The Assam Gramdan (Amendment) Act, 1978
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**No. 184 Dispax’, Saturday, 23^d De cember/1978, 2nd Pausa,**

1900 (S. E.)

GO VERNME NT OF ASSAM

**ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR**

LEGISLATIVE department

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NOTIFICATION

The 22nd December 1978

No.LGL.154/77/11.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative

Assembly which received the assent of The Go vernor is hereby

published for general inform ation.


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**1222** **THE ASSAM GAZETTE,** **EXTRAORDINARY. DEC. 23, 197S**

##### Assam Act XIX of 1978
 (Received the assent of the Governor on 20th December,
 1978)

 THE ASSAM GRAMDAN (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978

 An

 Act
 i

#### to amend the Assam Gramdan Act, 1961.

**Preamble.** Whereas it is expedient to amend [A]«[am Act]

##### the Assam Gramdan Act, 1961, here in - [1] 8f 1 62'
 after called the principal Act, in the
 manner hereinafter appe aring;

 It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-
 ninth Year of the Republic of India as
 follows:—

 fxtenVlnd 1- (1) This Act may be called the

**com mence-** Assam Gramdan (Amendment) Act, 1978.

**meat.**

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

 (3) It shall come into force on such
 date as may be specified by
 the State Government in a
 notification published in the
 official Gazette. . ...... J

**Insertion**
##### of new 2. In the principal Act, after Section
 27A?[lon] 27, the following shall be inserted as
 new Section 27 A, namely :—

 Board°d m A (!) T i l e State Government may, a t A”£™[A]^

**function a«** any time, by a notification pub- 1966.

##### BoaH” lished in the official Gazette,
 declare that the Bhoodan Board established and functioning


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**THE AS SAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC.** **23, 1978** **1223**

##### under the Assam Bhoodan Act,
 1965, shall also function with
 effect from such date as may be specified in the notification as a Gramdan Board for exer­ cising the powers and dis­
 charging the functions here­
 inafter specified in sub-section
 (3) of this Section.

 (2) The State Government also
 may at any time, by a notifica­
 tion published in the official
 Gazette, declare that the
 Bhoodan Board functioning as a Gramdan Board under the
 preceding sub-section shall
 cease to function as such
 Gramdan Board with effect
 from  such date as may be
 specified in the notification. y
 (3) The powers and functions of
 the Gramdan Board function­ ing under sub-section (1) above
 shall be the following, nam e­ ly :—

 (i) to issue such directions and
 guidance to the Gram
 Sabhas in exercising powers
 and discharging functions
 under this Act,

 (ii) to do such other acts as may
 be necessary and expedient for the purpose and fur­
 therance of the objects of
 this Act.
 H (4) Notwithstanding anything con­
 tained in this Act the Gram
 Sabhas shall, in exercising the
 powers and discharging the
 functions under this Act, give


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1224 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC. 23, 1978

due considerations to the di­

rections and guidance issued

from time to time by the

Gramdan Board under this

Act.

(5) The State Government may,

by rules framed under this

Act, provide for matters rela­
ting to the exercise and dis­

charge of powers and functions
of the Gramdan Board under
this Act.” .

**U. TAHBILDAR,**

**Secretary to the Government of Assam,**

**Legislative Department.**

**6AWHA TI—Printed and published by the Supdt. i/c., Assam ®*vt. Priatia g Press,**

**(Ex-Gazette) N».367—»40—1 ,6 0 —23-12-1S78.**

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