Assam Nowgong and Sibsagar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953
No: 22 Dated: Jul, 29 1953
THE ASSAM NOWGONG AND SIBSAGAR (ASSIMILATION OF LAWS) ACT, 1953
ASSAM ACT XXII OF 1953
Whereas by virtue of notification No. TAD/R/31/50, dated the 5th September, 1952, certain areas hereinafter referred to as "the said areas" have been excluded from the Mikir Hills Autonomous District ;
And whereas the said areas are comprised within the territorial limits of the districts of Nowgong and Sibsagar ;
And whereas it is expedient that the laws in force in the said areas with respect to the matters enumerated in List II in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, shall be assimilated to the laws in force with respect to the said rna tters in the rest of the districts of Nowgong and Sibsagar in the manner hereinafter appearing ;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam Nowgong and Sibsagar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953.
(2) It extends to the areas specified in the Schedule to this Act.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint .
2. Definitions:- In this Act-
(a) 'appointed day' means the date appointed under sub-section (3) of section 1 of this Act;
(b) 'law' means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Order or bye-laws relating to any matter enumerated in List II in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution;
(c) 'scheduled areas' means theareas specified in the Schedule.
3. Assimilation of Laws:- (l) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the scheduled areas shall on that day cease to be in force in the said scheduled areas except as respects things done or omitted to be done before that day, and for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that section 6 of the Assam General Clauses Act, 1915 shall apply in relation to such cesser as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a State Act.
(2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Nowgong district shall as from that day extend to, or as the case may come into force in, the areas specified in paragraph 1 of the Schedule.
(3) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extenri to, or are in force in, the Si bsagar district shall as from that day extend to, or as the case may be, come into force in, the areas specified in paragraph 2 of the Schedule.
4. Transitional provisions:- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3 the Governor may by order direct that during such period not exceeding twelve months as may be specified in the order, from the appointed day any law which was in force in the said areas before the appointed day shall be deemed to have continued to be in force therein or any specified part thereof and may further likewise direct that any law which would have extended to or come into force in the said areas on the appointed day shall not be deemed to have extended thereto or come into force therein or any specified part thereof.
5. Savings:- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, all suits, cases and other legal proceedings between the parties all of whom belong to the Scheduled Tribes specified in item 2 of Part 1-Assam, of the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, or such other Tribe or Tribes, as may be specified in this behalf, shall be tried and continue to be tried under the Rules for the Adminis· tration of Justice and Police in the Sibsagar and Nowgong Mikir Hills Tracts as if this Act had not been passed.