The Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1953
received the assent of the Governor of Assam is hereby published for general
mfori, tion.

**(R ec eive d th e assent o f th e Gov erno r on the 14th Octob er , 1953)**

ASSAM AC T XXXI OF 1953

TH E ASSAM L IQ UOR'PROHIB IT IO N (AM ENDMENT) AC T, 1953

(Passed by the Assembly)

_An_

_Act_

_to amend the Assam Liquor Prohibition Act, 1952_ _•_

**Pre am ble .-—Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Liquor Prohibi­**

tion Act, 1952 (Assam Act I of 1953) hereinafter called the principal Act for the
purpose hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted as follows: —
**1. Sh or t ti tl e, ex tent an d com m en ce m en t.— (1) This Act may be called**

the Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendm ent) Act, 1953.

(2) It shall have the like e xten t as the principal Act.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
**2. A m endm ent o f Se cti on 17 (1 ).—** In sub-section (1) of section 17 of the

Principal Act, for the words “ consisting of two or more non-official residents” ,
the words “consisting in such proportion as the Commissioner may deem fit,

of two or more official and non-official residents” , shall be substituted.


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