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293                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                 (Sixth Schedule)

              (c) taxes on the entry of goods into a market for sale therein,
       and tolls on passengers and goods carried in ferries; 1***
              (d) taxes for the maintenance of schools, dispensaries or roads;
       2
        [and]
              3
                [(e) taxes on entertainment and amusements.]
       (4) A Regional Council or District Council, as the case may be, may
make regulations to provide for the levy and collection of any of the taxes
specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph 4[and every such
regulation shall be submitted forthwith to the Governor and, until assented
to by him, shall have no effect].
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         9. Licences or leases for the purpose of prospecting for, or
extraction of, minerals.—(1) Such share of the royalties accruing each year
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from licences or leases for the purpose of prospecting for, or the extraction of,
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minerals granted by 6[the Government of the State] in respect of any area
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within an autonomous district as may be agreed upon between 6[the
Government of the State] and the District Council of such district shall be
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made over to that District Council.
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       (2) If any dispute arises as to the share of such royalties to be made
over to a District Council, it shall be referred to the Governor for
determination and the amount determined by the Governor in his discretion
shall be deemed to be the amount payable under sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph to the District Council and the decision of the Governor shall be
final.

1. The word "and" omitted by the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment)
    Act, 2016, s. 16(i) (w.e.f. 16-9-2016).
2. Ins. by s. 16(ii), ibid. (w.e.f. 16-9-2016).
3. Ins. by s. 16(iii), ibid. (w.e.f. 16-9-2016).
4 Ins. by the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969), s. 74 and
    Fourth Sch. (w.e.f. 2-4-1970).
5. Paragraph 9 has been amended in its application to the States of Tripura and
    Mizoram by the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1988 (67 of
    1988), s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-12-1988), so as to insert the following sub-paragraph after
    sub-paragraph (2), namely:—
        “(3) The Governor may, by order, direct that the share of royalties to be made
    over to a District Council under this paragraph shall be made over to that Council
    within a period of one year from the date of any agreement under sub-paragraph (1)
    or, as the case may be, of any determination under sub-paragraph (2).”.
6. Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71(i)
   and Eighth Sch., for "the Government of Assam" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).

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