The West Bengal Finance Act, 2005
Preamble
Registered No. WB/SC-247 . No. WB(Part-IV)/2005/SAR-7 The Kolkata Gazette Extraordinary Published by Authority CAITRA 10] THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005 e [SAKA 1927 PART III-Acts of the West Bengal Legislature. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative NOTIFICATION No. 480-L .- 31st March, 2005 .- The following Act of the West Bengal Legislature, having been assented to by the Governor, is hereby published for general information :- West Bengal Act IV of 2005 THE WEST BENGAL FINANCE ACT, 2005. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 31st March, 2005.] An Act to amend the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935, the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973, the West Bengal Rural Employment and Production Act, 1976, the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1979, the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal Act, 1987, the West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, the West Bengal State Tax on Consumption or Use of Goods Act, 2001 and the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935, the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973, the West Bengal Rural Employment and Production Act, 1976, the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1979, the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal Act, 1987, the West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, the West Bengal State Tax on Consumption or Use of Goods Act, 2001 and the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; Ben. Act X of 1935. West Ben. Act XLIII of 1973. West Ben. Act XIV of 1976. West Ben. Act VI of 1979. West Ben. Act VIII of 1987. West Ben. Act XLIX of 1994. West Ben. Act XV of 2001. West Ben. Act XXXVII of 2003. (Sections 1-5.) It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows :- Short title and commencement.
Sections
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