Section 110A: Objection to assessment before Tribunal

110A. Objection to assessment before Tribunal Notwithstanding section 110, any person aggrieved by any assessment made in respect of general rate may, within 14 days of receiving the notification of the assessment, lodge an objection to the assessment before the Tribunal. (h) in section 115 – (i) b y repealing subsection (1) and replacing it by the following subsection – (1) For the purpose of this Sub-part, there shall be, in every Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council or District Council, a Committee to be known as the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee, which shall consist of – (a) (i) t he Lord Mayor or Deputy Lord Mayor; 256 Acts 2016 (ii) the Mayor or Deputy Mayor; or (iii) t he Chairperson or ViceChairperson of a district council, who shall be the chairperson; (b) 4 councillors, to be designated by the chairperson; (c) the Chief Executive; and (d) the heads of the Land Use and Planning, Public Infrastructure and Public Health Departments of the local authority. (ii) b y inserting, after subsection (1), the following new subsection – (1A) Where any person referred to in subsection (1) (c) or (d) is unable to attend a meeting of the Committee, he shall designate a senior officer to be his alternate representative at the meeting, with written authority to act as required. (iii) by adding the following new subsection – (4) Notwithstanding sections 23 and 33, the term of office of– (a) t he chairperson of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee shall begin on the day the Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of the District Council is elected, and shall continue until his successor is elected; and (b) the Councillors of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee shall begin on the day they are designated by the chairperson of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee Acts 2016 257 and shall continue in office until the election of a new Lord Mayor, Mayor or Chairperson of the District Council. (i) in section 117 – (i) b y repealing subsection (5) and replacing it by the following subsection – (5) On receipt of an application under subsection (4), the Chief Executive of the Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council or District Council or his representative shall – (a) not later than 8 working days from the date of receipt, seek from the applicant any additional information, particulars or documents in relation thereto; and (b) on the effective date, issue to the applicant an acknowledgement receipt in respect of the application. (ii) i n subsection (7), by deleting the words “, and after approval of the Executive Committee”; (iii) b y repealing subsection (9) and replacing it by the following subsection – (9) Except with the approval of the Minister, no Outline Planning Permission or Building and Land Use Permit shall be issued for any development of land, construction of a building or extensive alterations, or additions or repairs to an existing building for use as a place of public worship. (iv) in subsection (12), by repealing paragraph (a); 258 Acts 2016 (j) in section 122, by inserting, after subsection (6), the following new subsection – (6A) (a) This section shall, subject to paragraph (b), in respect of a period of 3 years as from 1 January 2017, not apply to an economic operator carrying out trade activities whose annual trade fee does not exceed 5,000 rupees at 30 June 2016. (b) Any economic operator who is exempted pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be issued with an exemption certificate by the Mun by repealing paragraph (a); 258 Acts 2016 (j) in section 122, by inserting, after subsection (6), the following new subsection – (6A) (a) This section shall, subject to paragraph (b), in respect of a period of 3 years as from 1 January 2017, not apply to an economic operator carrying out trade activities whose annual trade fee does not exceed 5,000 rupees at 30 June 2016. (b) Any economic operator who is exempted pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be issued with an exemption certificate by the Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council or District Council, as the case may be. (c) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to trade activities regulated under the Excise Act, gambling activities under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act or such other activities as may be prescribed. (k) in section 123 – (i) b y repealing subsection (3) and replacing it by the following subsection – (3) Subject to section 122(6), every person carrying on a classified trade shall display, in a conspicuous place at each of his business premises, the receipt acknowledging payment of the fee or the exemption certificate under section 122 in respect of the current financial year. (ii) in subsection (4), by inserting, after the words “payment of the fee”, the words “or the exemption certificate”; (l) in section 124 – (i) i n subsection (1)(d), by inserting, after the words “payment of the fee”, the words “or the exemption certificate”; (ii) i n subsection (2)(a), by inserting, after the words “payment of the fee”, the words “or the exemption certificate”; (m) by repealing Sub-part G. Acts 2016 259