THE ASSAM COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1960

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    "title": "THE ASSAM COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1960",
    "short_title": "The Assam Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1960",
    "act_number": "12",
    "act_year": 1960,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "valid",
    "enactment_date": "1960-03-31",
    "description": "The Assam Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1960",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
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            "content": "An Act further to amend the Court -Fees Act, 1870 with reference to the sale of Court-Fees in Assam",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "An ACT",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Court-fees Act, 1870 (Act VII of 1870), in its application to Assam in the manner hereafter appearing;\nIt is hereby enacted in the Eleventh year of Republic of India as follows:",
            "footnote": "Act VII of 1870",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Short title, extent and commencement.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(i)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "This Act may be called the Assam Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1960.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(ii)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "It extend to the whole of Assam",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(iii)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "It shall come into force with effect form the 1st April, 1960.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of Schedule II, Art. 1 of Act VII of 1870",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "In Art. 1 of Schedule II of the Court-Fees Act, 1870",
            "footnote": "Act VII of 1870",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(1)",
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            "content": "In the second column of Cl. (e) after the words \"for any construction\" the following words shall be inserted, namely;\n\"or any other purpose\"; and",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(2)",
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            "content": "after Cl. (e) the following new clause in the second column and entry in the third column shall be added, namely:\r\n\"(f) When presented to an Appropriate Revenue authority for demarcation of land\r\nRs.\r\n(i) When the area of such land does 2.00\r\nnot exceed Five bighas\r\n(ii) for each subsequent area\r\nof Five bighas or part 1.00\r\nthereof\"",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "196012",
        "Act Number": "12",
        "Enactment Date": "1960-03-31",
        "Act Year": "1960",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1960",
        "Department": "Government of Assam",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:13"
}