Deori Autonomous Council (Amendment) Act, 2010

No: 11 Dated: May, 07 2010

THE DEORI AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010

ASSAM ACT NO. XI OF 2010

    An Act further to amend the Deori Autonomous Council Act, 2005

    Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Deori Autonomous Council Act, 2005, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

    It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Deori Autonomous Council (Amendment) Act, 2010.

(2) It shall have the like extent as principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Section 6:- In the principal Act, in Section 6, for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“6(1) The General Council shall consist of 20 (twenty) members out of which 18 (eighteen) shall be elected members and 2 (two) members shall be nominated by the Government of Assam to give representation of those group/communities of the council area which are not otherwise represented in it. Out of 18 (eighteen) seats, 14 (fourteen) shall be reserved for scheduled Tribes and 3 (Three) seats shall be reserved for woman, and 1 (one) seat is general.”