35 of Court Fees Act - Power to reduce or remit fees

Section 35: Power to reduce or remit fees - Court Fees Act 1870

The 1[appropriate Government] may, from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or remit, in the whole or in any part of 2[the territories; under its administration], all or any of the fees mentioned in the first and second schedules to this Act annexed, and may in like manner cancel or vary such order.

STATE AMENDMENT
Orissa
Amendment of section 35 of Act (7 of 1870).--For section 35 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted:--
"35. Power to suspend, reduce or remit fees.--(1) The Provincial Government may from time to time subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may think fit to impose, by notification in the Gazette suspend the payment of or reduce or remit, in the whole of Orissa or in any part thereof, all or any of the fees mentioned in Schedules I and II to this Act annexed and may in like manner cancel or vary such order.

(3) The Provincial Government may from time to time by rules prescribe the manner in which any fee the payment of which is suspended under sub-section (1) may be realized and for this purpose direct that such fee may be recovered as if it were an arrear of land revenue."

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 15]

Haryana
Substitution of section 35 of Central Act 7 of 1870.-- For section 35 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted, namely:--

"35. Power to remit or reduce fees.--The State Government may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may think fit to impose, by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or remit in relation to all or any class of persons, in the whole or any part of the territories under its administration, all or any of the fees mentioned in the first and second schedules annexed to this Act and may in like manner cancel or vary such order."

[Vide Haryana Act 27 of 1976, s. 2]

Bihar
Substitution of new Section for Section 35 of Act VII of 1870. -- For Section 35 of the said Act, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:--

"35. Power to remit or reduce Court-fees.---The State Government may, subject to such condition or restriction as it may think fit to impose, by order published in the Official Gazette, reduce or remit in relation to all or any class of persons, in the whole or any part of the State, all or any of the fees mentioned in the First and Second Schedules to this Act and may in like manner cancel or vary such order."
[Vide Bihar Act 20 of 1977, s. 3].

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1. Subs. by the A.O.1937, for L. G.

2. Subs. by Act 38 of 1920, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for British India.