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No. 52, Dispur, Wednesclay, M~y· 19th, 1976, 29th Vaisakha,

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The. 17th May 1976

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No .LJL.111/76/12 . ._Tbe following, ~ct of the . Assam Legislative

Assetn bl y which received the assent of the. Governor i1 her');by publisbe<f
for : general ii1J:Crmati 0·n.

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          - 326 THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXT1 .• Ad~J;:>JNARY, · MAY 12~.-1. ;?.0·

###### .. A~SAM . ACT . vni 9F ~1976 \

(R«:ceiv~ the assent of the Governor of Assam o~ 7th May,.1976)

THE ASSAM PANC;HAYATI RAJ (FOURTH · AMENDME~TJ - ··

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 · furthe1· to ame._nd the Assam 1:'anchayati Raj Act, 1972 .

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. . Preamble, Whereas it is expedient further· to amerid. the Assam

Panc;hayati Raj 'Act, 1972 herE:]irrafter . called the princi-
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~ It is hereby enacted in, th~ Twenty Seventh Y,ear of 'the '

-. Republic of India ' as follows:..,..--                         - ., . ·

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###### .. §ihoit title, 1. (1) This Act' may be called the Assam Panchayati

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~~::en:e~d Raj ·(Fourth Amendment)' Act, i976 .

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

(3) It . shall be de~med to have come I i-iito forc_e,

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w}th effect from 29th April, 1974.                 - ' ·
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Amendment · . 2. In Section . 2 of the princip~l . Act, jn            - ub-secti.on

of Section (Ul, . the semi-colon . "{;)" at the, end shall be subs-

ic~f ~;sa::f:ti,tuted by a full stop "(.)" and · thereafter th.e following
1973. shall be added namely:-;-               -
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'.'Such· Ex-Officio members or Councillors shall have.

###### no right to attend the meeting of the Gaon P.anchay.at or the Mohkuina Parishad held for the -pµrpose of electing its
office bearers),.                   -

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Amend~ent ' :3. In Section 9 of ·the principfl.l Act; · in sub-section.
of, Section 9 (l) ' · l                -
of Assam Act ,_ m c ause (e). ~etw,een the words             - nominate" and

XI of 1973. "one" the words "ifi , the manner prescribed'.' shall be

                               - · deleted.

I • - Amendment 4. Jn Section 10 of. the principal Act, in_ sub-section

of Section 10 (1) :the words "such members from amongst themselve~

~tsra~ 1ctin the .manner p~escribed" shall be sub~titutec;l by . , the
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                  - among:;t the1'!1sel ves."                   -

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Amendment 5. In Sectio'n ·12 of the tn:;incipal ~ct. -

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o'f Ass am Act ~(a) in 'sub-section· (1) in clause (i), Jhe wor~ "re_v~~·

I XI , , of 1973. ' I

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shalL be substituted for . the words "Government
r~venue o,r dues or loans."                      - _(",_                      - .

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###### THE A.SSAM GAZETTE EXTHAORD!NARY, MAY 19., -1976 327

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U>) after                       - sub-section I (1), the , follo'wirig shall be

                   - inserted a·s a new sub-section (2) _viz._ . .

'.                                                                              - " (2)                                                                              - No CouI?-cillor, Chairman, J:hief                                                                              - ~xecutive .

###### ... Councillor, Deputy Chief Exe.cuti:ve Councillor of \ a
 Mohkuma Parishad or a President, Vice-Pr.esident or member . of a Gaon Papchayat ._shall seek ·election- to
 the Assam .Legisla.tive Assembly or ', as a member
of any of the Houses of Parliament 'from any Co'ns:._

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~ituericy in Assam.. ·                  -

###### If any such person aforesaid seeks any ·such' e-lec-
 tion he 'shall immediately cease · to · l,iolct- the, officf; .
 .. 9f _the , Counci119r, C~airman, Chief E:Xec:tttive · Coun-

#### • cillor, Deputy '! Ghief Execl!tive Councillor of . a

Mohkur'na Parishad or the President, Vice-P,resideht

r _Of_ Member of'. ? Gaon Panchayat, as the case may

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###### ' Amendment 6'. .In Be~tion 20' of the principal AQt- -~~., - .: - ._... ~ ;, _ ... ,.;t,~1~ "

of Section 20 ,
of Assam Act .

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XI of 1973 ·

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(2) in clause ,(b) of"sub-section (2) '£or the , words

"Chaii:man ·and Chief -Execu£ive . Coun~mor" the
###### words · "Chairman, Chief Executive Councillor and Deputy Ch'ief E~ecutive Councillor" ·shall be subs-· ·
 tituted.,

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Amendment 7. In Sec'tion 21 of the prindpal Act -
of Section 2l

.of Assam Act .           - ~·

XI .of 1973.

(a) in · sub-section ~1) 1 for the ~ord_s "a· ,Chairman

and : a Chief Executive . . Councillor of ~ the Moh~rnma

P.arishad by its Councillors                 - from amongst them-

selves 'in· the manner presc:dbed" : the worqs• "::!·

Chafrman, _a . Chief Executive Councilloi. and a De-

###### puty Chief. Executive Councillor of the ' M'ohkuma
 Parishad :by ' its elected · and ,nominated 'Coul)cillors., . if any from amo,ngst _then-i:selves" shall be ..sµbstituled.

