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Section 17. Rounding of the tax etc.

The Nagaland Tax on Luxuries & Sumptuous Food (Hotel and Restaurants) Act, 1989

Act no. 5 of 19891989Repealed 16 September 2017Nagaland (State Act)

This Act was repealed on 16 September 2017 by section 19 of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 (a State tax law inconsistent with the amended Constitution ceased to be in force one year after 16 September 2016; Entry 62 of the State List no longer covers taxes on luxuries other than entertainments and amusements levied by local bodies); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

17. The amount of tax, penalty, interest composition money, fine or any other sum payable under the provisions of this Act, shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee and, for this purpose, where such amount contains a part of a rupee consisting of paise, then, if such part is fifty paise or more, it shall he increased to one rupee, and if such part is less than fifty paise. Provided that, nothing in this section shall apply for the purpose of collection by the hotelier or the restaurateur of any amount by way of tax under this Act.