Chapter III AMENDMENTS TO THE MAHARASHTRA ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY ACT

1. (1) The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Amendment and Continuance) Ordinance, 2016, is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any notification or order issued) under the corresponding provisions of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act and the Municipal Councils Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done, taken or, as the case may be, issued under the corresponding provisions of the said Acts, as amended by this Act.

In section 3 of the Entertainments Duty Act,—

1. (1) except sub-sections (6),
2. (7) and (8), for the words “State Government”, wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted ;
3. (2) in sub-section (3), in clause (j), for the word “Commissioner” the words “local authority” shall be substituted ;
4. (3) in sub-section (4), in clause (d), for the words “Collector of the District” the following shall be substituted, namely :–– “(i)Municipal Commissioner, in case of a Municipal Corporation, or
   • (ii) Chief Officer, in case of a Municipal Council, or
   • (iii) Chief Executive Officer, in case ofa Zilla Parishador a Cantonment Board, as the case may be,”;
5. (4) in sub-section (13), in clause (b), in sub-clause (i), for the word “Collector” the following shall be substituted, namely :–– “(i) Municipal Commissioner, in case of a Municipal Corporation,
   • (ii) Chief Officer, in case of a Municipal Council,
   • (iii) Chief Executive Officer, in case ofa Zilla Parishador a Cantonment Board, as the case may be,”.

Section 3AA of the Entertainments Duty Act shall be deleted.

In section 3A of the Entertainments Duty Act,––

1. (1) for the words “State Government” the words “local authority” shall be substituted;
2. (2) the words, figure and letters “and a surcharge provided by section 3AA” shall be deleted.

In section 4 of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the words “State Government”, wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 4B of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the words “State Government”, wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 4E of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the words “State Government”, wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 5 of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the word “Collector” whereverit occurs, the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 6 of the Entertainments Duty Act,in sub-sections

1. (1) and (2), for the word “Collector” the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 8 of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the portion beginning with “The Commissioner” and ending with “the State Government” the words “Any officer duly authorized by the local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 9A of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the words “State Government”, wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 9B of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the word “Government” the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 9C of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the word “Collector” the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 9D of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the word “Collector” the words “local authority” shall be substituted.

In section 10 of the Entertainments Duty Act,—

1. (1) the existing section 10 shall be re-numbered as sub-section
2. (1) thereof; and in sub-section
3. (1) as so re-numbered, for the words “ State Government” wherever they occur, the words “local authority” shall be substituted ;
4. (2) after sub-section
5. (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely :–– “(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the powers of the local authority shall be exercised by
   • (i) the Municipal Commissioner, in case of a Municipal Corporation,
   • (ii) the Chief Officer, in case of a Municipal Council,
   • (iii) the Chief Executive Officer, in case of a Zilla Parishad,
   • (iv) the Chief Executive Officer, in case of a Cantonment Board, in their respective jurisdiction.”.

In section 10A of the Entertainments Duty Act,for the word “Collector”, whereverit occurs, the following shall be substituted, namely :–– “(i)Municipal Commissioner, in case of a Municipal Corporation,

1. (ii) Chief Officer, in case of a Municipal Council,
2. (iii) Chief Executive Officer, in case of a Zilla Parishad,
3. (iv) Chief Executive Officer, in case of a Cantonment Board”.

In section 12 of the Entertainments Duty Act, for the words “State Government”, at both the places where they occur, the words “State Government and local authority” shall be substituted.

Section 13 of the Entertainments Duty Act shall be deleted.

Schedule appended to the Entertainments Duty Act shall be deleted.