Assam Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953
No: 15 Dated: Jun, 03 1953
THE ASSAM CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 1953
ASSAM ACT XV OF 1953
An Act to amend the Rules for the Administration of Justice in Part A Tribal Areas of the State of Assam
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Rules for the Administration of Justice in Tribal Areas of the State of Assam specified in Part A of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India in the manner here inafter appearing ;
It is hereby enacted as follows—
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953.
(2) It shall extend to the Autonomous Districts of the State of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Insertion of new rule in the administration Rules:- After rule 23A of the Rules for the Administration of us tice and Police in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, published with Notification No.2618-AP., dated the 29th March 1937, rule 14A of the Khasi Siemship (Administration of Justice ) Order, 1950, published with Notification No.SK. 140/49/8, dated the 25th January 1950, rule 22B of the Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in the Garo Hills District, published with Notification No .26 l6- AP ., dated the 29th Ma rch 1937, r ule 1 lA of the Rules for the Regulation of the Procedure of Officers Appointed to Administer Justice in the Lushai Hills, published with Notification No.2530(a)-AP., dated the 2 5th Ma rch 1937, rule 21G of the Rules for the A dministration of Jus tice and Police in the Naga Hills District, published with Notification No.2530 (b)- AP., dated the 25th March 1937, rule 24B of the Rules for the Administration of Justice in the North Cachar Hills Subdivision, published with Notification No.2 530(c)-AP., da ted the 25th Ma rch 1937 and rule 2 IB of the Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in the Sibsagar and Nowgong Mikir Hills Tracts, published with Notification No.2 617-AP., dated the 29th March 1937, the following shall be inserted as a new rule numbering 23B, 14B, 22G, 11B, 21D, 24C and 21C of the said Rules respectively, namely—
Whenever a comm ission for the exa min atio n of witness issued under the prec eding rule or under any law for the time b eing in force in the Rest of Ind ia is received by the Deputy Commissioner, he, or such of his Assistants having the powers o f a Ma gistrat e of the First Class as he may a ppoin t in this behalf, shall exec ute and return the commission following the s pirit of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.