The Assam Panchayati Raj (5th Amendment) Act, 1977
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No. 87 Dispur, Wednesday, June 29, 1977, 8th Asadha,

1899 ( S. E 1

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

. NOTIFICATION

The 27th June 1977

No.LGL.53/77/19.-The following Act of .the Assam !-egislative

Assembly which received the aslCilt of tJae Governor is hereby pub-

lished for general information.


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406 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 29, 1977

ASSAM ACT XI OP 1977

(Received the assent of the Go vernor on 21st J u ne, 1977)

THE ASSAM PANCHAYATI RAJ (FIFTH

AMENDMENT) ACT, 1977

###### An

Act

###### further to amend t he Assam Panchayati
Raj Act, 1972.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to
amend the Assam Panchayati Raj Act,
1972 hereinafter called the principal Act,
in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

###### It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-
eighth year of the Republic o~ India as
###### follows:-

Short title, 1. {l} This Act may be called the
extent and Assam Panchayati Raj (Fifth Amend-
commence-
ment. ment) Act, 1977.

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

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In sub-section (2) of Section 1 of
of Section 1 the principal Act between the words

C:et Aximor "villages" and "ir{" the words "and the

1973• tea garden areas" shall be inserted.

Amen~ent 3 In .sub-section (1) of Section 9 of
of Section 9        -

of AISam the principal Act, clause (e) shall be

~~3 :'1 of deleted.

Amendmcat b .
_o( Section 20_ 4. In SU -section (1) of Section 20

C:ct~i':r of the principal Act, clause (d) shall be

. li7J. deleted.


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 29, 1977 407

Contin~ance 5. Notwithstanding anything in the
of nominated . .
M em be rs/prmcipal Act or the rules framed there-
Councillors. under, the Councillor or Councillors
###### nominated under clause (d) of sub-section
(1) of Section 20 of the principal Act to
a Mohkuma Parishad from tea garden
###### areas and the member nominated to a Gaon Panchayat under clause (e) of sub-
section (1) of Section 9 from the adjacent
###### tea garden areas of the Gaon Panchayat shall continue to be such ·councillor or Member as the case may be, till the expiry of the current term of the Moh- kuma Pari'shad or Gaon Panchayat.

U, TAHBILDAR,
Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Legislative Department.

GAUHATI-Printed and published by the Supdt., i/c. Assam Govt. Printing

Press (Ex-Gazette) No.173-1,625+2,000-29-6-1977.


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