The ASSAM EMBANKMENT AND DRAINAGE ACT, 1953
ASSAM ACT I OF 1954

THE ASSAM EMBANKMENT AND DRAINAGE ACT,

(Received the assent of the President on the 22nd January '!954)

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the _Assam_ _Ga:r.ettc,_ dated the 3rd February, 1954j
_An_
_Act_
_to_ _provide_ _for_ _better provisionfor_ _the_ _construction,_ _removal_
_and_ _upkeep_ _of_ _embankments_ _a11d_ _for_ _the_ _drainage_ _a11d_
_improvement_ _of lands_ _in_ _Assam._

WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the existing Act by Assam Act
a new law with better provisions for the construction, main· VII of 1941.
tenance, management, removal and control of embankment
and for the drainage and improvement of lands in Assam.
It is hereby enacted as follows : ---
1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Embankment

and Drainage Act, 1953.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
( 3) It shall come into force on such date as the State

Governm ent may specity by notification in the official
Gazette in that behalf.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in
the subject or !:ontext,-

(i) "Cattle" include also elephants, buffaloes, horses,

ponies, mules, asses, pigs, sheep and goats.

**''Cost,'.** (ii) "Cost'' means the capital cost of a work includ-

ing that of the connected survey but does not include any
maintenance or interest charges.
(iii) "Court" means a principal Civil Court of
original jurisdiction.

"De p u t y (iv) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy

Comm is- Commissioner of the district in which any embank-

iioner". mentor drain is situated or proposed and includes the
Additional Deputy Commissioner of the said district

or any other officer empowered by the State Government to
discharge the fonctions of a Deputy Commissioner urider this

Act. .

_(v)_ "Drain" includes dongs and irrigation channels in

the plains, a tunnel, a culvert, a ditch, a channel, a canal,
a syphon, a sluice or artificial water course of any other des-
cription and any other device for excl;iding, regulating or
retaining water, rain water, flood water o'r sub-soil water.

"Embank-   - _(vi)_ _(a)_ "Embankment" means any embankment,

mcnt". public or private, constructed for the purpose of excluding,
regulating or retaining water and ifidudes all earthen or
masonry walls, dams, spilways, piers, groins, sluices, syphons
water gauges, bench-marks and other works connected
with any such embankment and land appurtenant thereto ;
but does not include any "ali" or ridge surrounding or
dividing a field <?r any public or privat~ road, , · .        -


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!'Private (b) "Private Embankment" means any embankment

Embank-         - hiCh is not a public embankment:

**ment9'',**

''Public Em- ' _(c\_ '"Public Einbankmerit" means an embankment

bankment". vested' hrthe ·S'tate Govetnmenfor under the control and··

administration of the State Government or any Local Board,
Municipal Board or Town Committee.

"Embank· _(vii)'_ ''Embankment Officer"'. means the Executive
ment Engineer of any Division and '' any other officer not below

Offic~r". the rank of Executive Enginee'f 'whom the State Government
may declare to be such.

, "Occupier', _(viii)_ _(a)_ "Occupier" means the person residing in
or in possession of any house, land or place.

###### '-'Owner... , (b) "Owner" sh11ll include proprietors and settlement

holders as defihep in the Assam Lan,d ·· and · Revenue Regu-·

lation.~                    - ias6·. (Regtilaiion I of 1886) and every intermediate

tenant between the proprietor or settlement holder and the
occupier and 'Yith respect to unsettled waste land", shall
mean State Govefoment.

"Prescrib· _(ix)_ "Prescribed'~ means pres·cribed by rules made

ed" • under this Act.

Right of 3; (i) Whenever it appears to the-State Government

en~ryt u pond that any embankment or drainage work is likely to

pnva and e 1pay-an b e necessary m · any l oca l' 1ty, a notJ 1cat10n to 'fi                 - t h at
ment for effect ' shall be " published · in the official Gazette, and

damage. the Deputy . Commissioner shall cause publfo notice of

the substance of _such' notification to be given at
convenient places in the said locality on a date not
less · than 2 months in advance of taking up the execution of
works.
_(ii)_ Upon publication of the notification under sub-

section''(i) it shall be lawful for " any officer generally or
specially authorised by the State Governmeilt in

thi~ behalf and for his servants · and · workmen to enter
upon, survey anc:J take levels of any land, whether.

cov!!red · with· water or not ; to dig or bore into the
sub-soil to make and set up suitable land marks, level

II}arks · and water gauges and do all acts necessary for

inv~stigation or survey of a scheme, or collection of
information and data under this Act.
(iii) When for the purpose of such inquiry it appears

to' the officer authorised under ; ~ub-section _(ii)_ that it is in-
dispensable to cut down and clear away any part of any
standing ·cropi; fence, trees or jungle, he or any ·other person

acting undfr his ' ord~rs may do so provided that as ' far as
possible cuttiilg'of'crops should be avoided.

