The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2001
# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

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No. 186 Dispur, Friday, 19 October, 2001 27 Asvina, 1923 (S.E.)

GOVER NMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEG ISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

NOTIFICATION

The 19th October, 2001

No.LGL. 145/98/22.— The following Act of the Assam Legislative

Assem bly wh ich received the assent of the Gov erno r is hereby
published for general information.


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**ASSAM ACT NO. XVI OF 2001**

**(Received the assent of the Governor on 17th October, 2001**

**THE ASSAM PANCHAYAT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001**

**AN**

**ACT**

further to amend the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994.

**Pream ble** Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam **Assam**
Panchayat Act, 1994, hereinafter referred to as the Act
principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing, **XVIII of**

**1994**

**Short** **title,** It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-second Year of

**extent and**
**com m ence­** the Republic of India as follows :-
**men t**

1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Panchayat

(Amendment) Act, 2001.

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

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**Inse rti on** 2. In the principal Act, after section 70, the
**of new sec­** following new section 70A shall be inserted,
**tion 70A**

namely

**" Res er vation** 70A (1) Such number of offices of the President

**for the**
**offic es** **of** and the Vice President of the Zilla Parishad shall be /

**the President** reserved, for the persons belonging to the
**and the Vice**
**President of** Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the
**the Zilla** number of such offices bearing as nearly as may be
**Par ishad .**

the same proportion to the total number of offices in
the State as the population of the Scheduled Castes
or the Scheduled Tribes in the State bears to the
total population of the State, in such manner as may
be prescribed.

(2) Not less than one-third of the total number

of offices reserved under sub-section (1)
shall be reserved for women belonging to
the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled
Tribes, as the case may be.

(3) Not less than one-third (including the

number of offices reserved for women
belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of
offices of the President and the Vice
President of the Zilla Parishad in the State


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shall be reserved for women and such

offices may be allotted by rotatio n to
different Zilla Parishads, in such manner as
may be prescribed."

**Amendment 3** i n the principa l Act, in section 140, in

t4 0 [S].[ec] ° [n] sub-section (1 ), after the existing provision,
the follo wing prov iso shall be inserted ,
namely

"Provided that no appointment under this

sub-section shall be made by the Chief
Executive officer without the prior approval of
the State Government."

M. K. DEKA ,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department.

**GUWAHATI - Printed and Publoished by the Dy. Director (P) Directorate of Ptg. and Sty.**

**Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex. Gazette) No. 371-500-600-19-10-2001.**


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