Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
The theater tax shall not be levable in respect of— (a) any entertainment or amusement for admission to which no charge is made or only a nominal charge is made; (b) any entertainment or amusement which is not open to the general public on payment; (c) any entertainment or amusement the full proceeds of which, without the deduction of expenses, are intended to be utilised for a public charitable purpose. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section a nominal charge shall be such charge as may be fixed by the rules.