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The Punjab Entertainments Tax (Cinematograph Shows) Act, 1954
Act 8 of 1954
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 6 |
(a) "admission" includes admission as spectator or as one of an audience to any place in which a cinematograph show is being held or is to be held;
(b) "cinematograph" includes any apparatus for the representation of moving pictures or series of pictures;
(c) "cinema house" includes a building or any other place equipped for the exhibition of a cinematograph show and includes a touring cinema;
(d) "class" means an enclosure or a section within a cinema house, admission to which is permitted at the same rate;
(e) "Commissioner" means the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab, or any other Officer empowered by the State Government by notification, to exercise the powers of the Commissioner under this Act;
(f) "fortnight" means a period of fourteen days consisting of two consecutive weeks;
(g) "gross collection capacity per show" means the notional aggregate of all payments for class-wise admission, to a cinematograph show, which the proprietor would realise, if all seats as determined by the District Magistrate, are occupied in a Cinema house and calculated at the rates specified by the District Magistrate for admission to a class;
(h) "old cinema house" means a cinema house which has been functioning in the Punjab State for the last twenty five years or more;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) "proprietor" in relation to this Act includes any person responsible for the management of the premises where the show is held;
(k) "seating capacity" means the class-wise total number of seats approved by the District Magistrate in the case of a cinema house existing on the first day of June, 1994 and in the case of a cinema house coming into operation thereafter, that class-wise total number of seats, as may be approved by the District Magistrate;
(l) "show" means a cinematograph exhibition;
(m) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab;
(n) "touring cinema" includes a cinema, which can be taken from place to place for the purpose of displaying cinematograph shows;
(o) "week" means a period of seven days commencing from Friday and ending on Thursday; and
[3. Levy of tax.] - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, there shall be levied, charged and paid to the State Government an entertainment tax on the gross collection capacity of a cinematograph show held in a cinema house, specified in column 2 of the Table given below and located in the area specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the said Table and calculated at the rates specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 or column 4 of the said Table, as the case may be.|
Area where the cinema house is situated |
Type of cinema house |
Amount of Tax leviable as a percentage of the gross collection capacity per show |
Amount of tax leviable as percentage of the gross collection capacity per show in the case of old cinema house |
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Category 'A' |
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1. Cinema House in a Municipal Corporation. |
(i) Air-conditioned; |
Twenty Percent |
Eighteen per cent. |
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(ii) Air-cooled; Eaighteen per cent. |
Sixteen percent. |
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(iii) Ordinary (Other than Air-conditioned and Air-cooled). |
Fifteen per cent. |
Thirteen per cent. |
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Category 'B' |
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2. Cinema House in a Municipality of the First Class or in a Cantonment Board. |
(i) Air-conditioned; |
Eighteen per cent. |
Sixteen percent |
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(ii) Air-cooled; |
Fifteen per cent. |
Thirteen percent |
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(iii) Ordinary (Other than Air-conditioned and Air-cooled). |
Sixteen per cent. |
Ten per cent. |
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Category 'C' |
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3. Cinema House in a Municipality of the Second Class. |
(i) Air-conditioned; |
Fifteen per cent. |
Thirteen per cent |
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(ii) Air-cooled; |
Twelve per cent. |
Ten per cent. |
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(iii) Ordinary (Other than Air-conditioned and Air-cooled). |
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Ten per cent. |
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Category 'D' |
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4. Cinema House in a Municipality of the Third Class or in any other area not falling in categories 'A', 'B', 'C' |
(i) Air-conditioned; |
Fourteen percent |
Twelve percent |
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(ii) Air-cooled; |
Eleven per cent. |
Nine per cent. |
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(iii) Ordinary (Other than Air-conditioned and Air-cooled). |
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Nine per cent. |
Table
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Area |
Type of Cinema house |
Amount of tax |
Amount of tax in the case of old cinema house. |
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4 |
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Category 'A' |
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(1) Cinema house in a Municipal Corporation |
(i) Air Conditioned; |
Seventeen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two |
Fifteen per cent of the gross capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
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(ii) Air Cooled; |
Sixteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two |
Fourteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two., |
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(iii) Ordinary (other than Air Conditioned and Air Cooled). |
Thirteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two |
Eleven per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
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Category 'B' |
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(2) Cinema House in a Municipality of the First Class or in a Cantonment Board. |
(i) Air Conditioned; |
Sixteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
Fourteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
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(ii) Air Cooled; |
Thirteen per cent of the gross collection capacity for show multiplied by forty-two. |
Eleven per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
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(iii) Ordinary (other than Air Conditioned and Air Cooled). |
Ten per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
Eighty per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by forty-two. |
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Category 'C' |
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(3) Cinema House in a Municipality of the Second Class. |
(i) Air Conditioned; Thirteen per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
Eleven per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
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(ii) Air Cooled; |
Ten per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
Eight per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
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(iii) Ordinary (other than Air Conditioned and Air Cooled). |
Eight per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
Six per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by thirty-six. |
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Category 'D' |
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(4) Cinema House in a Municipality of the Third Class and other area not falling in Categories 'A' |
'B' and 'C' (i) Air Conditioned; |
Twelve per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
Ten per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
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(ii) Air Cooled; |
Nine per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
Seven per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
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(iii) Ordinary (Other than Air Conditioned and Air Cooled) |
Seven per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
Five per cent of the gross collection capacity per show multiplied by twenty-eight. |
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Sr. No. |
Area |
Amount of security to be deposited (in rupees) |
