REGISTERED No. D. 221 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961/MAGHA 27,1882 MINISTRY OF LAW (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 16th February, 1961/Magha 27, 1882 (Saka) THE NORTH EAST FRONTIER AGENCY AND TUENSANG DISTRICT (EXTRADITION) REGULATION, 1961 No. 3 OF 1961 Promulgated by the President in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation to provide for the extension of the Indian Extradition Act, 1903, to the North East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, read with sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 18 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by him: —
1. (i) This Regulation may be called the North East Frontier Agency and Tuensang District (Extradition) Regulation, 1961.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
Short title and commencement.
1 of 1954-
2. In this Regulation,—•
(a) "Division" means any of the Frontier Divisions referred to in section 2 of the North East Frontier Areas (Administration) Regulation, 1954; and Definitions (21 ) 22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINABY [PART II
(b) "North East Frontier Agency" and "Tuensang District" mean the North East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District, respectively mentioned in the North East Frontier Areas (Administration) Regulation, 1954 and the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area I o 1954- 6 of 1957.
Extension of Act 15 of 1903 to North East Frontier Agency and Tuensang District.
3. The Indian Extradition Act, 1903, as in force in the territories to which it generally extends, is hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the North East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District subject to the modifications mentioned in the Schedule.
Repeal, 4. On the commencement of this Regulation, Notification Nos.
5459 P, 5463 P and 5467 P, dated the 13th October, 1914, issued by the then Chief Commissioner of Assam, in so far as they relate to the Indian Extradition Act, 1903, shall cease to have effect in the North *5 of J9O3.
East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District.
THE SCHEDULE (See section 3)
1. Throughout the Act,—
(a) unless otherwise expressly provided in this Schedule, for the words, "the States", wherever they occur, the words "the territories to which this Act extends" shall be substituted;
(b) references to the Code of Criminal Procedure or the Code of Civil Procedure shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to the corresponding law for the time being in force in the North East Frontier Agency or the Tuensang District, as the case may be;
(c) references to the District Magistrate of any district or District Magistrate shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed—
(i) in the case of the North East Frontier Agency, as references to the Political Officer or the Additional Political Officer of a Division; and
(ii) in the case of the Tuensang District, as references to the Deputy Commissioner or the Additional Deputy Commissioner.
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2. In section 1,—
(a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: — "(2) It extends to the North East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District.";
(b) sub-section (3) shall be omitted.
3. In section 2,—
(a) for clause (d), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely: — '(d) "High Court" means the High Court of Assam;
(dd) "North East Frontier Agency" and "Tuensang District" mean the North East Frontier Agency and the Tuensang District, respectively mentioned in the North East Frontier Areas (Administration) Regulation, 1954 and the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area (Administration) Regulation, 1957.;
(b) clause (g) shall be omitted.
4. In section 3, in sub-section (7), for the words "such High Court as may be named in the order", the words "the High Court" shall tie substituted.
5. In section 7,—
(a) in sub-section (I), the words "or if such person is believed to be in any presidency-town to the Chief Presidency Magistrate of such town," shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-section (2), the words "or Chief Presidency Magistrate, as the case may be" shall be omitted;
(c) in sub-section (3), the words "or Chief Presidency Magistrate" shall be omitted.
6. In section 8A, the words "or Chief Presidency Magistrate, as the case may be," and "or the Chief Presidency Magistrate, as the case may be," shall be omitted.
7. In section 16, for the words, "before the passing of this Act," the words, brackets and figures "before the commencement of the North East Frontier Agency and Tuensang District (Extradition) Regulation, 1961" shall be substituted.
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8. In sections 17 and 21, for the words "the States", the word "India" shall be substituted.
9. In section 19, in clause (d), for the words "the States", the words "the North East Frontier Agency and Tuensang District" shall be substituted.
10. Chapter V shall be omitted.
RAJENDRA PRASAD, President.
R. C. S. SARKAR, Secy.
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