WEST BENGAL ELECTRICITY DUTY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

Act No. 27 of 1974

11th May, 1974

An Act to amend the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935 and the West Bengal Duty on Inter-State River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1973. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935 (Ben. Act X of 1935) and the West Bengal Duty on Inter-State River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1973 (West Ben. Act VII of 1973), for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-

S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Electricity Duty (Amendment) Act, 1974.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

S.2 Amendment of First Schedule to Ben. Act X of 1935

In the First Schedule to the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935, in Part B-

• in clause (i) of article (a), for the figure and word "3 paise", the figure and word "6 paise" shall be substituted;
• in article (c), for the words "ten per Gent.", the words "twenty per cent" shall be substituted.

S.3 Amendment of First Schedule to West Ben. Act VII of 1973

In the First Schedule to the West Bengal Duty on Inter-State River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1973, in Section III of Part B,-

• in clause (i) of article (a), for the words "three paise", the words "six paise" shall be substituted;
• in article (c), for the words "ten per cent.", the words "twenty per cent." shall be substituted.