                   - iv)'' Every proprietor and settlement holder of
any I .land and                   - every person entitled to · receive rent

in respect · of any land ' or occupying any. land
as a-                  - tenant shall ·on ' the written requisition of
the ~mbankment Officer furnish direct such · information·

or assistance as · mar be requ'ired ' by the' Officer for
the- p'urpose· of collecting necessary data ' for any proposal
under the Act


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Provided ' that if tht:haforesai& .. Officer p_r ,perspn,.acting

.under hi~ orders prp.poses _tq_ ent.e~ ,iqto.any )el)clqs,ed .GQU.rt or

gard~n · ;:tttached to lJ.1dweliilJ.g,house; .he shall,,pr.e.vimisly ,give

the occupier of such court or garden at :. I.east .' 2 ;1 days'
notice in writing of his intention to do so.

_(v)_ The Officer · so autliorised shall pay or tender

payment               - for all damages done as aforesaid within one
month of such entry and in case of any· dispute as to the
sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered or as to                     -

~he rig ht to re<.::eive ·such compensation, the, matter,,i;;hall be

, refi~rred _, to • the ... Deputy Oommi:;;siqnerr for ·· decisiQn·Pn.51n

application. , b,eing made ;. by "the person entitled to reCtei,ye

compensation within 6 months of the date on ·6W:hich

the payment is tendered or made. Thereupon the

Deputy ,_,Co~Il,lissipner shall: make a gecisi9n. ~hich shall

.be gased, e,:m :i.n. eqqt1iry .: held eitqer by .J1ir.ns,elf :or pY.;~ a
Gazetted . Officer not, bel0w. the,r.ank . of an 1 Extra 1 ,Assistant

'.Oommiss,lo,-ier[ aµthotise~ 'bx him in this. behalf. . . I ' -                    - ,

_(vi)_ A person aggrieved . by the decision \ of;. the
Deputy Commissioner may. within one month. of the . .decision
apply.to.the Deputy Co!:Jlmissioner for. referring1th(fim.atter

to the. Court.

Officer shall have . power to

(a),• Rem0ving. or .altering any embankment . or<dr-ain

or any obstruction- of . any kind which ,in his
opinion . endangers the safety of ~. any, town or
in.habited. area, or is dikely · to ' cause,i damage
to crop and , .extensive loss , of property by

. interfering.with the .general drainage .or -the flood
drainage of any tract of land ; and ,

; (b} Constructing any embankment or: drain1 which. in

.. his ,opiniow will impi:ove the land and. cultivat~on

.of an area or' the.absence of which , .in - his opi-

,, nion endangers; the safoty of any. iuh(}.bited area
or cause"' flooding.otfailure·, .of·crops; ·

. ,(ii) , For Jhct;;pu,rpo,se_of,i,nitiating a scheme , ;is , ,above,

. the , ~mba_pk,ment Q,ffiqer fipall l!lake, pr~Jiaj;na,ry

. inyestjgat!on, j,md \tiCo.nn,~i,s1n9e 1 ~~-urve¥~ as.; ;J:ie

Ji,µds-1 [necessary ][c;][ to qome ] [~<;.>][,][ a][ ,] [cq9][~][h1si.911-][ 1][ reg~rd• ]

i,ng th ct fei~.siqility a!!dr sp!fnQ~neSSi of Jh ,t:h ~Jl~,gie

.,,,b_efore Ji,e ~t1-'i?l;ll.it~J:,h~__,s_am~ ~,tQ cthy)?,t~J~ G.P.~~rn- ·

,P roen,t , \yith. Q~S r«i<COII~l;nep~~iOQS. JfewjlJ;o<J.:lSO

" o,}?~~in the, ppinion, of~,tP.~tt Dist~iat Htiads . >1or~he

J;;>ep<;l~}.IJ!yPt§JOf R~yen~c;,.,f\glii~tdJ~re a.i;id Ji>.1:11.>lic

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Applicat!on 5. ( i) _(a)_ If any person or body of persons desires that
for a dram a bridge, culvert, syphon, sluice or any other device ' he

