The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section 113. Taxes to be imposed by the Corporation under this Act.
(1) 1[2[The Corporation]] shall, for the purposes of this Act, levy the following taxes, namely:---
(a) property taxes;
(b) a tax on vehicles and animals;
(c) a theatre-tax;
(d) a tax on advertisements other than advertisements published in the newspapers;
(e) a duty on the transfer of property; and
(f) a tax on buildings payable along with the application for sanction of the building plan.
(2) In addition to the taxes specified in sub-section (1), 3[4[the Corporation]] may, for the purposes of this Act, levy any of the following taxes, namely:---
(a) an education cess;
(b) a local rate on land revenues;
(c) a tax on professions, trades, callings and employments;
(d) a tax on the consumption, 5 [sale or supply] of electricity;
(e) a betterment tax on the increase in urban land values caused by the execution of any development or improvement work;
(f) a tax on boats; and
(g) tolls.
(3) The taxes specified in sub-section (1) sub-section (2) shall be levied, assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder.
6[Explanation.In this Chapter, person shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include a company, a society registered under any law for the time being in force, an association of individuals, a partnership, and a Hindu undivided family.]
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