The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1996
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# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

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No. 13 Dispur, Tuesday, 4th February, 1997, 15th Magha, 1918 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

#### NOTIFICATION

 The 4 th February, 1997

 No. LGL. 138/96/12.--The following Act of the Assam Legislative
 Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby pub­ lished for general information.


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ASSAM ACT NO. IB OF 1997

(Received the Assent of the Governor on 1st February, 1997)

THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1996

AN

ACT

further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956.

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

Assam Municipal Act, 1956, hereinafter referred to
as the principal Act, in conformity with the
provisions s of the Constitution (Seventy-fourth °

Amendment) Act, 1992, in the manner herein after
appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Forty-seventh Year of the

Republic of India as follows :-

**Short title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Municipal

extent and (Amendment) Act, 1996.

**commence-**

m e n t- (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 15, in clause (ix), in the
**of** first paragraph, for full stop (.) at the end, colon (:) shall be

section 15. substituted and there after the following provision shall be

inserted, namely :-

"Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the

ground that he is less than 25 years of age, if he has attained
the age of 21 years".

**Repeal and** 3. (1) The Assam Municipal (Amendment) **Assam**
saving. Ordinance, 1996 is hereby repealed. Ordinance
**No. VI**
**of 1996**

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any

action taken under the Ordinance so repealed shall be deemed
to have been done or taken under the corresponding
provisions of this Act.

M. K. DEKA,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department

GUWAHATI - Printed and published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. &

Sty., Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex-Gazette) No. 25-750-600-4-2-97.


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