The ELEPHANTS' PRESERVATION (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959
ASSAM ACT XIV OF 1959

THE ELEPHANTS' PRESERVATION (ASSAM AMENDMENT)
ACT, 1959

## Received the assent of the Govemor on the 14th May 1959

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the _Assam Gazette,_ dated the 20th May 19591

_An_

_Act_

_the_ _Elephants'_ _Preservation_ _Act, 1879 in_ _its_ _application_ _to_ _Assam._

Preatnble.-Whereas it is expedient to amend the Elephants' Pre-

servation Act, 1879 (Central Act VI of 1879) hereinafter called the
principal Act, in 'its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter
appearing;
## It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as
follows: -

1. Short title, extent and commencernent.-(1) This Act may be
called the Elephants' Preservation (Assam Amendment) Act, 1959. -

(2) It shall have the like application as the principal Act.
(3) It ~hall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Section 5 of Act VI of 1879.-In section 5 of
the principal Act, between the words "may" and "subject" the words
"with the approval of the State Government and" shall be inserted.

3. Review and Revision.-After section 5 of the principal Act, the

following; section shall be inserted, namely;-

" 5A. Any person considering himself aggrieved by an order passed
under section 5 for granting licence with the approval of the State Govern-
ment may file an application for review of the order and the approval, to
the State Government within a period of 30 days from the date of the
order and thereupon the State Government, after giving a hearing to the
parties concerned, may-      -

(i) reject the application, or
(ii) Where it is of opinion that sufficient ground for review has been
established, grant the same,

_(a)_ by withdrawing its approval issued under section 5 and remand
the applications to the Deputy Comrr.issioner concerned for
fresh enquiry, or
_(iii)_ direct the Deputy Commissioner concerned to issue the licence to

any of the applicants."

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