The Assam Special Powers (Press) Act, 1960
ASSAM ACT No.III OF 1961

## 'tH.V.. ASSA'M SPECIAL PO'WERS (PRESS) ACT, 1960

\Received the assent of .he President on the 12th January 1961)

Published in the Assam _Ga<.ette,_ Extr.rnrdinary. dated the 20th January 1961]

## An
_Act_

to provide tor special pawers to the State Government of Assam
to deal more effectively with the printing press for maintenance of
law and ordt:r and the p't'eservation of pea,ce and communal

# -·-·· .. •uony among the people living in the State of Assam.

Preamble. WHERE"'S it is expe ::l ient to provide by law to the State

Government of Assam special powers to deal

more effectively with the printing press tor the

maintena:'ce of taw and order and the preservation of

pe&ce and communal ha1mony among the people
liYing in the State of Assam, in the manner herein-

.ifttr appearing ;

## It is hereb} enacted in the E!eventh Year of the

Republic of India follows:-

sr~cial
I. (l) This Act may [be ] [called ] [the ] [Assam ]

t title. Powers (Press) Act, 1960.
t and

commence.
lllClll. (2) It cxteod~ to the [whule ] [of ] [Assam. ]

(3) It shall come into force [at ][once. ]

to 2 ( 1) If the Gove~nor is u tisfied that a situation

COD1rol exists where by the maintenance of communal harmony

blica ion. is thn.atene<l and by reason thereof it is necessary to
use tne special powers under this Act for the purpose
of preventing or combating any activity affecting or
likely to affect public order, he may make a declara-
tion to that effect by 1.otification in the Official

Gazette.
(2) Upon' such declaratinn having been made, !he

State Government or any authority so authorised in
that behalf may, by order in writing addressed to
the printer, publisher or editor of any publication or
the keeper of a press,-

_(a)_ prohibit the printing or publication in any

document or any class of documents of any matter

relating to a particular subject or class of subjects for
a sp ... cified period or in a particular issue or issues

of a newspaper or periodic'll:


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Provided that no such order shall remain in

forte for more than two months from **th<>** making
there0f. Unless befo1e the expiry of such period the

State Government, by an c, rder made in the like
manner, extends it by any period not exceeding two
months at a time _as_ it thinks fit so, however, th clt

!he total pe1iod of the origin al order does not excetd
four months:

Provided fur frer that the persons a~;ainst whom
the order has beeu made may within ten days of the
passing of this order make a representation to the
State Government which may on C0'1sideration thereof
modify, confirm: er 1escind the order ;

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_(b)_ require that any mattt:r, co~ering not
more than two columns, be published in any particulc.1r

issue or issues of a newspaper or periodical on payment

                                   - f adtquate remunerat10n and may wh;Je doing so,
specify the period (not exceeding one week) during
which such publication shall take place;

_(c)_ require any matt:er relating to a particular
subject or class of 5ub_iects sh 11 before publica tion
be submitted for scruting by an authority a1Jpoimed
by the St. te Government in its behalf and published
only in accordance with the directiDm given thereat.

(3) In the e\·ent of d)subcdience of an order under
this section, the State \.iovernment or the authority
issuing the order may, without, pr.::judice to the other
penalty to ""hich the person g~ilty ot the disobedience
is liable under this Act, order the seizure of all copies
of any publication concerned and of· any printing
press Or Oi ber instrument or arparatus US(d in lhC

publication.

Po 1•e.r. to 3. (I) The State , Government or any authority
pr ohibtt.en- authorised by it in this behalf, if satisfied that such
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Assarn of act10n IS necessary or t e purpose o preventmg or

newspapers, combating any activity prejudicial to the maintenance
et r. of communal harmony affecting or likely to affect
public order, may, by order notified in the Official

Gazette, prohibit the bringing into Assam of any
newspaper, periodical, leaflet or other publication:

Provided that no such order shall remain in force
for more than two months from the making thereof.
Unless before the expiry of such period the State
Government, by an order made in the like manner,

_1_ extends it by any period not exceeding two months
at a time as it thinks fit so, however, that the total
period of the original order does not exceed four
months:


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Provided further that a person aggrieved by such
order may, within ten days of the passing thereof,

make a representation to the State Government
which may on consideration thereof modity, confirm
or rescind the 01;der.

(2) In the event of disobedience of an order under
this section, the State Government or the authority
issuing the order, may, without prejudice to the other
penalty to which the person guilty of th e d isol)edience

is liable under this Act, order the seizure oi' all co pie:1

of any newspaper, periodical, leaflet or other p ublic..ttion
concerned.

Penalty. 4. Whoever cont r.:wenes,.disobeys or neglects to com-

ply with any order made or direction given under
sectioni. 2 a1.d 3 of this Act, shall, on conviction, be
liable to be punished with imprisonment of eithtr
description which may extend to one year or with fine
upto one thousand rupee3 or witn both.

**ASSAM** **ACT** **No.** **IV** **OF** **1961**

THE ASSAM APPROPR£ATION (No. l) ACT, 1961

**(Received the assent** **of the** **Governor on the 16th March 1961)**

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[Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 17th March _1961]_
_An_

_Act_

**to provide** **for** **the withdrawal** **of** **certain** **further** **sums** **from**

**and** **out** **of** **the** **Consolidated Fund** **of** **the** **State** **of Assam** **to**
**the** **service** **of** **the** **year ending** **on** **the** **thirty-first** **day** **of**
**March** **1961.**

It is hereby eni\cted in the Twelfth year of

the Republic of India as follows:-

Short title

and com· 1. This Act may be called the Assam Appropria-

. encement tion (No. 1) Act, 1961.

ll'ithdrawal 2. From and         - ut of the Consolidated Fund of
of Rs.5,69, the Stat! of i\s ~ am there may be paid and applied

41 3 ;,d 340 out from of sums not excee d' mg **t h ose spec1 e ·fi** d · rn co I umn (3) o f

1he Consoli- the Schedule arn•_,untiog in t!1e aggregate to the s 1m

dated Fund of five crores, sixty-nine Iakhs, forty-one thousand,
ofthe State three hundred and forty rupees towards defraying
off Assathm the ~everal charges which will come in course of
financial or e payment during . the year en d' mg o 1 t e h _t h" Irty-!irst ._

year 1960-61. <la1· of March, 1961 in respect of the services

sp.cified in column (2) of the Scheclule.


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