~~b~nk~:t mad_e i_n a1:1y public embankment for the purpose of drainage
or a sluice in or- 1rr1gat10n ;
a public em- or
bankment. _(b)_ if within any local area to which section 16
_(ii)_ has been applied, any person . or body of

-persons desires that any new embankment or
drain be constructed or that any existing
embankment or drain be altered or removed ;

Such person or body cif persons shall make an
application in writing to the Deputy Commissioner of the
District in which such embankment or drain is situated or
proposed.

Fees on ap- (ii) At the time of making such application an appli-
plication. cant unless he is applying on behalf of a body of persons or
the general public, shall deposit the sum of Rs.SO towards
the expenses of survey, etc., necessary to investigate the
soundness of the proposal. Provided that if during tLe
enquiry it appears that the proposal is likely to benefit an
individual only and the aforesaid sum of Rs.50 has not
already been paid, the Deputy Commissioner or the
Embankment Officer may call upon such individual to depo-
sit the said sum within a specified time and on his failure
to do so, no action shall be taken on his application.

Procedure 6. (i) When an application has been made to the
for enquiry. Deputy Commissioner under section 5, he shall forward the
application to the Embankment Officer and if the Embank-
ment Officer . after necessary enquiry considers the petition
as _bona_ _fide_ and the proposais put forward therein as sound,
beneficial and feasible from technical point of -view he shall
forward the proposals to the State Government with his
recommendations sending a copy to the Deputy Commis-

sioner for information.
(ii) The State Government may, in certain cases, receive
such application direct from the public and forward such
application to the Embankment Officer calling for report on
the feasibility, soundness or otherwise of the proposal from
technical point of view subject to his being satisfied
after enquiry that the ,application is _bona_ _fide_ and the rro-

posal embodied the:-ein is likely to be beneficial.

Preparation 7. Whenever from any action taken under sec.

of ~chemes tions 4, 5 and 6 it appears to the State Government
for [1]tmprovef- that any emban~Ihent or drainage work is necessary
men o . .
drains em· for                  - the improvement of any lands or for the proper

bankU:ents                  - ultivation or irrigation thereof or for protection
and .flood from floods, other accumulation of water or from

protectwn. ' erosion ' by a river or for the improvement of the
health of · any tract, the State Government may
cause a. detailed survey for the Scheme to be made
and a scheme for such embankment or ·drainage work to be
draw11 up by the Embankment -Officer and puLlished · toge-

ther witb,,an estimate of its cost and a statement cif such


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cost as the State Government · propose to recover by
imposition of be-tterment cess or water rate                 - nd the
period during ' which such imposition will be in force.
Provided that before taking any action under this section

,· the State Government shall consult the Railway or any                      -

Local Body which is directly affected by any such scheme.
8. As soon as possible after the publication of a scheme
under section 7, a Deputy Commissioner or where the
Scheme affects persons in more than one District, the -Com-
missioner of Divisions, shall invite objections to the Scheme
if any, by a proclamation, allowing one month's time,
from the public and any Railway Administration,
Local Board, Municipality or Town Committee likely
to be directly affected. On receipt of any objections the
Deputy Commissioner or the Commissioner, as the case may
be, shall publish a notice stating the place, date and time
at which an enquiry will be held for the purpose of ascer-

taining the validity or otherwise of the objections. After
such enquiry has been compl<'lted, the Deputy Commissioner
er the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall forward the
objctions along wit~ his recommendations to the State

Government.
The Deputy Commissioner or the Commissioner, as

                   - he case may be, at the time of heairng the objections,

-shall obtain the advice of the Embankment Officer on
technical points.
9. After taking into consideration any objections and
recommendations made under section 8, the State Govern-
ment may direct that the Scheme drawn up under section 7
with such consequenti<d modifications as Government deem

                  - ecessary, be put into operation and completed forthwith
or within such period as may be fixed.

10. _(i)_ Whenever any:-

(a) obstruction is removed or embankment or
drain removed, constructed or altered
under sectfon 4 (il _(a)_ and _(h)_ ; or .

