The Assam Autonomous Districts Administration of Justice Act, 1960
, The 20th April 1960
No.LJL.66/59.-The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly

which received tho assent of the Governor, is hereby published for general
information.  - , ,,  -

(Received the aHent of the (}overnor·ou.-the 15th .AJ>r~l 1969)

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ASSAM ' ACT No.XIV OF 1960 . ,«
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THE ASSAM AUTON0\10US DI5TRIOTS     - ·· ' ,

ADMINISTRATION· OF JUSTICE

" ACT, 1960

, (As passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the _Assam_ _Ga.:;,ette,_ Extr~ordinary, · dated the 20th April l '68]

_An_

_Act_

_to_ _provide_ _for_ _the_ _appointment_ _qf_ _Additional_ D~puty

_Commissio11er_ _for_ _administration_ _qf justice_ _in_ _the_
_a.utonomous_ _districts._

Prnmble WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the appoint-

ment of Additional Deputy Commissioner for       -

administration of justice in the autonomous districts ;
It is hereby enacted in the Eleventh Year of the
Republic of India as follows : -

Short title, A 1. (1) This D~ c ~ mAady . ~e c~lled f tJhe . AsAsam

cxtr.nt and utonomous 1stricts .mm1strat10n o . u.st1ce . ct,

commence- 1960.   -

mtnt.

(2) It shall extend to the autonomous distric:ts of'

Assarn.

{'.:l) It shall come into force at once.

Ap.pointment _2: (1)_ Notwithstanding anything contained in the
of Additio-~ rules for Administration of Justice and Police in the

_i-_ - nal Depll;'Y autonomous districts as adapted and modified by the

;, Commissw- Assam Autonomous Districts (Administration of ~

~. _r.er._ Justice). Regul.ation, 195h2 and as in force for the

.' time bemg or 111 any ot er 1aw in force, the State

Government may, when it tLinks fit, appoint an

~: Additional Deputy Commissioner for an autonomous
### f district either generally, or for the trial of a particular

~ case, or particular cases, Civil or Criminal, and may

" direct that such Additional Deputy Commissionel'.

~ · shall, for the general or special purp0se aforesaid, .... :\.
# i· exercise aU or any of the powers of the Deputy '~

Commissioner.


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(2) An Additional Deputy Coinmi~sioner, if and
when appointed for the United District of Mikir. and
North Cachar Hills and when so directed by the
State Government, shall also exercise the powers

mentioned in sub-section (1) in the tribal areas of
the North Cachar Hills specified in Part 'A' of the
##### table appended to the Sixth Schedule t:o the Constitu-
tion.

B. C. BARUA,

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


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