The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2003
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No.58 Dispur, Thursday, 27th March, 2003, 6th Chaitra, 1925 (S.E.)

##### GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

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##### The 28th March, 2003

 No. LGL.138/96/45.-- The following Act of the Assam Legislative
 Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for

 general information :


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504 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRA ORDINARY. MARCH 27, 2003

ASSAM ACT NO II OF 2003

(Received the assent of the Governor on 26th March, 2003)

**THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003**

AN

ACT

**further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956.**

**Preamble** Whereas it is expedient further to amend

the Assam Municipal Act, 1956, hereinafter **Assam Act**
referred to as the principal Act, in the manner °[f]

hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-fourth Year

of the Republic of India as follows :

**Short title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam
**extent and** Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2003.
**commencement**

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

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**insertion of** 2. In the principal Act, after section 12., the

**new section** ” following new section shall be inserted

12A- namely

“ 12A. Municipal Election to vest with

State Election Commission.

(1) The Superintendence, direction and control

of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and

the conduct o f all election to the
Municipalities and Town Committees
shall be vested in the State Election
C om m ission constituted by the

Government of Assam.

(2) The State Government shall when so requested

by the State Election Commission make
available to the State Election Commission
such staff as may be necessary for the
discharge of the functions this Act.”

**Substitution** 3. i n the principal Act, for section 14, the

o f following section shall be substituted, namely

**Section 14.**

“ 14. Qualifications for registration in an
electoral roll.


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRA ORDINARY MARCH 27, 2003 505

(1) A person who -

(a) is a citizen of India ;

(b) is not less than 18 years of age on the

qualifying date ; and

(c) is ordinarily resident in a Municipal

area; shall be entitled to be registered
in the electoral roll for that Municipal
area.

(2) A person shall not be deemed to be

ordinarily resident in a ward on the ground
only that he owns, or is in possession of a
dw elling house therein. A person
absenting himself temporarily from his
place of ordinary residence shall not be
reason thereof cease to be ordinarily
resident therein.

(3) No person shall be entitled to be registered

in the electoral roll for any municipality
if his name has already been registered
as a voter in the electoral roll for any other
Municipality or Town Committee.

(4) No person shall be entitled to be registered

in the electoral roll for more than one
ward. . ~

(5) No person shall be entitled to be registered

in the electoral roll if he suffers from any **Central**

disqualifications under section 16 of the **Act 43**
Representation of the people Act, 1950. **of 1950.**

Provided that the State Election

C om m ission shall take the current
Assembly electoral roll prepared under
the Representation of the people Act, **Central**

1950 as the basis for preparation o f draft **Act 43**

electoral roll for the wards or such part of **of 1950.**
the wards in a M unicipality or Town
Committee falling within the Assembly
constituency.


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506 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRA ORDINARY. MARCH 27, 2003

**Explanation** “qualifying date” in

relation to the preparation or revision of
every electoral roll under this section,
means the 1st day of January of the year
in which it is so prepared or revised”.

**Amendment** 4. In the principal Act, in section 301, in sub­
**of** section (2), in clause (i), in between the

**section 301.** w ords “registration o f voters” and

“qualification of candidates”, the following

shall be inserted, namely

“the manner and procedure for preparation

finalisation and publication of electoral
rolls for the M unicipality and Town
Committees”.

S. K. SINHA,

GOVERNOR OF ASSAM

K. D. PHUKAN,

Secy, to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department.

GUWAHATI- Printed & Published by the Dy. Director (P&S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty.,

Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex-Gazette) No. 115-500-600-27-3-2003.


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