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CHAPTER VIII TAXATION · Payment and recovery of taxes

Section 153: Presentation of bill

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) When any tax has become due, the Commissioner shall cause to be presented to the person liable for the payment thereof, a bill for the amount due:

1[Provided that such bill shall be presented in respect of a property tax due in respect of a property after carrying out physical survey or collection of relevant data in respect of that property if it is being assessed for the first time:

Provided further that no such bill shall be necessary in the case of—

(a) property tax payable on self-assessment of vacant land or covered space in any building;

(b) a tax on vehicles and animals; and

(c) a theatre-tax.]

(2) Every such bill shall specify the particulars of the tax and the period for which the charge is made.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 2 ad Sch., ibid., for Proviso (w.e.f. 15-5-2026).