Assam Court Fees (Amendment) Act, 1950

No: 8 Dated: Mar, 30 1950

THE ASSAM COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950

ASSAM ACT VIII of 1950

    An Act to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870, with reference to the scale of court-fees in Assam.

   Whereas it is necessary to increase temporarily the revenues of Assam and | for that purpose to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870), hereinafter called the principal Act in its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter® appearing ;

    It is hereby enacted as follows :—

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Assam Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1950.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force on the first day of April, 1950 remain in force for a period of five years.

2. Amendment of section 18 of Act VII of 1870.— In section principal Act, for the words “a fee of eight annas” the words “; rupee” shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 19.— Item (ix) in section 19 of the principal shall be deleted.