The Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954
# THE SHILLONG (RIFILE RANGE AND UMLONG)

 CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF LAWS ACT, 1954
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 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS

1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Assimilation of laws.
4. Removal of difficulties.

THE SCHEDULE.

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# THE SHILLONG (RIFILE RANGE AND UMLONG)

 CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF LAWS ACT, 1954

 ACT NO. 31 OF 1954

[28th May, 1954.]

# An Act to assimilate certain laws in force in the scheduled areas to the laws in force in the
 Khasi and Jaintia Hills District.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

**1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Shillong (Rifle Range and**

Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954.

(2) It shall come into force on such date[1] as the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint.

**2. Definitions.—In this Act:—**

(a) appointed day means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the coming

into force of this Act.


(b) law means so much of any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order or bye-law as relates to

any of the matters enumerated in Lists I and III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution;

(c) “scheduled areas means, the areas specified in the Schedule.

**3. Assimilation of laws.—(1) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or**

are in force in the scheduled areas shall on that day cease to be in force in the scheduled areas except
as respects things done or omitted to be done before that day, and for the removal of doubts, it is
herby declared that section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) shall apply in relation to
such successor as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a Central Act.

(2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or in force in, the Khasi and

Jaintia Hills District shall as from that day extend to and be in force in the scheduled areas.

**4. Removal of difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition under section 3**

from one law or group of laws to another law or group of laws, the Central Government may, by order
notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions as it considers necessary for the removal of the
difficulty.

THE SCHEDULE

[See section 2(c)]

(1) The Shillong (Rifle Range) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:—

_Note1.— This area lies about half a mile to the west of Laban village, and about the same distance_

south of the Umjasai river as it runs from west to east from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No.37.

It is nowhere contiguous with the boundaries of the Shillong Cantonment.

_Note 2.—No. 1 Boundary Pillar is situated at a bearing of 313[o] and at a distance of 420 feet from_

the centre of the 400[o] firing point on the main range through which the Ummawlong stream flows,
and at a bearing of 243[o] and at a distance of 565 feet from centre of the 600[o] firing point on the same
range,

Magnetic variation, when this boundary was surveyed in 1926, was 15[o] west.

1. 16th August, 1954, see Gazette of India 1954, Part II, s. 3.

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_Boundaries of the detached area_

Pillars Bearing
from Magnetic North

Degrees  Minutes


Direct
Horizontal
distance
in feet.


Pillar No. 1 to Pillar No. 2 The boundary runs from pillar No 1 in a            308 18 335
north-westerly direction crossing the head of a Nala, to
Pillar No. 2, which is situated on spur across this Nala.


Pillar No. 2 to Pillar No. 3 Thence it veers slightly more north wards and
descends a thickly wooded slope until it reaches a
stream at pillar No. 3

Pillar No. 3 to Pillar No. 4 The boundary is formed by the stream between these
two pillars and runs in a south-westerly direction.
Pillar No. 4 is in midstream.

Pillar No. 4 to Pillar No. 5 Thence it turns sharp south-east to pillar No. 5 situated
at the foot of a steep of hill.

Pillar No. 5 to Pillar No. 6 Thence the boundary again turns sharp south-west
with a slight diagonal ascent.

Pillar No. 6 to Pillar No. 7 From Pillar No. 6 the slight diagonal ascent is continue
but almost due south.

Pillar No. 7 to Pillar No. 8 The boundary thence continues in the same line for a
distance of 40 Per feet whence it curves south-west to
Pillar No. 8 situated in the center of a Nala 50 feet to
the south-east of the south corner of a disused range
butt.


317 12 391

219 42 830

144 48 61

238 12 113

187 24 164

212 6 208


Pillar No. 8 to Pillar No. 9 Thence to the south corner of this butt and along the 324 48 138
Pillar No. 9 in the centre of the south-west side of
the butt.


Pillar No. 9 to Pillar No. 10 The boundary thence turns a right angle to run southwest straight up a steep slope for a distance of 150
feet, thence turning south to follow a spur for 180 feet
upto Pillar No. 10.

Pillar No. 10 to Pillar No. 11 Thence under the brow of this spur in a curve, for 95
feet to the south-east and 60 feet almost south.

Pillar No. 11 to Pillar No. 12 Thence south-west to Pillar No. 12 situated on the
crest of the spur.

