‘Where a Bill to be introduced in the Bombay Legislative Assembly on behalf of Power to make

the Provincial Government provides for the imposition or increase of a tax, the declarations - Provincial Government may cause to be inserted in the Bill a declaration that it is expedient in the public interest that any provision of the Bill relating to such imposition or increase shall have immediate effect under this Act.

Effect

4, 1) A declared provision shall have the force of law from 5 PM. (Standard declarations Time) on the day on which the Bill containing it is introduced or and duration published which every day is earlier. there of.

2) A declared provision shall cease to have the force of law under the provisions of this Act-

1. (a) when it comes into operation as an enactment, with or without amendment,
2. (b) when the Provincial Government, in pursuance of a motion passed by the Bombay Legislative Assembly, directs, by notification in the Official Gazette, that it shall cease to have the force of law, or
3. (c) if it has not already ceased to have the force of law under clause
4. (a) or clause (b), then on the expiry of the sixtieth day after the day on which the declared provision has the force of law under sub-section (1). 5. [€)] Where a declared provision comes into operation as an enactment in an Certain refunds amended form before the expiry of the sixtieth day after the day on to be made when which such provision has the force of law under sub-section (1) of to htteet section 4, refunds shall be made of all taxes collected which would not have been collected if the provision adopted in the enactment had been the declared provision : Provided that the rate at which refunds of any tax may be made under this sub-section shall not exceed the difference between the rate of such tax proposed in the declared provision and the rate in force immediately prior to the day on which the declared provision has the force of law under sub-section (1) of section 4. 2) Where a declared provision ceases to have the force of law under clause
5. (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 4, refunds shall be made of all taxes collected which would not have been collected if the declaration in respect of it had not been made. 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1937, Part V, p. 110; for Proceedings in the Assembly, sce Bombay Legislative Assembly Debates, 1938, Vol. 2 pp. 46-53 and 319-322 ; and for proceedings in the Council, see Bombay Legislative Council Debates, 1938, Vol. 2, pp. 15-27 and 179.