CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT (NOTIFICATION) — THE PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LAW (EXTENSION TO CHANDIGARH) ACT, 1994

. CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT (NOTIFICATION) The 3 rd June 2003 No.714 -FII (8)-2003/3470 With reference to Chandigarh Administration, Local Government Department's notification bearing No. 774FII(8)-2003/2774, dated 7 th May, 2003 and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section(1) of Section 399 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh by the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994 (Act No. 45 of 1994), the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, hereby makes the following Byelaws, namely : - BYE -LAWS SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT These bye-laws may be called the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (Tax on Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Lands and Buildings) Bye-Laws, 2003. ii) They shall come into force from date of their publication in the Official Gazette. DEFINITIONS : In these Bye-Laws :- "Act" means the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 as extended to Union Territory, Chandigarh by the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994 (Act No. 45 of 1994). ii) "Bye-Laws", means the Bye-Laws including the Self Assessment Scheme 2003 annexed thereto. iii) "Section" means a Section of the Act. iv) "Tax" means Tax on Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Lands and Buildings. "Rateable Value" stands defined in Section 93 of the Act, and the procedure stands prescribed in the Self Assessment Scheme-2003 annexed thereto with these Bye-Laws. vi) 'Vacancy' means as referred to in Section 141 of the Act. vii) "Appellate Authority" means the authority or Officer as the Administrator may from time to time by order to be published in the Official Gazette, prescribe under Section 146 of the Act. viii) "Assessment Year" means th