The ASSAM MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER. (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1953.
## ASSANI ACT IX 0 F 1953

T l fE ASSAM MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDEI•.

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1953.

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(Passed by the Assembly)

(Received the assent of the Governor of Assam
on the 21st Aprill953)

[Published in the _Assam_ Gazette, t ~dated the 29th April, 1953]

_An_

_Act .further to_ _amend_ _the_ _Assam_ _Maintenance_ _of Public_ _Ort!•r_

_Act, 1947_

Pr ~ amble. WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Assam Asaam Act

Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1947, hereinafter called V ofl9U.
the Principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;
### It is hereby enacted as follows:-

Short title, l. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Maintenance

        - exten: and of Public Order (Amendment) Act, 1953.

ctlmmenc~· (2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
'!lent.
(3) ll shall come into force at once.
I naertion of 2. After sub-section (7) of Section 2 of the principal
new. sub(- ) .o\ct, the foll owing new sub-section shall be inserted, name-

sectlO~ 8 lv . __

in s~ ctton 2.          - ' .          -
"(8) If any person reqUired to enter upon a bond
under sub-section (4) refuses or fails to do so within the
time specified in the order, he shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year:
Provided that if during the course of trial or during

the period the person is in imprisonment the bond is duly
entered upon by him, the trial or the imprisonment, as the
case may be, shall abate with effect from the date the bond
ia entered into '*

_[Price_ _anna_ _1_ _or_ _1 d.]_

A.G.P, (Leg.) No.8f54-1125-13.7-1954.


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