The ASSAM FAMINE RELIEF AND INSURANCE FUND ACT, 1948
### ASSAM ACT XXVIII OF 1948

THE ASSA i\i FAMINE RELIEF AND INSURANCE

FUND ACT, 1948

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Received the assent of the Governor on the 21st        -
December 1948]

[Published in the _Assam_ _Gazette_ of the 29th Dece'!lber 1948]

_An_
_Act_ _to_ _provide for the_ _establishment and maintenance in_ _the_ _Province_

_of Assam_ _of a Fund called the_ _Assam Famine_ _Relief_
_and Insurance Fund._

Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment

and maintenance in the Province of Assam of a fund for
expenditure upon relief of, and insurance against, distress
caused by serious drought, flood, earthquake, fire, cyclone
and other natural calamities in the said Province ;

#### It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Famine

Short title,
extent and Relief and Insurance Fund Act, 1948.
commence-
ment. (2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force _op_ such date as the Provin-

cial Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,

appoint. .

Definition. 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in

the subject or context,-"Fund" means the Assam Famine
Relief and Insurance Fund established under section 3.

Esta~~:h;he 3. On the commencement of this Act, the Provincial

~~~m Government shall establish in and for the Province of Assam

Famine a Fund called the "Assam Famine Relief and Insurance
Relief and Fund".

Insurance

Fund. The Fund shall consist of :-
( i) the contribution by the Provincial Government
under section 4 ;

_(ii)_ any contribution by the Government of India ;
(iii) such other sums as the Provincial Government
may transfer from the unspent balance of the budget pro-
vision of any year under section 4 ; and

(iv) donations, if any , by the public or by any institu-
tion or association for the purposes mentioned in ..:;ection 5.

                   - 4. As soon as may be after the commencement of this
I IU t ia [. ] 1 con- A h p . . I G h 11 k . . . 1
tribution to ct, t e rovmCia overnment s a ma e an m1t1a
the Assam contribution to the Fund of the sum of three lakhs of
Famine rupees provided under "54-A.-Famine Relief" in the

Relief and Budget for the year 1948-49 or the unspent balance thereof
! nsurance .
Fund. on the date of creat10n of the Fund and thereafter make
an annual contribution of not less than rupees one lakh.

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_Price_ _1 anna_ _or_ _1 d._


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Pu~pose for 5. Expenditure from the Fund shall not be incurred

;'~~~h ~~~ e~cept upon the relief of, and insurance against, famine and
be utilized. distress caused by drought, flood, earthquake, fire,
cyclone or other natural calamities in the said Province ;
Provided that, if at any time, the total amount of the
Fund excerds twenty lakhs of rupees, the excess may be
utilized on protective irrigation works and other works for
the prevention of famine or flood in the said Province.

I nvestmei:it 6. The Provincial Government shall, from time to time,

a~~m r~-mf invest or re-invest in Government securities all amounts and

~h! a':ou~t the interest accrued thereon to the credit of the Fund,
not requir- which may not be immediately required for any of the
ed. purposes mentioned in section 5.

Accounts of 7. (1) The accounts of the Fund shall be made up at
the F~nd the end of each financial year in a _prof ·rma_ account which

and makmg will be prescribed.
up of the .
deficiency in (2) If the accounts so made up m respect of any year

the Fund. show that the balance at the credit of the Fund has
reached a total of ten lakh~ of rupees, and if in respect ot
any year thereafter the balance falls short of that amount
the deficiency shall be made up by contril iution from the
revenues of the Province :
Provided that if the deficiency exceeds one lakh of

rupees it .may be made up in annual instalments not

exceeding one lakh each.

Powers to 8. The Provincial Government may make rules for
make rules. carrying out the purpose_s of this Act .

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A. G. P. (Lcg.)No,2/49-775+25-·-12-5-1949.


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