Deletion of Rule 8 (1) of Schedule II in Municipalities Act

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 – ( Taxation and Finance Rules ) - Deletion of Rule 8 (1) of Schedule II – Orders – Issued.


MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (TC.1) DEPARTMENT
  G.O.Ms.No. 201                              Date: 10/ 05/2012.
Read:
The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, Hyderabad Letter Nio. 17471/2010, dated 28.10.2010.
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O R D E R :
Whereas Rule 8 (1) of Schedule II of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act,
1965 stipulates that the assessment books shall be completely revised by the
Commissioner once in five years and also at any time between one complete revision and another if the Government, so directs. As per proviso under this Rule, the Government is competent to advance or postpone the date from which or fix intervals at which, such complete revision of assessment books shall be effected in the case of any specified Municipality. This proviso has become an hindrance in the complete revision of assessment books by Municipal Commissioners once in five years;


2. And whereas condition – VI stipulated by the XIII Finance Commission states
that “All Local Bodies should be fully enabled to levy Property tax (including tax for all types of residential and commercial properties) and any hindrances in this regard must be removed. Self certification by the State Government will
demonstrate compliance with this condition”;
3. And whereas in the letter read above, the Commissioner and Director of
Municipal Administration, Hyderabad has submitted proposal for deletion of proviso under Rule 8(1) of Schedule II (Taxation and Finance Rules) of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965.


4. Now, therefore, the Government after examination of the proposal decided to delete the proviso to the rule 8(1) of Schedule II of the said Act, 1965.


5. Accordingly, the following notification will be published in an Extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated 15/05/2012.

 N O T I F I C A T I O N

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 328 of the
Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Andhra Pradesh Act 6 of 1965), the
Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendment to the Schedule II of the Andhra Pradesh Municipality Act, 1965.

A M E N D M E N T

In Schedule-II of the said Act, the proviso to sub-rule (1) of rule 8 shall be
omitted.


(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

Dr. VIJAY KUMAR

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT(MA)