The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1959
The 23rd February I960

**No .LJL .43/59/16 --The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general

’ information.

# (Received the assent o f the Governor on the 16th February I960)

**ASSAM ACT No.IV GF** **I9 60**

THE \SS \.\1 PANCHAYAT (AM ENDM ENT)

A t: I , |o ‘i9

(A- passed by (lie Assembly)

| Published in the _Asunn Gazelle, Extraordinary, dated the 24th_

February i960

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_lo am end the As<am Panchayal A il , 7959_

**Preambl .** Whereas it is expedient lo amend (he Assam a i“ Act

Panchayat Act, 1959, hereinafter called the principal o f 1959

Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

lhort **title,** 1. fl) This Act may be calie 1 the Assam Panchayat

**a t, and** (Amendm ent) Act, 1959.

**nce-**

**t.**

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

Act.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 1st day of October, 1959.

**leletion** o f 2. Section t!4 of the Principal Act, shall be deleled.

**;tion** **84**
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Am endment 3. In Section 150 of the Principal Act,—

of Section 150
o f Assam Act
X X IV 01

1 I 59.

(1) in the heading, between the words “the”

and “Anchalik Panchayat” the words “ Gaon or” shall
be inserted.

(2) for the word “ an” occurring between the

words “employee of” and “Anchalik Panchayat” the
words “ the Gaon or” shall be substituted.

(3) in the second and third provisos for the wortl

“an” wherever it occurs between the words “ rnembet
of” and “ Anchalik Panchayat” , the words “the Gaon
or ” shall be substituted.

Amen dm en t 4. In section 162 of the Principal Act,—
of section 162
o f Assam Act

XXIV (1) after clause _(b), the following shall_ x: inse t -

1959 ted, name ly:— (

“ (W) for the purposes of clause (Z>), all Primary Assam

Panchayats and Executive Committees of die Primary X X V II
Panchayats constituted under the Assam Rural 1948.

Panchayat Act, 1948 whose terms of office, have

expired but, notwithstanding such expiry, continued
to function till before the commencement of this

Act shall be deemed always to have been validly
constituted and functioning under the Assam Rural
Panchayat Act, 1948 ; ”

(2) after clause (//), the following shall be

inserted, namely: —

_‘'(kh) the Rural Panchayats_ constituted under Assam Ai

the Assam Rural Panchayat. Act, 1941), whose X X V II I

terms of office have expired but, notwithstanding 19*8.

such expiry, continued to function till before the

commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be
existing Rural Panchayats for the purpose of clause
(hl.”

Am en dm en t Tn sub-scction (2) of section 163 of the Princi- Assam Ai
of sub-section pal Act, for the words “the Assam Local Authori- X X X IV I

] 63 of (2) of sectionthe ties Compcnsatory Grants (Charged) Act, 1953”, Assam 1953. Ai
Assam Act the words “ the Assam Local Authorities Grants X X III i
XXIV of (Charged) Act, 1959” shall be substituted. 1959.

1959.

Insertion of 6. After section 164 of the Principal Act, the

new sections following shall be inserted, namely: —

164A and

161B in

Assam Act
XXIV of
1959.

“ Constitution 164A. (1) The State Government may, by

o f n o t i f i c a t i o n declare and constitute _an Ad-hoc Ancha-_

Panchayat Panchayat Committee consisting of such persons

Committee, as the State Government may nominate in this


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behalf for each Anchalik Panchayat notified under

Section 5 of this Act which shall function as the
Anchalik Panchayat tor the purposes of this Act,

with effect from such date as may be specified in
the notification till the Anchalik Panchayat is constitu­
ted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

|2) The State Government may nominate one

of the members as the President and another of such
members to be the Vice-President of the _Ad-hoc_

Anchalik Panchayat Committee.

(3) T he _Ad-hoc Anchalik Panchayat Comm ittee shall_

have an Office and an Executive Officer appointed
by the State Government who shall be the _Ex-Officio_
Secretary and shall be responsible for its due

maintenance. He shall, subject to the control of the
President, carry out resolution and direction of the
_Ad-hoc Anchalik Panchayat Committee._

Constitution 16413. (1) Phe State Government may, by notili-

°* th e X''" cation, declare afnd constitute for each subdivision

kuma Pa" [a n t l w] ^ [c r e t] ^ [e r e] is 110 subdivision, in each district an

rishad Com. _Ad-hoc Mohkuma Parishad Committee consisting of_
mittee. such petsons as the State Government may nominate
in this behalf which shall function as the Mohkuma
Parishad for the purposes of this Act, with effect from
such date as may be specified in the notification till
the Mohkuma Parishad is constituted in accordance

with the provisions **of** this Act.

( 2).'I he Deputy Commissioner or the Subdivi-

sional Officer, as the case may be, shall be the Ex-
_0 dicio_ President of the _Ad-'ioc Mohkuma_ Parishad

Committee.

(3) The State Government may nominate one of

the members as the Vice-President of the _Ad-hoc_
Mohkuma Parishad Committee.

(4) **Art** _Ad-hoc_ Mohkuma Parishad Committee

shall have an ollie.: and a Secretary appointed by
the State Government who shall be responsible lor
the due maintenance of the office of the _Ad-hoc Moh­_

kuma Parishad Committee. He shall, subject to the

control of the President, carry out the function of
such Com mittee.”

**Substitution** 7. For section 165 of the Principal Act, the following

**of Section 165** shall be substituted, namely: —
**of Assam Act**
**X X IV** of

1959.

'‘Effect ol 165.(1) From the dale the Assam Local Sclf-Govern- Assam Ac

repeal. irient Act, 1953 is repealed under sub-section (1) of Sec­ XXV of
tion 163 of this Act, all the assets including the Local **1953**


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Board Fund belonging to any Local Board and such other

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liabilities as may have been incurred, in the discharge of
the legitimate function by such Board, established under
the Act repealed, shall vest in the Deputy Commis­
sioner or the Subdivisional Officer, as the. ease may be,
who shall hold the assets in trust, until these are made
over in accordance with the order of the State Govern­
ment or such officer or officers as the State Government

may appoint in this behalf, to the Ivlohkuma Parishad ot­
to the Anchalik Panchayat or to the _Ad hoc Mohkuma_

Parishad Committee or to the _Ad-hoc Anchalik Pancha­_
yat Committee or to the Gaon Panchayat established
under this Act in the area over which the Local Board,
to whom the assets belonged had jurisdiction.

(2) 'Pill such date as the assets and the liabilities

of the Local Board are made over in accordance with
sub-section(l), the Deputy Commissioner or the Subdi­
visional Officer, as the case may be, shall, notwithstand­
ing the repeal of the Assam I.ocal Self-Government Act,

1953, perform and exercise all duties and powers

assigned to the Board under the Act so repealed.”

Repeal au<l 8. (1) The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Ordi- **Assam Or di­**

Saving. nance, 1959 is hereby repealed. o f 1959.nance No.V

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done

or any action taken in the exercise of'an y powers
conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall be
deemed to have been done or taken in the exercise
of the powers conferred by or under this Act, as if
this Act were in force on the date on which such thing
was done or action was taken.

B. C. BAKU A,

Secy, to the (.iovl. oi' Assam. Law Deptt


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