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Cinema House falling in Category 'A' |
50000 |
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Cinema House falling in Category 'B' |
40000 |
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Cinema House falling in Category 'C' |
30000 |
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Cinema House falling in Category 'D' |
20000 |
(b) Every officer so authorised shall be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
(2) The proprietor of cinema premises or the owner or person incharge of any place ordinarily used for exhibition of cinematograph films shall give every reasonable assistance to the inspecting officer in the performance of his duties under sub-section (1). (3) If any person prevents or obstructs the entry of the inspecting officer, he shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he is liable under any law for the time being in force, be punished with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees. [12A. Power to impose pecuniary penalties.] - (1) Where a proprietor commits any omission or act specified in clause (a), or clause (b), or sub-section (1) of section 14 the Commissioner or any person appointed under sub-section (1) of section 14 may, after affording the proprietor a reasonable opportunity of being heard, direct him to pay, by way of penalty in addition to the tax to which he is assessed or is liable to be assessed, an amount not exceeding [twenty ive percentum of the tax due] (2) No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be instituted against a proprietor in respect of the same facts on which a penalty has been imposed upon him under sub-section (1). 12B. (1) If any proprietor fails to pay the amount of entertainment tax due under this Act, he shall, in addition to the amount of entertainment tax, be liable to pay simple interest on the amount of tax due from him at the rate of one per centum per month from the date immediately following the last date for the submission of the return for a period of one and thereafter at the rate of one and a half per centum per month till the default continues. (2) If the amount of entertainment tax alongwith amount of interest under sub-section (1) due from a proprietor is not paid by him within the period specified in the prescribed notice, the proprietor shall, in addition to the amount due under that sub-section, be liable to pay a simple interest on the due amount at the rate of one per centum per month from the date following the date on which the period specified in the aforesaid notice expires and thereafter at the rate of one and a half per centum per month till the default continues : Provided that where the recovery of any entertainment tax is stayed by an order of a court the amount of entertainment tax shall, after the order of stay is vacated, be recoverable alongwith interest at the aforesaid rate on the amount due and such interest shall be payable from the date, the tax first became due. [3) The amount of interest payable under this section shall be calculated by treating part of a month as one month but no interest shall be chargeable if the total amount payable on account of tax is fifty rupees or less and if such amount is more than fifty rupees but less than one hundred rupees, interest shall be calculated treating such amount to be one hundred rupees.] 13. Bar of certain proceedings. - (1) No prosecution shall lie against any officer or servant of the State Government, for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act without the previous sanction of the State Government. (2) No officer or servant of the State Government shall be liable in respect of any such act in any civil or criminal proceedings if the act was done in good faith in the course of the execution of duties or the discharge of functions imposed by or under this Act. (3) No suit shall be instituted against the State Government and no suit, prosecution, or other proceedings shall be instituted against any officer or servant of the State Government in respect of any act done or purporting to be done under this Act, unless the suit, prosecution or other proceedings is instituted within six months from the date of the act complained of. 14. Offences and penalties. - (1) If the proprietor of cinema premises -(b) fraudulently evades the payment of any tax due under this Act, or
(c) fails to furnish the returns provided in section 7, or
(d) fails to give notice as provided in section 10, or
(e) contravenes any other provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
he shall be liable in respect of each separate offence to a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and when the offence is a continuing one, with a daily fine not exceeding fifty rupees during the period of the continuance of the offence. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act or the rules except with the previous sanction of the Commissioner and no court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the Ist Class shall try such an offence. 15. Power to compound offences. - (1) The Commissioner may at any time, accept from any person, who has committed an offence punishable under this Act, or the rules made thereunder by way of composition of such offence, a sum of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees or double the amount of tax involved whichever is greater. (2) On payment of such sum of money as may be determined by the Commissioner under sub-section (1) he shall, where necessary, report to the court that the offence has been compounded and thereafter no further proceedings under this Act, shall be taken against the offender in respect of the same offence and the said court shall discharge or acquit the accused, as the case may be. 15A. An appeal from every original order passed under Appeal. - (1) This act or the rules made thereunder shall lie, -(i) if the order is made by an assessing authority or an Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner incharge of the District, to the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner;
(ii) if the order is made by the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, to the Commissioner.
(2) No appeal shall be entertained unless it is filed within thirty days from the date of communication of the order appealed against, or within such longer period as the appellate authority may allow, for reasons to be recorded in writing. (3) No appeal shall be entertained by an appellate authority unless such appeal is accompanied by satisfactory proof of the payment of the tax or of the penalty, if any, imposed or of both, as the case may be : [Provided that if such authority is satisfied that the proprietor is unable to pay the tax assessed or the penalty, if any, imposed on both, he may, for reasons to e recorded in writing, entertain an appeal without the tax or penalty or both having been paid or after part payment of such tax or penalty or both.] 16. Revisions. - The Commissioner may, of his own motion or on application made, call for the record of any proceedings or order of any authority subordinate to him for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of such proceedings or order and may pass such order in reference thereto as he may deem fit. [Provided that the Commissioner may, before deciding such application, direct the applicant to deposit, whole or in part, the amount of entertainment tax or penalty, if any, or both imposed on him under this Act.] 17. Recoveries. - Any sum due under this Act or the rules framed thereunder shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. 18. Delegation of powers. - Subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed, the Commissioner may by an order in writing delegate all any of his powers under this Act to any person appointed under Section 4 to assist him. 19. Power to make rules. - (1) The State Government may make rules for securing the payment of the tax and generally for carrying into effect the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may make rules for any or all of the following matters, namely:(a) form of any notice, return, accounts or other document which are required to be used or kept under or for the purposes of this Act;
(b) the mode of service of any notice or order required or authorised to be served;
(c) the procedure to be followed on and in connection with revision applications;
(d) the presentation and disposal of applications for exemption from payment of tax or for refunds of the tax or security;
(e) any matter which is required by this Act to be prescribed.
(3) All rules made under this section shall be laid before [-] the State Legislature as soon as may be after they are made.
