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The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969

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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.

Act number
55 of 1969
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
29 Dec 1969

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77 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Formation of Meghalaya.
  4. Section 4Executive power of Meghalaya.
  5. Section 5Extent of executive power of Meghalaya.
  6. Section 6Council of Ministers.
  7. Section 7Other provisions as to Ministers.
  8. Section 8Advocate-General for Meghalaya.
  9. Section 9Conduct of business.
  10. Section 10Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
  11. Section 11Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  12. Section 12Delimitation of constituencies.
  13. Section 13Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  14. Section 14Electors and electoral rolls.
  15. Section 15Right to vote.
  16. Section 16Qualification for membership.
  17. Section 17Election to the Legislative Assembly.
  18. Section 18Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  19. Section 19Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  20. Section 20Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  21. Section 21Special address by the Governor.
  22. Section 22Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  23. Section 23Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  24. Section 24Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside while
  25. Section 25Secretariat of Legislative Assembly.
  26. Section 26Oath or affirmation by members.
  27. Section 27Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  28. Section 28Vacation of seats.
  29. Section 29Disqualifications for membership.
  30. Section 30Penalty for sitting and voting before making an oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  31. Section 31Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  32. Section 32Salaries and allowances of members.
  33. Section 33Extent of Legislative power.
  34. Section 34Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya.
  35. Section 35Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  36. Section 36Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  37. Section 37Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  38. Section 38Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  39. Section 39Assent to Bills.
  40. Section 40Bills reserved for consideration.
  41. Section 41Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
  42. Section 42Annual Financial Statement.
  43. Section 43Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  44. Section 44Appropriation Bills.
  45. Section 45Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  46. Section 46Votes on Account and exceptional grant.
  47. Section 47Rules of procedure.
  48. Section 48Restrictions on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  49. Section 49Courts not to enquire into the proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  50. Section 50Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly.
  51. Section 51Consolidated Fund.
  52. Section 52Contingency Fund.
  53. Section 53Custody of suitors' deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.
  54. Section 54Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public account
  55. Section 55Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya.
  56. Section 56Distribution of revenues.
  57. Section 57Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  58. Section 58Apportionment of assets and liabilities.
  59. Section 59Obligation of Meghalaya, the State of Assam and the Union.
  60. Section 60Control over the autonomous State in certain cases.
  61. Section 61Entrustment of functions.
  62. Section 62Provisions as to Provisional Legislative Assembly.
  63. Section 63Special Committee for development of Shillong.
  64. Section 64Provisions as to continuance of courts.
  65. Section 65Provisions relating to services.
  66. Section 66Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations.
  67. Section 67Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution.
  68. Section 68Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya.
  69. Section 69Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
  70. Section 70Construction of reference to "State" and "State Government" in other laws in relation to Meghalaya.
  71. Section 71Power to construe laws.
  72. Section 72Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
  73. Section 73Power to remove difficulties.
  74. Section 74Amendment of the Sixth Schedule.
  75. Section 75Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.
  76. Section 76Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  77. Section 77Power to make rules.