The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
Central Act · Act 55 of 196977 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the formation within the State of Assam of an autonomous State to be known as Meghalaya and for matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 55 of 1969 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 77 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Formation of Meghalaya.
- Section 4 Executive power of Meghalaya.
- Section 5 Extent of executive power of Meghalaya.
- Section 6 Council of Ministers.
- Section 7 Other provisions as to Ministers.
- Section 8 Advocate-General for Meghalaya.
- Section 9 Conduct of business.
- Section 10 Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
- Section 11 Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya.
- Section 12 Delimitation of constituencies.
- Section 13 Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
- Section 14 Electors and electoral rolls.
- Section 15 Right to vote.
- Section 16 Qualification for membership.
- Section 17 Election to the Legislative Assembly.
- Section 18 Duration of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 19 Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
- Section 20 Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
- Section 21 Special address by the Governor.
- Section 22 Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
- Section 23 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 24 Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside while
- Section 25 Secretariat of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 26 Oath or affirmation by members.
- Section 27 Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Section 28 Vacation of seats.
- Section 29 Disqualifications for membership.
- Section 30 Penalty for sitting and voting before making an oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
- Section 31 Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
- Section 32 Salaries and allowances of members.
- Section 33 Extent of Legislative power.
- Section 34 Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya.
- Section 35 Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
- Section 36 Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
- Section 37 Special provisions as to financial Bills.
- Section 38 Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
- Section 39 Assent to Bills.
- Section 40 Bills reserved for consideration.
- Section 41 Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
- Section 42 Annual Financial Statement.
- Section 43 Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
- Section 44 Appropriation Bills.
- Section 45 Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
- Section 46 Votes on Account and exceptional grant.
- Section 47 Rules of procedure.
- Section 48 Restrictions on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
- Section 49 Courts not to enquire into the proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 50 Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly.
- Section 51 Consolidated Fund.
- Section 52 Contingency Fund.
- Section 53 Custody of suitors' deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.
- Section 54 Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public account
- Section 55 Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya.
- Section 56 Distribution of revenues.
- Section 57 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
- Section 58 Apportionment of assets and liabilities.
- Section 59 Obligation of Meghalaya, the State of Assam and the Union.
- Section 60 Control over the autonomous State in certain cases.
- Section 61 Entrustment of functions.
- Section 62 Provisions as to Provisional Legislative Assembly.
- Section 63 Special Committee for development of Shillong.
- Section 64 Provisions as to continuance of courts.
- Section 65 Provisions relating to services.
- Section 66 Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations.
- Section 67 Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution.
- Section 68 Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya.
- Section 69 Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
- Section 70 Construction of reference to "State" and "State Government" in other laws in relation to Meghalaya.
- Section 71 Power to construe laws.
- Section 72 Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
- Section 73 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 74 Amendment of the Sixth Schedule.
- Section 75 Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.
- Section 76 Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
- Section 77 Power to make rules.
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