The Madras Salt Act 1875, 11 of 1875, (Rep., Act 18 of 1877)

Section 4. The

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

4. The [ Price one ulzna. 1 Madras Salt. ||Madras Salt.| |---|---| |Powerto,<br>alteraddi-<br>tionalsum.|4.The Local Government may vary such addi-<br>tional sun1 or sums for any description of salt, or for<br>any part of such local area, with reference to all or| ||any of the following considerations (namely):-| ||_(a)_the place in which the salt is sold;| ||(6) the quantity of theBalt sold in any transac-| ||tion;| ||_(c)_any other circumstances affecting its sale,| |Pricetobe|5.The price to be paid to the Local Government| |paidineach<br>ocal areafor<br>,|in any part of any local area mentioned in any noti-<br>for<br>fication under section three or four shall, for every| ||maund of salt sold in such area or part, be the total| ||amount of the duty and additional sum for the time| ||being so imposed and fixed for such salt as aforesaid.| ||The price payable in any local area for any de-| ||scription of salt at the date of the publication of any| ||notification under section two, shall be takentobe| ||the price payable under this section for such descrip-| ||tion of salt, until an additional sum is fixed under| ||section three for such area.| ||(See section3).<br>-| ||The following portions of Act No.XXIVof1869| ||(to enhance the price of Saltinthe Presidency of| ||PortSt.George and the dzctyonSaltinthe Presi-| ||_dency ofBombay),_namely,| ||in the title, the words<br>the price of salt in the<br>Presidency of Fort St. George and:"| ||in the preamble, the words "the price of salt| ||manufactured and sold in the Presidency of Fort<br>8t. George and;"and| ||in section two, paragraph one and the first word| ||of paragraph two,| ||and so much of the second schedule to the Laws| ||Local Extent Act,18741,as refers to Act No.XXIV| ||of1869.| ||OfficeSupdt.Govt.Printiug.-No.<br>766L.D.-0.3-75.4.0~,|

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