Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
No: 55 Dated: Dec, 29 1969
THE ASSAM REORGANISATION (MEGHALAYA) ACT, 1969
ACT NO. 55 OF 1969
An Act to provide for the formation within the State of Assam of an autonomous State to be known as Meghalaya and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "appointed day" means such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the formation of the autonomous State;
(b) "article" means an article of the Constitution;
(c) "autonomous State" means the autonomous State of Meghalaya formed under section 3;
(d) "constituency" means a territorial constituency provided by order made under section 12 for the purpose of election to the Legislative Assembly;
(e) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;
(f) "Governor" means the Governor of Assam exercising his functions as Governor in relation to Meghalaya by virtue of this Act;
(g) "law" includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument, having immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole or in any part of the autonomous State;
(h) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya;
(i) "Meghalaya" means the autonomous State referred to in section 3;
(j) "member" means a member of the Legislative Assembly;
(k) "Official Gazette" means the Official Gazette of Meghayala or the Gazette of India; and
(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
PART II
FORMATION OF THE AUTONOMOUS STATE OF MEGHALAYA
3. Formation of Meghalaya.—(1) On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed within the State of Assam an autonomous State to be known as Meghalaya which shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), comprise the following tribal areas, namely:—
(i) The United Khasi Jaintia Hills District as described in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (exclusive of the proviso thereto) but excluding the areas transferred to the Mikir Hills autonomous district by the notification of the Government of Assam No. TAD/R/31/50/149 dated the 13th April, 1951, and
(ii) the Garo Hills District specified in Part A of the table appended to paragraph 20 aforesaid.
(2) If, before such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix for the purpose not being a date later than the appointed day, the District Council for the autonomous district of the North Cachar Hills or the Mikir Hills or both, as the case may be, has or have by resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members thereof, expressed a desire that the said autonomous district or districts shall form part of Meghalaya, the President may, by order, make a declaration to that effect and accordingly, on and from the appointed day, the North Cachar Hills District or the Mikir Hills District or both, as the case may be, shall also form part of Meghalaya.