The Assam Famine Relief And Insurance Fund (Amendment) Act, 1959
# ASSAM ACT IV OF 1959

### THE ASSAM FAMINE RELIEF AND INSURANCE FUND

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959

(Received the aHent of the Governor on the 2nd May 1959)

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the Assam Gazette, dated the 6th May 1959]

_An_
_Act_
_further_ _to_ _amend the_ _Assam Famine_ _Relief and Insurance_ _Fund Act,_ _1948._

,'- **Pream.ble.-WHEREAS** it is expedient further to amend the Assam
Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Act, 1948 (Assam Act XXVIII of 1948),
hereinafter caJled the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

### It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as

i<>llows :-

### l. Short title, extent and commencement.- ( 1) This Act may be
called the Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund (Amendment) Act,
1959.
(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.
(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Section 3 of the Act.- ln Section 3 of the
principal Act, item _(iii)_ shall be deleted and item _(iv)_ shall be
renumbered as item (iii).

3. Amendment of Section .f. of the Act.-In Section 4 of the
principal Act, for the words "And thereafter, an annual contribution of not
less than rupees one lakh shall be provided under '54-B-Transfer to Famine

Relief Fund' to which shall also be transferred the unspent balance, if
any, at the end of each financial year, under '54-A-Famine Relief'." the
following shall be substituted, namely:- "And thereafter an annual contri-
bution of rupees twenty-five lakhs shall be provided under '54-B.-Transfer to
Famine Relief Fund'."

4. Amendment of Section 6 of the Act.-In Section 6 of the

prittcip1tl Act, for the word "shall" the word "may" shall be substituted.

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AGP (Leg) 6/59-1550-24•10·59,


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