_(b)_ embankment or drain<i.ge work carried out
under section 9 ; or
(c) emergent work undertaken under section
16 _(v)_ and in direct consequence thereof
there has occurred stoppage or diminution of
supply of water in any existing drain or
accumulation or diminution of water in any
place,                            - resulting in deter1oration in the
productivity of any land or any other Joss or
damage arising from any of . the causes

ref~rre~ to in cla?ses" (a), _(h)_ and _(c)_

which is capable of bemg estimated ; or _

(d) right of fishery, right of drainage, right of
use of water or other r~ght of property,
other than those as mentioned above fias
been injuriously affected ; any person ·f~eling

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aggriev;ed by :afly of.the causes :r,eferred t9 in
clauses _(a);_ _(b),_ _(c)_ rand , (d) may .;,cJaim

, compensMion ,[>efore:;the , Deputy Commis-

,!Jsioner s'Within two ,1 years1frOm Athe" date, of

_:-._ ph;ysicaLcompletion of the work as :; potified

.by,the State Government and ,the _J),epu.ty

                             - Commissioner sh<J.11 <J.ward . such .compensa-

tion · as he cons~ders fair , and· reas.onab,le
after enquiry in the .prescribed.m<1-nn.er.

In determining the amount oLsuch cwmpensatipn regard

shall be had •to ,the diminution,0£ .. the3nar.ket-valJ1e at , the
time of ·OCCUP(ence of ,Joss or . ·damage of the pvoperty jn

n ;spect of which compensation is claimed ; and ,where ~uch

                     - .arket·va,lue is not ascertainable, .the ,amount ,of:-cornpensa-

,tion may be reckoned. by, ta.king, into a.ccocunttthe 1 exteut of

diminufionof estim.ated,annual net profit· ofrsuch pr<;lperty.

(ii) < An 'appeal against the decision bf. the                           - Deputy '

                    - ommissioner"' shall lie to the G(')urt,' but no· appeal shall be
entertained unless:it is-made· within·90tdays· ofthe date of.the

Deput)i ·Cominissioner~s decision.
_(iii)_ No claim for compensation shall. ht; ., enter-

tained after the expiry of two . years from the . date of the
com:pletion as notified unless the Deputy Commissioner is
satisfied that ' the claimant had sufficient cause for, not
making tht: claim within such period:                   -

Provided that no compensation .shall be · awarded for '

any' damage caused by :-

(a) deterioration of climate or soil ;
( b) stoppage of irr.igation .or of , the m,eans of d,r~fting

timber or "Yatering cat~le ;
(c) displacement of labour;
(d) stoppage or diminution or increase of.percolation .

or floods.                              -                              -

Levy of rate, 11. For all · works carrif".d out unde_r section ~ t~e

cess aad State Government may, unless they decide . otherwise m

premium. vspecific caS'eS ,· levron settled land an ar;mual , water rate or
betterment cess and on unsettled Government waste land
improved ·by the works, a .. premium, payable on                    - ettlement of

' stich;land,· ,and an annual water · rate or . betterment cess,
so -as _tq realise the initial .cost ·of the Scheme in full_ or in part

and                - hat of its mainten::mce in the manner as Government
may                 - prescri~e "" ' !The tota~ a1;mual water rate, betterment

-cess '"Of premium to be levied under a scheme shall be fixed

###### -as nearly as .. possible ·so as · not to exceed the following

limits:~

                           - ·' (i) Six per cent,' ,, per, annum on: the_, first cost of the
said works aqding thereto the, .estimated .yearly cost of

                                  - inaintenance 'a'nq"supervision ofthe, aame.                                  -

(ii)' f3uclf ):ate may. beyaried . from , ~ime to time within

sue!\ .,0[ll.l<Pc4tlu'm ][py ][the][. ]S,tate,1Gover,nment.


