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Services - District
Revenue Services - Civil Marriage Ceremonies
District
Revenue
Offices
The District Revenue
Services were formerly called "Warden" Offices and serve as
decentralized units for receiving and collecting revenue.
The primary function of the
District Revenue Services is the performance of their statutory duties under the
Lands and Buildings Taxes Act, Chapter 76:04, to raise levy, assess and collect
taxes on all Lands and Buildings in Trinidad and Tobago not being within the
City of Port-of-Spain and the City of San Fernando.
They provide facilities for
the payment of Lands and Buildings Taxes, Licences for liquor dealers and
vendors and ground rent on posts of Revenue Officers V and Revenue Officers V,
perform civil marriage ceremonies, serve as District Registrars of Hindu and
Muslim marriages and Superintendent Registrars of Births and Deaths in the
respective Districts. They are also responsible for the delivery of juror
summons.
The District Revenue
Offices at Tunapuna, Arima, Couva, Cedros, Chaguanas, Sangre Grande,
Scarborough, Princes Town, Rio Claro, Siparia, La Brea and Point Fortin also
provide facilities for the collection of Income Tax and Health Surcharge.
It is important to note
that in addition to discharging his duties as Receiver of Revenue - St. George
West, the Revenue Officer V is responsible for supervision of the overall
administration of the other seven (7) counties namely: St. Patrick, Victoria,
Nariva/Mayaro, Caroni, St. George East, St. Andrew/St. David and Tobago.
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