Chapter III AMENDMENTS TO THE MAHARASHTRA ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY ACT

In section 2 of the Maharashtra Entertainments Duty Act (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as “the Entertainments Duty Act”),—

1. (1) clause(d-1) shall be deleted ;
2. (2) after clause (f-a1), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :— “(f-a2) “local authority” means,—
   • (i) a “Municipality” as defined in clause
   • (e) of article 243P of the Constitution ;
     • (ii) a “Zilla Parishads” as constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 ;
     • (iii) “Cantonment Board”, as defined in section 3 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 ; (f-a3) “Chief Officer” means a person appointed or deemed to be appointed as Chief Officer under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965; (f-a4) “Chief Executive Officer” of the Zilla Parishads means the Chief Executive Officer of a Zilla Parishad appointed under section 94 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 ; (f-a5) “Chief Executive Officer” of the Cantonment Board means the person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of a cantonment under the Cantonments Act, 2006; (f-a6) “Municipal Commissioner” means the Municipal Commissioner for the Municipal Corporation appointed under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act or as the case may be, under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act ;”.