Pillar No 12 to Pillar No. 13 The boundary between these two Pillars follows up the
same spur in a south-easterly direction.

Pillar No. 13 to Pillar No. 14 Thence the boundary turns south-east and runs down
to a Nala.


205 48 300

141 54 150

238 54 120

225 30 391

159 30 231


Pillar No. 14 to Pillar No. 15 Thence in the same line to a spur across the Nala. 154 18 268

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Pillars Bearing
from Magnetic North

Degrees  Minutes


Direct
Horizontal
distance
in feet.


Pillar No. 15 to Pillar No. 16 Thence in the same line across this spur to the south
slope of it.

Pillar No. 16 to Pillar No. 17 The boundary turns Cast from Pillar No. 16 along the
south slope of the spur.


152 30 320

77 12 235


Pillar No. 17 to Pillar No. 18 In the same line down the south-east slope of this spur. 82 36 210


Pillar No. 18 to Pillar No. 19 The boundary here veers north-east, descends a steep
slope to cross a Nala down which the Wah Jalynnoh
branch of the Ummawlong stream flows and ascends a
steep slope to the north-east of this stream to Pillar
No. 19 which is situated in a cleaning in a thick wood.

Pillar No. 19 to Pillar No. 20 Thence almost in the same line but slightly more
northerly along this cleaning to Pillar No. 20 on the
edge of a track running south-west from the southern
extremity of Kench’s Trace.

Pillar No. 20 to Pillar No. 21 Thence north-east to Pillar No. 21 which is situated to
the east of the southern extremity of Kench’s Trace.

Pillar No. 21 to Pillar No. 22 The Boundary runs in a north westerly direction along
Kench’s Trace to Pillar No. 21A; thence in a direct
line to Pillar No. 21 B situated on Kench’s Trace;
thence along Kench’s Trace through Pillar No. 21C to
Pillar No. 21D; thence in adirect line to Pillar No. 22
which is situated on the west bank of the Ummawlong
stream just north of the 20 yards firing point of the
rifle range.

Pillar No. 22 to Pillar No. 23 The west bank of the Ummawlong stream forms the
boundary between these two pillars.

Pillars No. 23 to Pillar No. 24 The boundary hence turns abruptly and runs southwest on to the lower crest of a spur.

Pillar No. 24 to Pillar No. 25 Thence in the same line up and across a Nala running
to the south-east of this spur.

Pillar No. 25 to Pillar No. 26 Thence in the same line up the side of a spur to the
south-east of this Nala, to Pillar No. 1.


75 54 850

70 42 464

42 48 363

326 30 680

5 30 1,440

203 42 200

203 42 200

203 12 240


(2) The Shillong (Umlong) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:—

Area ...... 1,962 acres.

Breamar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Contonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 is situated on the left

bank of the Wah Sohkhlur at a point 300 feet, north-west of Cantonment boundary Pillar No. 30 on a
True Bearing of 308[o] II from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.

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(MagneticVariation .   .    .   .   .    .   .   . 55’ west in 1931.)

Description Forward bearings

from true North

Degrees Minutes


Horizontal
distance in
feet.


From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1 which is also Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 29
the boundary runs across a stream in a north-westerly direction in a straight line along the
boundary of private land to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the
boundary of private land to the bed of the dry nallah at a point 10 feet north of Braemar
Pillar No. 3.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 3 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the
bed of dry nallah to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 which is situated near the head of
this dry nallah.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 the boundary runs in a southerly direction for a
distance of about 70 feet to a private cart road, thence along the east side of this road to
Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 which is situated on a left bank of a stream, where the
road crosses the stream.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 the boundary runs in a south-westerly direction
across the stream and the cart road up the hill in a straight line to Braemar Boundary
Pillar No. 6 alongside the Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 34.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 6 the boundary runs in an easterly direction along the
Cantonment Boundary to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 7 which is situated where the
road crosses the Wah Sohkhlur on its right bank approximately 46 feet west of
Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 33 situated on the hillside.

From Braemary Boundary Pillar No. 7 the Boundary runs in a north-easterly direction
along the Cantonment Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sohkhlur (Wah
Lindoh) stream to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 which is situated on the right bank
where the river bends left handed below Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 in a northwesterly direction along the Cantonment
Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sokhlur (Wah Lindoh) stream and crossing
it opposite Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1.

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294 30 165

258 05 800

252 28 800

184 53 580

216 50 240

97 05 705

36 30 1,150

292 30 195


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