West Ben. Act XIX of 1989. — The West Bengal Additional Tax And One-time Tax On Motor Vehicles Act, 1989

West Ben. Act XIX of 1989. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative West Bengal Act VIII of 1999 THE WEST BENGAL ADDITIONAL TAX AND ONE-TIME TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1999. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 22nd July, 1999.] [22nd July, 1999.] An Act to amend the West Bengal Additional Tax and One-time Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Additional Tax and One-time Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Additiona Tax and One-time Tax on Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1999. (2) It shall come into force at once. In section 2 of the West Bengal Additional Tax and One-time Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),— after clause (la), the following clause shall be inserted:— `(1b) "autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry not more than three passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry more than three passengers but not more than twelve passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver shall not be treated as autorickshaw. Such motor vehicle shall be regarded as motorcab or maxicab, considering its seating capacity under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988;'; Short title and continencement. Amendment of of sectio n B t e 2 B West en. Act XIX of 1989. Amendment of section 3. (Section 3.)