The ASSAM NOWGONG AND SIBSAGAR (ASSIMILATION OF LAWS) ACT, 1953.
ASSAM ACT XXII OF 1953

#### THE ASSAM NOWGONG AND SIBSAGAR (ASSIMI-

LATION OF LAWS) ACT, 1953.

(Passed by the Asaembly)

(Received the assent of the President on the 13th July, 1953)

[Published in the _Assam_ _Gazette,_ dated 29th July 1953]

Preamble. 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:-

Short title, 1. (I) This Act may be called the Assam Nowgong and
extent and Sibsagar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1953.
commence· (2) It extends to the areas specified in the Schedule
ment.

to this Act.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint .

Definitions. 2. 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.

Assimilati- 3. (l) All laws which immediately before the appointed

Qn of Jaws. 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 declar-
ed that section 6 of the Assam General Clauses Act, 1915 Act II of
shall apply in relation to such cesser as it applies in relation 1915.
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 be_, 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 Sibsagar 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.

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Transitio· 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3

nal provi•

the Governor may by order direct that during such period

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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.

Savings. 5. 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 Constitu-

tion (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.

Ptovision 6. If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition
for removal under section 3 from one law or group of laws to another
of difficul-

law or group of laws, the State Government, may by order

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notified in the Official Gazette, make such provision as it
considers necessary for the removal of the difficulty.

SCHEDULE

1. _(a)_ Portion of Gobha mauza that was originally in
the Mikir Hills Tracts, including Sonaikuchi Reserved
Forest.

_(b)_ Kholahat Reserved Forest.

_(c)_ Portion of Lumding Reserved Forest falling in
Lanka Mauza in original Mikir Hills Tracts.

_(d)_ Portion of Lumding Mauza west of the line
described below:-

From the point where the eastern boundary of Namati
Mauza meets the Kaki Jan, the line runs up the Kaki Jan
to its source; thence in a south-easterly direction in a straight
line across the hill ridges to the confluence of Panpri stream
with the Lanka Jan; thence up the Lanka Jan to ita
source ; thence in a southerly direction along the eastern
boundary of the Lumding Reserved Forest to the junction
of Lankanasang Nadi _ with the Bara Langpher river;
thence in a straight line due south till that line meets
the southern boundary of the Lumding Mauza.
_(e)_ Dobaka Reserved Forest.                          -
### (f) Suang Reserved Forest. •

_(g)_ Diju Valley South Reserved Forest.
_(h)_ Bagser Reserved Forest.


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2. _(a)_ Panbari Reserved Forest.

_(b)_ Upper Daigusung Reserved Forest.

_(c)_ Lower Daigurung Reserved Forest.

_(d)_ Village Lands of Chatiani Pathar, Dokhara

Pathar and .Murphuloni of Mauza Marangi in
original Mikir Hills Tracts.

_(e)_ Portion of Barpathar Mauza east of Dhansiri
river and north-east of Garampani·Kaliani road.
### (f) Portion of Ghiladhari Mauza in original Mikir
Hills Tracts.

_(g)_ Portion of Sarupathar Mauza east of Dhansiri

river.

A. G, P. (Leg.) No.I9fS•-1125-22-6-1954 .


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