The ASSAM AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS (STATE LAWS) ACT, 2018 (SINGLE DOCUMENT)
# ASSAM ACT NO. XI OF 2018 (Received the assent of the Governor on 18th April, 2018)
 THE ASSAM AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS (STATE LAWS) ACT, 2018.

 AN

 ACT

to provide for authoritative texts of State Laws in Assamese Language in the
State of Assam.


**Preamble.**

**Short title,**
**extent and**
**commencement.**


**1.**


Whereas it is extremely useful to the general public of Assam and also
for official purposes of the State to translate into, authenticate and publish
the State Laws of Assam in Assamese Language under the authority of the
Governor and it is expedient to provide for authoritative texts of State Laws
in Assamese Language in the State of Assam;

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as
follows :
(1) This Act may be called the Assam Authoritative Texts (State Laws) Act,
2018.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,

**Definitions.** **2.**


(a) "State Laws" means and includes any State Act, any Ordinance
promulgated by the Governor, any order, rule, regulation or bye law
issued under the Constitution or under any State Act ;

(b) "Governor" means the Governor of Assam ;

(c) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam ;

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

**Authoritative** **3.** Tanslation in Assamese Language of any State Law(s) published under the
**Texts of State** authority of the Governor in the Official Gazette, shall be deemed to be the
**Laws in** authoritative texts thereof in Assamese Language.
**Assamese**
**Language.**


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**Power to make** **4.**
**rules.**


(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall, as soon
as may be after they are made, be laid before the Assam Legislative
Assembly while it is in session, for a total period of not less than
fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or two or more
successive sessions and shall, unless some later date is appointed, take
effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette subject to
such modifications or annulments as the Legislative Assembly may,
during the said period agree to make, so however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done thereunder.

## S. M. BUZAR BARUAH, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

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