28. Scale of fees chargeable on licences

1. ^*[ For every licence granted or renewed under the Act there shall be charged, unless exempted by the Government, a fee according to the following scale, namely :-
   
   1. For the grant or renewal of licence for one year in respect of a permanent building within the Corporations, Townships and Municipalities a fee of **[Rs. 200] for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of **[Rs. 100] for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of the first 100 sq. metres.
   2. For the grant or renewal of licence for one year in respect of a permanent building within a Panchayat area, a fee of **[Rs. 50] for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of **[Rs. 20] for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of the first 100 sq. metres.
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   1. For the grant or renewal of temporary licence in respect of a permanent building within the Corporations, Townships and Municipalities a fee of **[Rs. 50 per mensem or Rs. 5 per day for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 20 per mensem or Rs. 2] per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
   2. For the grant or renewal of a temporary licence in respect of a permanent building within a Panchayat area, a fee of **[Rs. 15 per mensem or Rs. 2 per day for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 10 per mensem or Re.1] per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
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   1. For the grant or renewal of a temporary licence in respect of a temporary building within the Corporations, Townships and the Municipalities **[Rs. 200 per mensem or Rs. 5 per day for an area of 100sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 100 per mensem or Rs. 5] per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
   2. For the grant or renewal of a temporary licence in respect of a temporary building within a Panchayat area **[Rs. 50 per mensem or Rs. 5 per day for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 20 per mensem or Rs.2] per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
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   1. For the grant or renewal of a licence for an enclosure without any roof or super-structure within the Corporations, Townships and Municipalities for one year **[Rs. 150 for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 20] for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
   2. For the grant or renewal of a licence for an enclosure without any roof or superstructure within a Panchayat area for one year **[Rs. 20 for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 10] for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
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   1. For the grant or renewal of a temporary licence for an enclosure without any roof or super-structure within the Corporations, Town-ships and the Municipalities **[Rs. 20 per mensem or Rs. 5 per day for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 10 per mensem or Rs. 2] per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
   2. For the grant or renewal of a temporary licence for an enclosure without any roof or super-structure within a Panchayat area, **[Rs. 10 per mensem or Rs. 2 per day for an area of 100 sq. metres or less with an additional fee of Rs. 4 per mensem or Rs.1] Paise per day for every 50 sq. metres or fraction thereof in excess of 100 sq. metres.
      The fee for a temporary licence shall be leviable at three-fourth of the above rates where the building or enclosure is used only during day time without lights.
6. Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (ii), (iii) or (v) no fee shall be charged for the renewal of a temporary licence granted for a period not exceeding one week under clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 26 provided that the total period of such licence including periods of renewal does not exceed one month at a time.
7. The licensing authority shall fix the licence fee under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) with the previous approval of the local authority concerned.
   Explanation - For the purpose of this rule, the area on which the fees shall be charged shall be -
   
   1. in the case of a permanent building the area of the main structure and other structure excluding the entrances, passages, stage, stair-cases and all spaces to which the public are not admitted, and
   2. in the case of a temporary building, the whole area of the enclosure after excluding the open space actually provided under rule 19 (a) or under the proviso thereto, as the case may be.
8. The licence granted or renewed under this Act shall not be transferred except with the previous permission of the licensing authority and for each such transfer there shall be charged **[a fee of 25 rupees].

* R.28 Substituted as per SRO. 59/69 in Gazette of 11 -2-1969. Original rule 28 was declared ultra vires by the High Court as it was a delegation by delegatee in OP. 2498/65 and 3047/66.
** Substituted by SRO.No. 287/2006 dated 07-04-2006