Section 16, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

There shall be liable to be assessed in accordance with Assessm.entt~e provisions of this Part all premises having buildings thereon of premiSes. (Including premises owned by or in the occupation of the Rural Area Council) within the boundaries of the Rural Area, except- 712 Cap. 75] Rural Area (a) any church, chapel, mosque, meeting-house or other premises, or any part thereof, exclusively used for public religious worship ; (b) premises used exclusively as a hospital and not so used for purposes of gain; (c) premises used principally as a university, college, school or Sunday school and not so used for purposes of gain; (d) burial grounds and crematoria; (e) premises declared by a resolution of the Rural Area Council with the approval of the Governor in Council to be exempted from assessment. Afp~intmen~ 17. (I) The Rural Area Council shall as soon as may be after ~s;:;:re~~n the coming into operation of this Ordinance and thereafter in Committee. the month of November in every year appoint one or more 17 of 1952· competent persons to be called valuers at such remuneration, to be paid from the revenue of the Rural Area Council, as it rna y think fit. (2) There shall be an Assessment Committee consisting of the President and members of the Rural Area Council and one additional member appointed as provided in sub-section (3). (3) Whenever the Assessment Committee is considering the valuation of any premises situated in any rural district the rural district council thereof may appoint any person to be an additional member of the Assessment Committee, and such person shall be deemed to be a member of the Assessment Committee for all purposes. (4) The President, or in his absence a deputy president appointed by him under section 10, shall be the Chairman of the Assessment Committee. (5) The Assessment Committee shall be deemed to be properly constituted whenever the Chairman and three other members are present at a duly convened meeting thereof. (6) Valuation Lists showing the assessed annual value of all premises assessable under section 16 shall be prepared by the valuers and approved by the Assessment Committee in accordance with the provisions contained in Part I of the Second Schedule hereto. Rural Area [Cap. 75 713