BENGAL (RURAL) PRIMARY EDUCATION (WEST BENGAL AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950

Act No. 24 of 1950

06th April, 1950

An Act further to amend the Bengal (Rural) Primary Education Act, 1930. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Bengal (Rural) Primary Education Act, 1930 (Ben. Act VII of 1930), for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:--

S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Bengal (Rural) Primary Education (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1950.

S.2 Amendment of section 34 of Bengal Act VII of 1930

In section 34 of the Bengal (Rural) Primary Education Act, 1930 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),--

• in sub-section (1) for the words "or profession" the words ", profession, employment, vocation or calling" shall be substituted;
• in sub-section (3) for the words "shall collect the tax as if it were the union rate or the chaukidari rate.", the following words and proviso shall be substituted, namely:-- "shall collect and shall have power to collect the tax in the same manner as the union rate or the chaukidari rate: Provided that the period within which the tax may be collected, shall be three years from the date on which the tax becomes due."; and
• to sub-section (5), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-- "Provided that the Union Board or Panchayat shall in addition be entitled to claim and retain ten per cent. of the total collection made by it during any financial year out of the taxes assessed under sub-section (2) for that financi
  

S.3 Amendment of section 56

In section 56 of the said Act for the words "in any area for which the Union Board, Union Committee or Panchayat, has been constituted'' the words "in any area lying within the jurisdiction of a Union Board, Union Committee or Panchayat" shall be substituted.