The Assam Home Guards (Amendment) Act, 2015
Registered No .-768/97

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 PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

135 29 (X, 2015, 8 CSf^, 1937 (*t^)

No. 135 Dispur, Friday, 29th May, 2015, 8th Jaistha, 1937 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

###### NOTIFICATION

The 29th May, 2015

**No. LG L.40/20 15/15 .- The following Act o f the Assam Legislative Assembly which received**

the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

###### ASSAM ACT NO. XVI OF 2015

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 20th May, 2015)

 THE ASSAM HOME GUARDS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015


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further to amend the Assam Home Guards Act, 1947.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam

Act No.

Assam Home Guards Act, 1947, hereinafter referred to as

XXIV

the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ; of 1947

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the

Republic of India as follows

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Home Guards
extent and (Amendment) Act, 2015.

commence­
ment

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. in the principal Act, in section 3, after sub-section (1),
of section 3 the following new sub-section (1 A) shall be inserted,

namely

"(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of the provision
of the sub-section (1), the Government may make rules

requiring every member of the Home guards to,-

(a) serve in aid of the Police Force and generally to help

the maintenance of the security of the state ;

(b) help the public during any emergency including

natural calamities, fire or epidemic ;

(c) render nursing and first aid ; and

(d) facilitate the maintenance and transport services and

the control of traffic and crowds."

Amendment 3. in the principal Act, in section 4, in sub-section (2), for the

of section 4 words "Inspector General of Police", the words

"Commandant General of Home Guards" shall be

substituted.

Amendment 4. in the principal Act, in section7, in sub-section (2), for the
of section 7 punctuation mark " . " appearing at the end, the

punctuation mark " : " shall be substituted and thereafter

the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :-


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###### "Provided that the period of reserve may be
 extended with the consent of the person, recorded in a prescribed manner, for a block of three years at a time after examining the physical fitness in a prescribed manner till he attains the age of 55 years."

Amendment In the principal Act, in section 10, the punctuation mark
of section

###### " appearing at the end, the punctuation mark " : " shall

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###### be substituted and thereafter, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely

 "Provided that every member of Home Guard shall
 during the period of train ng or service in Home Guards receive from the Government or the employer as the case may be, such allowances as may be prescribed."

 S. M. BUZAR BARUAH,
 Secretary to the Government of Assam,
 Legislative Department, Dispur.

Guwahati: Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P & S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty. Assam, Guwahati-21.

Ex Gazette No. 269                    - 400 + 100 - 29 - 05 - 2015.


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