State Act

The Kamatapur Autonomous Council Act, 2020

19. (1) Subject to such maximum rates as the Government may prescribe, the General Council shall,- (a) levy tolls on persons, vehicles or animals of any class, for the use of any bridge or road other than kacha road, or ferry constructed or established and managed by it; (b) levy the following fees and rates, namely:- (i) fees on the registration of boats or vehicles; (ii)fees for providing sanitary arrangements at such places of worship, pilgrimage. fairs, melas, other public places within the Council Area as may be specified by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette; (iii)fees, for Licenses; (iv)water rates, where arrangements for irrigation or drinking water is made by it within the Council Area; (v) lighting rate where arrangements for lighting of public street or places are made by it within the Council Area. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of sub-section( 1), the General Council shall not undertake registration of any vehicle or levy any fee in respect thereof and shall not provide sanitary arrangements at places of worship, pilgrimage, fairs, melas or other public places within the Council Area or levy any fees in respect thereof, if such vehicle has already been registered by any other authority under the law for the time being in force, or if such provisions for sanitary arrangements has already been made by the Government or any other local authority. (3) The collection of tolls, fees or rates and the terms and conditions for the imposition thereof shall be such as may be prescribed bye-laws. Such bye-laws may, inter-alia, provide for exemption from all or any class of cases.