The Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act,1964
ASSAM ACT XX II OF 1964

THE ASSAM OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

**(Received the assent of the Governor on the 17th November, 1964)**

[Published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 20th November,

1964].

**An**
**Act**

**further to amend the Assam Official Language Act, I960**

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Act

Assam Official Language Act, 1960, hereinafter called o f

the principal Act, for the purposes and in the manner 1

hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Fifteenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows;—

Short title, l.(D This Act may be called the Assam Official

extent and Language (Amendment) Act, 1964.
commence- ° '

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In the proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 1

of Section 1 o f t jje principal Act, for the word “five” occurring

Act XXXHI^[c t w e e n] the' words “than” and “years” the word

of 1960. “ ten” shall be substituted.

Amendment 3. In Section 3 of the principal Act, in the first

of Section 3 proviso, for the words and figures “under Article 343
ActXXXIlI[0] ^ lhe Constitution of India” the words “for the

of 1960. official purposes of the Union under any law made

by the Parliament in this behalf” shall be substituted.

Amendment 4. In Section 6 of the principal Act, for the words

of Section 6 a n j figures “ under clause (2) of Article 343 of the

Act x x x n i [G o n s t i t u t i o n] l [n] di[a] ” the words “for the official

of i960. purposes of the Union under any law made by the
Parliament in this behalf” shall be substituted.

Amendment 5. j n c [1]a u s e [ (d) of the proviso to Section 7 of ]

of C Assam t 'l e principal Act, lor the words and figures “under

Act XXXIIlArticle 343 of the Constitution of India” the words

of 1960. “for the official purposes of the Union under any law

made by the Parliament in this behalf” shall be
substituted.

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Amendment 6. Existing Section 8 of the principal Act shall be

renumbered as sub-section (1) and the following shall

Act N o. b[e] inserted as sub-section (2), namely:—

XXXIII of

1960.

“ (2) Every rule made under this section shall be

laid as soon as may be after it is made, before the
Assam Legislative Assembly while it is in session for
a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised
in one session or in two successive sessions, and if,

before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid
or the sessions immediately following, the Assam
Legislative Assembly agree in making any modification
in the rule or the Assam Legislative Assembly agree

that the rule should not be made, the rule shall there­

after have effect only in such modified form or be of

no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any
such modification or annulment shall be without

prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.”

AGP (Leg) 7/65—10004-124-25—-3-12-65


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