Amendment of section 53 of Bom. LIX of 1949

In the principal Act, in section 53, in sub-section (1), after the words "municipal officers", the words "excepting the Deputy Municipal Commissioner or the Assistant Municipal Commissioner" shall be inserted.

1. Short title and commencement

1. (1) ThisActmaybe calledtheGujaratProvincialMunicipalCorporations (Amendment)Act,2017.
2. (2) It shallbe deemedto havecomeintoforceon the3 rd December,2016. 2. Amendment of section 2 of Bom. LIX of 1949 Amendment 2. In the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (hereinafter Bom. LIX of section 45 referred to as "Municipal Corporations Act"), in section 2, after clause (18A), of 1949. of Bom. LIX the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- of 1949. "(18B) "entertainment" includes any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sport to which persons are admitted for payment or in case of television exhibition with the aid of any type of antenna with a cable network attached to it or cable television, or direct-to-home
   • (DTH) Broadcasting Service, for which persons are required to make payment by way or contribution or subscription or installation charges or connection charges or any other charges collected in any manner whatsoever.". 3. Amendment of section 127 of Bom. LIX of 1949 In the Municipal Corporation Act, in section 127, in sub-section (2),-
     • (i) after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(cc) a tax on entertainments.";
     • (ii) in clause (f), the words "or a tax on payment for admission to entertainment" shall be deleted. 4. Amendment of section 2 of Guj. 34 of 1964 Amendment 4. In the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as "the Municipalities Act"), in section 2, after clause (7A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(7AA) "entertainment" includes any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sport to which persons are admitted for payment or in case of television exhibition with the aid of any type of antenna with a cable network attached to it or cable television, or direct-to-home
   • (DTH) Broadcasting Service, for which persons are required to make payment by way or contribution or subscription or installation charges or connection charges or any other charges collected in any manner whatsoever.". 5. Amendment of section 99 of Guj. 34 of 1964 Amendment 5. In the Municipalities Act, in section 99, in sub-section (1),-
     • (i) in clause (xv), the words "not being a tax on payments for admission to any entertainment" shall be deleted;
     • (ii) after clause (xv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(xvi) a tax on entertainments.". 6. Amendment of section 2 of Guj. 18 of 1993 In the Panchayats Act, in section 2, after clause (7), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(7A) "entertainment" includes any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sport to which persons are admitted for payment or in case of television exhibition with the aid of any type of antenna with a cable network attached to it or cable television, or direct-to-home
   • (DTH) Broadcasting Service, for which persons are required to make payment by way or contribution or subscription or installation charges or connection charges or any other charges collected in any manner whatsoever.". 7. Amendment of section 200 of Guj. 18 of 1993 In the Panchayats Act, in section 200, in sub-section (1),-
     • (i) after clause (iv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(iv-a) a tax on entertainments.";
     • (ii) in clause (x), the words "or a tax on payment for admission to entertainment" shall be deleted. 1. Short title This Act maybe called the Gujarat Provincial Municipal CorporationsShort title.

(Amendment) Act,2019.

2. Amendment of section 45 of Bom. LIX of 1949 Amendment 2.In the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act,1949 (hereinafterBorn.LIX of section 45referred to as "the principal Act"),in section 45,-of 1949. of Born.LIX of 1949.

1. (i) for sub-section (2),the following sub-section shall be substituted,namely:- "(2) the Corporation mayfrom timeto time,withthe approval of the State Government, create as many posts of Deputy Municipal Commissioner or Assistant Municipal Commissioneror suchother officers as it considers necessary. The State Government may,while granting approval to the Corporation,apportion the number of such posts that may be filled by the Corporation and the number of such posts that may be filled by the State Government by appointing its officers.";
2. (ii) for sub-section (4),the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(4) Every appointment made under this section,excepting an appointment of a Municipal Secretary made by the Corporation, or an appointment of a Deputy Municipal Commissioner,an Assistant Municipal Commissioner or such other officers made by the State Government, shall be subject to confirmation by the State Government; and any officer whose appointment the State Government refuses to confirm shall be removed from the office forthwi th.".
3. (iii) in sub-section (5), for the word,brackets and figure "sub-section

1. (1) ",the words,brackets and figures "sub-section
2. (1) or a vacancy in any office specified in sub-section
3. (2) so far as the appointment is made bythe Corporation,"shall be substituted. 3. Amendment of section 53 of Bom. LIX of 1949 In the principal Act,in section 53, in sub-section (1), after the words "excepting the Deputy Municipal Commissioner or the Assistant Municipal Commissioner",the words"or such other officers appointed by the State Government"shall be inserted.