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(b) after sub-sectiol!l. .(1)' thr folloyving new proviso

shall be. iD;s-e r~e d , namely :,--:- . , " ·

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...: "Provided · that · the ; first election of the DepYty

Chlef Executive Councillor shail be held within

###### three .. months . fr~m the date 0£ publication .of the
 '., Assa~ Pancpayati Raj (Fourth Art1endment) ~ct.

1076 in the official Gazette and th~ P\OCedure fo1·.
election of the                 - Chief Executive -Counc.il:Cdr ·· shall,

###### mutatis· ·m:utandis . be' followed in · resp~ct ~ of. such

'. election".

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328 THE ASSA_!\'I GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 1976

Amepd:_nent 8 In sub-1'eCtio·n: (1) . <;>f Sectipn 22 of ~ the i)rincipal

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u~ 1section1c~Act, b etween the words '~Chief Executive Councillor''
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"DeputY, . Chief Executive Cou,ncill?r" shal,l .be inserted.

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A endment      - '9. hi Section 22-A of ~ the principal Act; after the

~£Section words J'Chief       - Executiv~ Councillor" wher.ever · these

-22:A of, occur, the punctuation comma '''(,)1' and words" "Deputy .

Assam Act Chief Executive Councillor" shall be inserted
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Amendment      - 10· In Section 23 of the principal {\ct, after sub ~

of Se.ction 23section (2) a new sub-section (3) shall be in~erted,

... . of Assam Act. ' .     -

XI of 1973. namely:- , ·

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"(3) The Deputy ·Chief Executive Councillor shall

'dl.scharge all functions and dutlE\5 of the Chief Exe-

_I_ thereunder cutit e Councillor duriag under vacancy tht1 . in ·the, Act of%e 'and of Rules the made Chief

###### Executive Councillor . or temporary al;>sence of the

                  - Chief Executive Councillor."                  - .

mendi;ner1t . • 11 . In Section '24 of the principal Act in between
of Section 2 the words, "C::hief .Executive Councillor" . and "or" the

###### x ofAs1 of samA, 1973. punctnat10n . comma ''()" , an 'd t h ~ wor d s "D epu t -y Ch' ie f

Executive Councill5r" shall be inserted.

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Amendment 12. In Section 25 of the principal.Act .- ,.

of Section 25 ' . I

., of Assam Act

XI of 1973.-. (1) in sub-section (1) in between the words, "Chief

.Executive Councillor"' and "or' ' the words             - "or De-

###### puty Chief Executive Couneillor" shall be inserted. ·

(2) in sub'-section:s (2), (.3) and ( 4) in between the
words            - Chief Executive Councillor" and "or" the

words "or Deputy . Chief Executive Councillor" shall

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Amendment 13 In Section 26 of theyri~cipal Aot-
of Section 26
of Assam Act
XI of 19-73. (1 ). in sub-section (1),

(a) between the words                    - Chief Executive Coi.m-

cillor"               - nd "or" the words "or Deputy Chie.f Exe-

. . cutive Councillor" shall be inserted.

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_(b)_ for , the ·words '.' two" in between the woJ'.ldls

' "within'l and "months" the word "six" shall be

substituted. ~ . .
. (c) the words and punctuation                       - comma "(.)" "bv

holding pye-election,"· ' ap~e-aring between the words

"occurred" and "in" shall 1:ie deleted. _(_
(2) in sl1b-sectioh (2), . between the words " Chie f

' Executive Councillor" and "or" the- words "or D e-

puty_ Chief Executive Councillor" shall be inserted.

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\me r d_ment 14. Clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 28 _o [_ the

~~s~~.~:.~c~principal Act shall be substituted by the following,
XI of 1973 namely:-
" (2) (2) '.i'he Mohkuma l"arishad shall have an

###### Executive Committee consii, ing of the Chief . Exe-
cutive Cot.ncillor, Deputy Chief Executive Councillor
###### and all the Presidents of the Standing Committee::> formed under sub-section (1). The Chief Executive
Councillor and the Secretary of the Mohkuma Pari-

###### shad shall function as tbe President and the Sec- retary respectively of the Executive Committee."

15- In Section 156 of the principal Act -

,\mendment

ef Section

15<1 of Assam (1) sub-section (3) shall be renumbered as sub-

.\ct XI of section (4) and after sub-section (2) the following
1973. s .. all be inserted as new sub-section (3), namely:-

"(3) Any rule framed under this Act and sub-

sections (1) and (2) above may be given retrospective

effect."

(2) in sub-section (1) ithe punctuation "(,)" occuring
###### after the word "may" shall be deleted and the words and
 punctuation " (,)" "after previous publication," shall also
 be deleted,

 MD. SAADULLAH,

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,
Law Department.

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 GAUHATI-Printed and publiahod by the Supdt. i/c., Printing

Press, Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., A1sam (EK.-Gazette) ,

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