The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1997
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No. 524 Dispur, Monday, 15th September, 1997, 24th Bhadra,

1919 (S» E.)

#### GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 15th September 1997

 No. LGL. 70/93/246.■—The following Act of the Assim
 Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the
 Governor is hereby published for general information.


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2302 ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. SEPT. 15, 199?

#### ASSAM ACT No. XXII OF 1997

 (Received the Assent of the Governor on 11th September
 1997).

 THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997

 AN
 ACT

 further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956.

 Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amendJ^sam Act
 the Assam Municipal Act, 1956, herein- ° ' '
 after referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

 It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth
 Year of the Republic of India as follows :

Short tide,
extent and 1. (i) This Act may becaliedthe Assam

commen c e- m cnt. Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1997.

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

 (3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in Section 33,—
of Section r r j _i_

33,

#### (i) for the existing sub-section (2), the
 following shall b e substituted
 namely : —

 “(2) At the first meeting of the Munici­
 pal Board after a General Election called at the instance of the Deputy Commis­ sioner or the Sub-Divisional Officer as the case may be, the Commissioner shall elect one from amongst the elected Commissioners to be the Chairman. The election shall be subject to the approval of the State Government but pending such approval the person elected shall be competent to discharge the duties of the Chairman ;


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPT 15, 1997 2303

#### Provided that when the first meeting
 is dissolved by the President without transacting any business on ground of irregularity in the convening of the meet­ ing the next meeting will be deemed to be the first meeting for the purposes of this section as well as for the purpose of Second Schedule.”

 (ii) for the existing sub-section (3),
 the following shall be substituted, namely :—

 “(3) The said Commissioner shall at
 the said meeting or at a subsequent mee­ ting elect one of their elected Commissioners to be the Vice-Chairman ”

 Repeaiand 3.(1) The Assam Municipal (Amend-„[A],®sam
 ment) Ordinance, 1997, is herebyNo.'ni[C]of
 repealed. 1997

 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any­
 thing done or any action taken un­ der the Ordinance so i epealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding pro­ visions of this Act.

 M. K. DEKA,
 Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,
 Legislative Department.

**GUWAHATI—Printed & published by the Dy. Director (P.&S.), Directorate**

**of Ptg. and Sty., Assam, Guwahati—21** **(Ex-Gazette)**

**No. 1047—750—600—15-9-1997**


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