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Bihar Entertainments Tax Act, 1948

Bihar Entertainments Tax Act, 1948

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Sections

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 1

2. Definitions.

Section 2

3. Tax on entertainments.

Section 3

6. Registration of proprietors of entertainment.

Section 6

8. Notification of the hours of entertainments and posting of tables of rates of payments for admission at conspicuous places.

Section 8

9C. Transfer of proceedings.

Section 9C

10. Entertainments exempted from payment of tax.

Section 10

11. Refund in certain cases.

Section 11

12. Entry into and inspection of places of entertainments.

Section 12

13B. Escaped assessment.

Section 13B

13C. Restriction on collection of tax.

Section 13C

13D. Non-payment of assessed tax and penalty.

Section 13D

14B. Statement of case to High Court.

Section 14B

15. Prohibition against re-sale of tickets or complimentary tickets for profits.

Section 15

16. Offences and penalties.

Section 16

17. Power to compound offences.

Section 17

18. Bar of certain proceedings.

Section 18

20. Delegation of certain powers.

Section 20

21. Power to make rules.

Section 21

22. Repeal and saving.

Section 22

1. Name and address of the theatre in respect of which application is made.

Section 1

2. Registration number and date.

Section 2

3. Number and date of licence granted under the Bihar Cinema (Regulation) Rules.

Section 3

4. Date from which applicant opts to pay tax under section 3-B.

Section 3-B

7. Name of classes.

Section 7

8. Tax payable every week under sub-section (1) of section 3-B with reference to gross collection capacity worked out in column 7 above................

Section 3-B

1. The amount of tax payable has been determined on the following information furnished by the proprietor in the application and certified by the.................of ................Circle/sub-circle:-

Section 1

2. The amount of tax shall be deposited by the proprietor in advance for every week before the week begins and default in any payment shall invalidate this permission and in such case it shall be deemed that no permission has been granted.

Section 2

3. This permission shall be valid from............ to ...........

Section 3

4. This permission may be revoked, suspended or cancelled at any time and no compensation shall be payable by the Government on account of any loss caused to the proprietor by reason of such revocation, suspension or cancellation.

Section 4

5. The proprietor shall abide by the provisions of the Bihar Entertainments Tax Act, 1948 and the rules framed thereunder in so far as they are applicable to him.

Section 5

6. A correct and complete statement shall be maintained by the proprietor in duplicate in respect of the number of tickets of each class issued and sold for each show and the amount received for, such tickets issued and sold by using double side carbon paper so as to make impressions on reverse side of the statement also. The entries in the statement shall be written up and the accounts closed within 60 minutes of interval of the show whichever falls earlier and shall be produced before the Insp

Section 6

7. The proprietor shall not make any alteration in the seats and rate of admission without prior written permission of the Commissioner.

Section 7

8. The proprietor shall not admit any person in excess of seats and shall not realise any amount from any person in excess of the rates specified in (I) above, the contravention of which shall make the proprietor from the commencement of the permission liable to pay tax applicable to the gross collection capacity on the basis of excess persons and realisation of excess amount of admission fee.The proprietor shall also be liable to penalty under sections 13-A and 13-C.

Section 8

9. The proprietor shall furnish to the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner/ [Assistant Commissioner State Tax] of the Circle/Sub-circle a duly signed return prescribed in sub-section (1) of section 3-F.

Section 3-F

2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form I one month before commencing commercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in Form II upon the production of the certificate regarding total capital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.

Section 2

2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form I one month before commencing commercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in Form II upon the production of the certificate regarding total capital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.

Section 2

2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form I one month before commencing commercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in Form II upon the production of the certificate regarding total capital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.

Section 2