The Assam Amusements and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act, 1940

ASSAM ACT V OF  1940

TH E ASSAM  AM US EM EN TS AND  BET­
TIN G TA X (AM EN DM EN T) ACT, 1940

[Passed by the Assam Le gislatur e]

(Received  the assent of the Gove rnor  on the 19th 
Apri l, 1940)

[Published  in the Assam Gazette of the 1st May 
1940]

An Ac t to amend the Assam Amusements and Bettin g 
Ta x Act, 1939

Prea mble.  Whereas it is expedien t to amend  the  Assam 
Assam Act  Amusem ents  and Betting Tax Act, 1939, for the 
V I  o f 1939. purpose hereinafte r app ear ing  ; it is hereby

ena cted as follows :■—
Sh or t T it le . T  Th is  Act may be called  the  Assam Amuse­

ments an d Betting Tax (Am endm ent)  Act, 1940.
2. It  shall  come into force at  once.

ofne&c™e n t 3- I’1 Section 2 of the  Assam Amusements and 
tion  2(4) o f Betting Ta x Act, 1939, for c lause (4) the follow- 
Assam A ct ing  shall  be substituted, namclv :—
V I  o f 1939.

“ (4) ‘Ente rta inment’ includes any exhibition, 
performance, amusem ent,  game or spor t or a 
series of exhibitions, performances, amusements, 
games or  sports , to which persons  are  adm itted 
for paym ent , and the con tinu ity of which is 
unb roken,  or is only  broken by such inte rval s as 
are  in th e opin ion of th e Provincial  Governm ent 
a normal or usual feature thereof.”

Pric e : In dian — One anna] [Price : Eng lis h— Id .

A . G . P. (L . C .)  N o . 18— 750+60— 3-6-1940.

 


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