State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

12[111A. Annual grant by State Government from proceeds of entertainments duty.— The State Government may, under appropriation duly made in this behalf, make a grant to the Corporation every year of such amount as it may, from time to time, determine, having regard to the proceeds of the entertainments duty levied and collected by it in 13[Brihan Mumbai] under the Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923 (Bom. I of 1923). The grant shall be made in such manner and shall be subject to such terms and conditions, as the State Government may, from time to time, determine. All moneys received by the Corporation by way of such grant shall be credited to the municipal fund:] 14[Provided that it shall be competent for the State Government to deduct— (a) from the grants made by the State Government, or (b) from any sum representing the grant-in-aid or the share of the Corporation in the net proceeds of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied by the State Government on the recommendations of the Finance Commission, any amount which is due to the State Government, or to any Government, Corporation, Government Company or any other statutory authority constituted by the Government of Maharashtra: Provided further that, before making such deductions, the Corporation’s say in the matter shall be considered by the Government].