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_(iii)_ Anfrate chargeable under the Act shaH'be termed

either'." Water rate'[1]' or "Betterment Gess" as the case may

b~'iiiid shall· be recoverable in- the same manner as land
revenue:·•

Provided ·that if the State Government be satisfied that
due to any unforeseen circumstances or natural causes any
area or part thereof falling under a Scheme ceases to

'receive any benefit in full or part from such Scheme, the

State Government may, by a notification in the Official

,Gazette, abate or : ·reduce the bettermen~· cess or water-rate
for so much of the area as may be 'determined·.[1 ]

12: It shall ;·be lawful for ' the State Government to

levy"a similar ' Water Rate or Bett:ernient Gess on land
improved by Embankment and Drairiage Schemes executed

. b~ lthe Government before the commencement of this Act

ore and take action under section 13 for such lands as if this Act
' Ms·been in force [1]from ·before.

tion 13.' As soon as possible ' after ; a Scheme comes into
ule operation' under this Act the State Government· shall get a
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' Schedule · of lands'; chargeable under                                       - the Scheme as

req~ired . under section 11, prepared by the Deputy

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Commiss1 oner. .

The Deputy Commissioner shall, in consultation with

' the·•·Embankment Officer; cause to . be prepared: from

caclastral or other maps .. of the district a map showing·. the

            - boundaries of.             - land that has been· improved under the

Scheme . and a Schedule of estates shown therein together
with·irates proposed to be charged per · bigha . according , to
thc·degree of benefit derived.

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The 'Depuly Commissioner shall publish tpe Schedule .

mentioned above, in such places as may be deemed
necessary and then invite objections, if any, by a proclama-
tion allowing one month's time. On receipt of any objection

th~e' Deputv Commissioner shall publish a · notice stating the
place; date and time· at which the enquiry will be held for

th'e p.urpose of ascertaining the validity of the ,objections.
Any persbn aggrieved by the decision of the · Deputy ·Com-
mission'er may' app'eal to the Commissioner within one·

           - month' from such decision. After the period '"of liinitAtion'

. and in case there is an appeal, after the decision (;f the ·

. Co1nmissi0ner, the Deputy· Commissioner :s.hall forward the

Schedule with 'any· consequen dal modification'!J made the.rein

tOI the'' State Government for approval;

, After such . approval of the rates and 'scheduler' of the

            - ,}a:nds'with or without any ·modi'fications; found necessary by ;
. thr: State· G0vetnment, the ,rates will become payable' fl'om ,

suc-h date as may be specified. ·


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Ves~ing of 14. The right of access to and maintenance of any

c~rhtau:i embankment or drain or portion thereof, constructed

ng State. t m t 1 ie improve . . d or repaire . d un d er any prov1s1011 . . o t f h" is A ct, shall '
vest in and be under the control and administration of the
State Government.

Penalties 15. (i) Any person who, without the permission of the
for trespais Embankment Officer-- '                  -
on embank-                  -

men ts or
drains.
(a) grazes any cattle or allows any cattle belonging to
him or in his charge to trespass on any public
embankment or drain or
(b) cuts or uproots or otherwise damages any trees,
shrubs or grass growing on any public embank-
ment or drain or
(c) takes any vehicle over or across any public em-

bankment or drain or
(d) damages or obstructs any embankment or drain
constructed, repaired or maintained under the
provisions of this Act or
(e) constructs, removes or alters any embankment or
drain in such manner as will adver~ely affect the
area served by the scheme under this Act

shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which n1ay extend to six months, or with fine
which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.

(ii) No person shall, without due authority, cut through
any embankment or drain or destroy or attempt to destroy,
any such embankment or drain or open or shut or obstruct
any sluice in any such embankment or drain or any public
water course; and every person who commits any breach-of
the provisions of this sub-section shall be liable to imprison-
ment of either description which may extend to a term of
three years and to a fine which may extend to one thou-
sand rupees.

Penaltiedor 16. (i) Whenever it appears to the State Governm,ent

cons~ruc~ing , that in any area any public or private embankment, drairi-
m a ing rntam· etc. ail or ot h er wor s k anc1 ·11 ary t h creto reqmre · to b e protecte , d

embank~ent maintained or improved or that extension, construction,
or drain. removal, repairs nr alteration of any such works should be
regulated in public interest, the Government may, by
notification it; the official Gazette, apply the provision of
this section to such area.

_{ii)_ Any person . who, without the permission of the
Deputy Commissioner or. the Embankment Officer con-
structs, removes, alters or damages any embankment or
drain, within the limits of any local area to which this
section has been applied shall be punished with imprison-
ment of either description which .may extend to a term of

thre,:: years and to a fine which may extend to one thousand
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,.                            - · _(iii)_ The Deputy Commissioner or the Eµlbankmept

., .Officer · may by notice require any person, who cons-

                                    - .' tructs or alters any embankment or drain in contravention I.

