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M.P. Municipalities Fees on the Registration of Cattle Sold within the Limits of the Municipalities (Assessment of Fees and Collection) Rules, 1988

The M.P. Municipalities Fees on the Registration of Cattle Sold within the Limits of the Municipalities (Assessment of Fees and Collection) Rules, 1988

Published vide Notification No. 331-18-88, dated 14-10-1988, M.P. Rajpatra, Part 2, dated 4-11 1988 at page 679

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In exercise of the Powers conferred by clause (viii) of sub-section (I) of Section 127. read with sub-section (1) of Section 355 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961) and in supersession of all rules previously made on this subject, the State Government hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of Section 356 of the said Act, namely :-

  1. These rules may be called the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Fees on the Registration of Cattle Sold within the Limits of the Municipalities (Assessment of Fees and Collection) Rules, 1988,
  2. They shall come into force in. a Municipal Council on such date on which such Municipal Council imposes the said tax within its limits under Section 129 of the said Act :

Provided that where the Council has already imposed the said lax these rules shall come into force from the date of publication in the Gazette.

  1. As from the date of commencement of these rules, all rules and bye-laws corresponding to these rules in force immediately before the commencement of these rules shall stand repealed :

Provided that anything done or any action taken under any of these rules so repealed shall unless such things or action is inconsistent with the provisions of these rules be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

  1. In these rules unless the context otherwise requires :-

(a) "Act" means the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961);

(b) "Cattle" means the cattle sold within the limits of the Municipality;

(c) "Chief Municipal Officer" means the Chief Municipal Officer of the Municipal Council;

(d) "Council" means the Municipal Council;

(e) "Municipality" means such Municipal Council, which has imposed fees on registration of cattle sold within the limits of such Municipality under clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of Section 127 by adopting the procedure laid down under Section 129 of the Act.

(f) "Prescribed Fees" means the lees imposed by the Council on the registration of cattle sold within the limits of the Municipality under clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of Section 127 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961).

  1. Every person who buys or sells cattle within the limits of the Municipality shall cause the cattle to be registered immediately alter the sale by the registration officer.
  2. No cattle shall be registered before sunrise or alter sunset, except with the written permission of the Chief Municipal Officer.
  3. Cattle shall be registered in the presence of the seller or purchaser on the production of the cattle :

Provided that if the seller or purchaser is unable to attend, the registration may be effected on his behalf by an agent or representative as the case may be.

  1. The Registration Officer shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, register in his own hand the cattle in the register maintained by the Council for the purpose and shall issue a receipt for every payment of tees under these rules.
  2. No person shall leave or attempt to leave the area of the cattle market, without registering the cattle and without paying the prescribed fees.
  3. The holder of a receipt shall produce the receipt when called upon by the Chief Municipal Officer or any other servant of the Council authorised in this behalf.
  4. A breach of any of these rules shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.