The Assam Adhiars Protection and Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1959
The9th March 1960

**N o.L JL .45/59.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

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

information.

**(Received the assent of the Governor on the 9th March 1960)**

**|** **ASSAM ACT No.VI OF 1960**

| THE ASSAM ADHIARS PROTECTION AND REGULATION
g (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959

£ (As passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 10th March 1960]

I _An_

K _further to amend the Assam Adhiars Protection and Regulation Act, 1948_

Preamble W hereas it is expedient further to amend the

Assam Adhiars Protection and Regulation Act. hereinafter called the Principal Act, in the manner> 1Q4S Assam Act>X I I of 1948
hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows —

Short title ( 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam
extent and Adhiars Protection and Regulation (Amendment)
commence*

Act 1959


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

cipal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Insertion of 2. Section 2A of the Principal Act, after sub-

(SHose'ction [s e c t]’[o n] (2), the following sub-section (3) shall be

2A of the inserted, namely       -

Assa tn Act

X II of 1948.

“ (3) The State Government may, by notifica­

tion in the official Gazette, dissolve, at any time, an
Adhi Conciliation Board established under sub section

(I) or terminate the office of the member and appoint
a new member in the vacancy caused, if so consider­
ed expedient.”

Insertion of 3. After Section 4 of the Principal Act, the follow-

inThe Assam ' [n] ®> Section 4A shall be inserted, namely: —

Act X II of

1948.

Ad-interim “4A. Subiect to any action taken by the. Adhi

relief against Conciliation Board under Section 4 and notwithstand-
eviction of jn g anything contained in clause (c) of Section 6A, the

Adhiars. Chairman of the Adhi Conciiiat'on Board shall, on a

preliminary enquiry made in this behalf, have power
to pass an interim order restoring the possession of the
land to the Adhiar and shall put him in possession

thereof within a period not exceeding three weeks
in the manner as prescribed if it appears to him that
the Adhiar cultivating any land during the preceding

agricultural year is prevented by a land-lord or any

person claiming superior interest from cultivating such

land in the subsequent year.”

Insertion of 4. After Section 11 of the Principal Act, the fol-

section 11 A jo w jn g Section 11A shall be inserted, namely:—
in the Assam
A ct X II of

1948.

Bar to appe­ “ 11A. No legal practitioner or a pleader’s clerk

arance of shall appear, plead or act on behalf of any party

legal practi­ in any pioceeding or matter before the Chairman or
tioners.

the Adhi Conciliation Board.”

B. C. BARUA,

Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Law Deptt.


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