The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1962
**ASSAM ACT No.VII OF 1962**

# THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962

(As passed by the Assembly)

**Received the assent of the Governor on the 10th April 1962**

[Published in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 12th April 1962]_

_An_

_Act_

_to amend further the Assam Municipal Act, 1956_

**Preamble** Whereas it is expedient to amend further the **Assam** /ct

Assam Municipal Act, 1956, hereinafter referred to as 1957

the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter

appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows :—

**Slwcrt title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Muni­

**extent and** cipal (Amendment) Act, 1962.

**commence­**
**ment.**

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

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**Amend-** **2.** At the end of Section 14 of the principal Act

but before the Explanation thereto, the following

**of** **[C]Assam** P[r o v] i[s o] shall be added, namely :—

**oH957,** “ Provided that notwithstanding anything here­

inbefore contained, if in any area which shall
have been included within any municipality
pnder clause _(b) of sub-section (2) of Sec­_
tion 5, hereafter referred to as the said area,
no person has been able to pay any tax
assessed under Section 68, in respect of the
holdings in the said area, before the prescrib­
ed date, the State Government if it is

satisfied that such non-payment has been due
to the assessment not being completed in
time, may by notification declare that no
person in the said area occupying such a
holding, in any manner, shall be disqualified

to be registered by reason only of the fact
that no tax has been paid in respect of such a
holding and such person on registration shall
be qualified to vote at the election of the
Commissioners of such municipality.”


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**Repeal and** 3. (1) The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Assam

**Saving.** Ordinance, 1962 is hereby repealed. Ordi­

nance

No.II of

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything 1962.

done or any action taken under the
Assam Municipal (Amendment) Ordi­

nance, 1962 shall be deemed to have
been done or taken under this Act as if

this Act had commenced on the twenty­
fifth day of January, 1962 (date of pro­
mulgation of the Ordinance).


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