The Assam Panchayati Raj (6th Amendment) Act, 1978
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No. 111 Diapur. Friday, 7th July, 1578, 16th Asadha,
1900 (S. E.)

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COVERl'llMENT OP ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLAT_IVE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 6th July 1978

No.LGL.114/78/11.-The following Act of tre Assam legislative

Assembly which received the assent of the Gonrnor is hereby

rublishcd fer genrraJ information.


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760 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXI'RAORDINARY, JULY 7, 1978

ASSAM ACf IX OF 19.78

(Received the assent of the }avernor on the 5th July 1978)

THE ASSAM PANCHAYATI RAJ' (SIXTH AMENDMENT)

###### ACf, 1978.

An

Act

further to amend the Assam Pancha yati
Raj Act, 1972

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to

amend _the_ Assam P'.'tnchayati Raj. Act, ~;5~~19~3 ~

1972 (Assam Act XI of 1973), hereinafter

called the prjncipal Act, in the manner
hereinafter appearing;

##### It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-
ninth year of the Repuplic of India as

follows

Sho rt title,

<'x tent and 1. (1) This Act may be called th t

commence- Assam Panchayati Raj (Sixth Amendment)
ment. Act, 1978.

(2) It . shall have like extent as the

principal Act.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come
into force on the 1st day of May, 1978.

Am cndm [0] nt 2. In the principal Act, in Section 11,

##### zi ors~~!~~ ahfter thbe .Provisod, the ro11owing provisos

Act x1 or s 4 11 e mserte , name 1y :-

1973. " Provided further that the term of a

Gaon Panchayat, which is constituted after
the constitution of other Gaon Panchayats
in a regular election, shall expire with the
expiration of 4-year term of other Gaon
Pan cha ya ts irrespective of the fact . that the

form~r has not completed 4-year term :

Provided further that the State Govern-
ment may, where it is . ·not possible to
hold election for the constitution of new


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 7. 19_78 761

Gaon Panchayats immediately after the
expiry of the term, extend the said term
for a period n0t exceeding three months
at a time subject to a maximum period
of nine months or make any · alternative
arrangement for the purpose of carrying out
the functions of the Gaon Panchayats till
the constitution of new Gaon Panchayats".

Amendm ~nt 3. In the principal Act, in Section 22,

of Sec tion            - b . ( l) f h . h
22 of t..ssam m su ·section , a ter t e proviso, t e

~9~         - x r of following provisos shall be inserted, namely:-
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''Provided further that the term of a
Mohkuma Parishad which is constituted
aft er the constitution of other Mohkuma
Parishads in a regular ekction, shall expire
with the expiration of 4-year term of the
other Mohkuma Parishads irrespective of
the fact that the former has not completed
4-year term:

Provided further that the State Gov-

ernment may, where it is not possible to
hold election for the constitution of new
Mohkuma Parishads immediately after the
expiry of the term, extend the said term
for a period not exceeding three months

at a time subje-.::t to a maximum period

of nine months or make any alternative
arrangement for the purpose of carrying out
the functions of the M ohkuma Parish.ads
till the constitution of new Mohkuma Pari-
shads" .

U. TAHBILDAR,

Secretary to the Govt. of As sam,
Legislative Department.

(,_.:'\ UHATf-Pr\n ted ai;d published by t!Je Supdt. i/c •• Assam Govt. Printing P' e' '•

(Ex-Gazette) l\ o.221-732+1,010-7-7-1978.


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