “Naib Ahilkar”, in the definitions of “Lakherajdar” and “Mokoraridar”, after “State” insert “of Cooch Behar before merger”.
Section 6. – Omit Section 6.
Section 7. – Omit “if he think fit”.
Section 18. – For “the State” substitute “Government”.
Section 25. – For the “State Council” substitute “Divisional Commissioner or the Board of Revenue”.
Section 31. – For “State” substitute “Government”.
Section 34. – For “His Highness the Maharaja in Council” substitute “the Divisional Commissioner and the Board of Revenue”; in the marginal note, for “State Council” substitute “Divisional Commissioner and Board of Revenue”.
Part III, Chapter V. – For the heading “Constitution and Administration of the Communication Improvement Fund” substitute “Temporary Provisions”.
Section 36. – For section 36 substitute the following: -
Communication Improvement Cess, etc., provisionally to form part of the Consolidated Fund of the State.
36. Until the constitution of a District Board for Cooch Behar, the amount produced by the Communication Improvement Cess and all sums levied or recovered as fines, penalties or otherwise in respect of the cess under this Act, shall form part of the Consolidated Fund of the State of West Bengal; and the cost of repair and maintenance of roads, bridges and other means of communication and the cost of construction and maintenance of any other work of public utility shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of West Bengal”. |
