The ASSAM REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 1953
ASSAM ACT X OF 1953

THE ASSAM REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT,

1953

(Passed by the Assembly)

**(Received the assent of the Governor on the 20th May 1953)**

[Published in the Assam Gazette, dated 27th May 1953]

_An_
_Act_

_to_ _repeal_ _certain_ _enactments and_ _to_ _amend_ _certain_ _other_ _enactments_

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to repeal certain enactments

and to amend certain other enactments.

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

~:~~t titld 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Repealing

commen~e~ and Amending Act, 1953.
ment. (2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Repeal of

certain 2. The enactments specified in the First Schedule are
enactments. hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the fourth

column thereof.

Amendment 3. The enactments specified in the Second Schedule are

of certain hereby amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned

enactments. in the fourth column thereof.

Savings, 4. The repeal by this Act of any enactment shall not

affect other enactment in which the repealed enactment
has been applied, incorporated or referred to ;
and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity,
effect or consequences of anything already done or suffer-
ed, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired,
accrued or incurred, or any remedy or proceeding in respect
thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt,
penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any
indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or
thing ;

nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or

established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice
or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restric-
tion, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding
that the same respectively may have been in any manner
affirmed, or recognised or derived by, in or from any enact-
ment hereby repealed ;
nor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive

or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right,
title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice,

procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in
force.

[ _Price_ _anna_ _1 or_ _ld.]_


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THE FIRST SCHEDULE

**Repeals**

_(See_ section 2)

Year No, Short title Extent of repeal

1937 v The Assam President's Salary Act, 1937 The whole

1937 VI The Assam Deputy President's Salary Act, 1937 ..

###### "

1940 VI The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency The whole.

Provisions) Act, 1940.

1941 VI The Assam President's Salary (Amendment) Act,

1941. "

19U V The Assam Deputy President's Salary (Amend-

ment) Act, 1941. "

1941 I The Temporary Postponement of Execution of ,,

Decrees Act, 1941.

1942 II The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency

Provisions) Act, 1942. "

1944 IV The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency

Provisions) Act, 1944. "

1945 II The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency

Provisions) Act, 1945. "

1946 III The Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act, 1946 ...
1947 VII The Assam Committee of Enquiry (Appointment "

and Evidence) Act, 1947. "

1948 II The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency

Provisions) Act, 1948. "

1948 III The Assam New Motor Cars (Control of Commer-

cial Sales) Act , 1948. "

1949 III The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency

Provisions) Act, 1949. "

1950 XXX The Assam Disturbances (Commission of Enquiry) ,,

Act, 1950.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

**A** **ndments**

_(See_ section 3)

Year No. Short title Arnendmen!s

# •

1910 I Eastern Bengal and Assam Excise In sub-section (1 ) of section 1

Act, 1910. for the words "The Eastern

Bengal and Assam Excise

Act", the words "Assam

Excise Act" shall be

substituted.

1947 XIII The Assam Primary Education In sub-section (1) of section 17,

Act, 1947.                - the existing clauses _(dd)_ and

##### (f) shall be re-numbered as

clauses _(f) and_ _(g)_ respec-
tively.


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Year No. Short title Amendments

###### 1953 I The Assam Liquor Prohibition In section 2-(1) in the 'Ex-

Act, 1952 (Assam Act I of planation' under item (3)
1953). the fullstop at the end shall

be deleted and following shall
be added, namely:-
###### "and to rectified and dena•
tured spirit".

(2) item (7) shall be deleted
and item (8) shall be re-num-

bered as item (7).

A.G.p. (Leg.) No.9/54-1125-22-6-1954.


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