_: of the provisions of_ .sub-section _(ii)_ above to remove the

. "c s,ame within a r.easonable time to be specified in the notice .

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cfor. _(iv)_ If any embankment or drain the removal of

!> ,, of which has been required by notice under sub-

          - ~~~tsection _(iii)_ is not removed 'Nithin the time specified in

's '.for the notice, the Deputy Commissioner or the Embankment

of Officer may cause the same to be removed.
a},.

(v) In case of grave and imminent danger to life

_:or_ property the Embankment Officer or Deputy Commis-

. sioner may forthwith get unauthorised embankment or drain
"or any obstruction to an embankment or drain removed and

            - otify the persons concerned thereafter.

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_(vi)_ The cost of the removal of any embankment or
drain removed under the provision of sub-section _(iv)_
shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue either from
the person who constructed or. altered the embankment or
drain or who caused it to be constructed or altered or
jointly and severally from both such persons as the Deputy

"·co.mmissioner may determine.

                 - 17. In case of any accident happening or being appre~

bended to any embankment or drain, any Embankment

:Officer or any person acting under his general or special

:orders in this behalf may enter upon any Janel adjacent tQ t

            - uch embankment or drain and may execute all work&' r

which may be necessary for the purpose of repairing

.,damages or preventing such accident.

In every such case the Embankment Officer or person

'acting under his general or special orders shall tender com-
pensation to the owner or occupier of the said land for all
damages done thereto. If such tender, is not accepted the
Embankment Officer shall refer the matter to the Deputy
Oommissioner who shall proceed to award compensation for
the damages done in accordance with the provisions of sub-

.<section _(v)_ of section 3 of this Act              -

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..... ?· **18.** **_(i)_** **In** **deciding on all questions** inyol~ _~ng technical

~ matters under the provisions of this Act, th"! D,eputy Com-

'.. missioner shall first consult the Public Works Department. I

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_(ii)_ Before any capital work is under,take.n 'the Public

. ,ealth Department shall be consulted.

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, 19. Every. person authorised to function under any **Actt** XLV

           - vision · of this Act shall be deemed to be a "public of 1.660.

fvant'' 4 ., within' ·• the meaning of the Indian Penal Code~


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Power to

make rules. 20. The State Government may subject i:o the

condition of previous publication make rules generally to
carry out the provisions of this Act and in particular to
regulate the following matters:- .

_(a)_ the proceedings of any officer who, under any
provision of this Act, is required or empowered
to take action in any matter ;

_(b)_ the manner in which any order or public notice

issued under the provisions of this Act shall be
published;

_(c)_ the manner in which assessment and recoverv
of costs under this Act shall be made.                  -

Indian Rail- 2 l. Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the
way1 Act I d' R 'l "      -
1890 [(Act ] n ian a1 ways _r.ct,_ 1890.

IX of 1890)
not affected.

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###### 11. Repeal, 22. The Assam Embankment and Drainage Act,

1941 is hereby repealed.

ASSAM ACT II OF 1954
###### THE SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG)

ASSIMILATION OF STATE LAWS ACT,

(Passed' by the Assembly)
( Received the assent of the President on the 15th February 19.H )

[Published i~ the _Assam Gazette,_ dated the 24th February 1954]

_An_

_Act_

_to_ _assimilate laws_ _in_ _force in_ _the_ _Scheduled_ _areas_ _to_ _the_ _laws in_ _force_

                - _Khasi and Jaintia Hills District._

" Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to assimilate the laws in fore!'! in th
Scheduled areas with respect to the matters enumerated in List II in the Seventh

Schedule to the Constitution, to the laws in force with respect to the said matters·
in the Kha$i and Jaintia Hills District in the manner hereinafter appearing;

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

1. Short title, extent and com.mencement.-(1) This Act may be calle

the Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of State La
Act, 1953. r ·

(2) It extends to the Scheduled areas.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, b}:

~: 1 notification in the official Gazette , appoint.        - ,        -

f'! 2. Definitions.~In this Al:t- , · . .~

" _(a)_ 'Law' means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Order or Bye

law relating to any of the matters enumerated. j n Ust II in the Seventh Schedul
to the •Constitution. ·

(b) · 'Sr;:heduled Areas [1 ] mean the areas specified in the Schedule.         -

3. Assimilatio~ of Laws.-(1) All laws which immediately · before· tq


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