The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1970
# Assam act xix of 197®

## (Received the assent of the Governor on the 19th December, 1970]

THE ASSAM PANCHAYAT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1970

## (Published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 19th
 December, 1970)

**An**

**Act**

**farthe r to amend the Assam Panchayat Act, 1959.**

**Preamble.** Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam AssamAct

Panchayat Act, 1959 hereinafter called the principal [x x] ^[v ] o f

Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ; 195 '

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-first Year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

**Short tit le ,** **1.(1)** This Act may be called the Assam Panchayat

**extent** a n d (Amendment) Act, J 97O.

**commence­**
**ment.**

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

**Act.**

**(3) It** shall come into force at once.

**Amendment** **2.** In section 11 of the principal Act, for

**f A[Ctl]°** **[n ]** [s u] b-section (2) the following shall be substituted*

**Act XX IV nam ely**
**of 1959.**

**"(2 )** Notwithstanding any vacancy in the mem­

bership of the Gaon Panchayat, the Deputy
Commissioner or the Subdivisional Officer
as the case may be, shall call a meeting of
the Gaon Panchayat (which meeting shall
be called the first meeting of the Gaon
Panchayat), for election of a President and
a Vice-President from amongst its members
in the manner prescribed.”

Amendment 3. For section 13 of the principal Act, the follow*

**of tection** jn g shall be substituted, namely:—

**13 of the**

**Auam Act**
**XX IV of**

**1959.** “ 13. (1) The Mahkuma Panshad shall appoint a

Secretary of the Gaon Panchayat who shall
also function as the Secretary of the

Gaon Sabha concerned:

**Provided that one Secretary may be appointed**

**for more than one Gaon Panchayat.**


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(2) Qualification, salary and other conditions

of service including disciplinary actions of
the Secretary so appointed shall be govern­
ed by the rules to be made for the

purpose.”

**Amendment** 4. In section 18 of the principal Act, for sub-

°w [Se]? [:]?[n] section (1) the following shall be substituted,
**Assam A ct 18 of the** **n a m e„ OTV[,„ i„ .] ty •**

**X XIV o f**

**1959.**

“ (1) Notwithstanding any vacancy in the

membership of the Anchalik Panchayat,

the Deputy Commissioner or the Sub-

divisional Officer, as the case may be, shall
call a meeting of the Anchalik Panchayat
(which meeting shall be called the first
meeting of the Anchalik Panchayat) for the
election of a President and a Vice-President
from amongst its members in the manner
prescribed.”

**Amendment** **5, In** section 23 of the principal Act, for sub-

^ ’oFthe s c c t’o n t ^i e following shall be substituted,

**Assam Act** **namely**

**X XIV of**

**1959.**

“ (1) Notwithstanding any vacancy* in the member­

ship of the Mahkuma Parishad, the Deputy Commis­
sioner or the Subdivisional Officer, as the case may be,
shall call a meeting of the Mahkuma Parishad (which
meeting shall be called the first meeting of the Mah­
kuma Parishad) for the election of a President and a
Vice-President from amongst its members in the manner
prescribed.”

**Amendment** 6. In secdon 32 of the principal Act, in the existing

**Act X X IV**
**of 1959 a»**

**amended**
**by Assam**
**Panchayat**

**(Amend­**
**ment) A ct ,**
**1966.**

(1) the words “except Gaon Panchayat Secretaries”

occurring between the words “ employees” and

“ appointed” and the word “ First” occurring between

he word “Panchayat” and bracket and word “ (Amend­

ment)” shall be .deleted ;


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(2) the punctuation "full-stop (.)” occurring a t the

end shall be substituted by the punctuation "colon (:) ”
and thereafter the following proviso shall be added,
name ly:—

"Provided further tha t all the Gaon Panchayat Secre­

taries appointed by the State Government after th e date
of coming into force of the Assam Panchyat (Amend- **Assam Act**

ment) Act, 1964 shall be deemed to have been appoin- \

ted by the Mahkuma Parishad under this Act.”

7. (1) The Assam Panchayat (Amendm ent) Ordi- Am*™ O*-

nance, 1970 is hereby repealed. kf*v}70

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done

or any action taken under the Assam Panchayat

(Amendm ent) Ordinance, 1970 shall be deemed to
have been done or taken under this Act as if this Act
had commenced on the twenty-sixth day of September,

1970 (the date of prom ulgation of the Ordinance).

**AGP** **(Law)** **4/7 1-6 ,0 00—29-1-71,**


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