Section 2: Definitions.

The North-Eastern Council Act, 1971Central Act · Act 84 of 1971

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Council" means the North-Eastern Council set up under section 3;

[(b) "north-eastern area" means the area comprising the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,[Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura]];

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Act	The North-Eastern Council Act, 1971
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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substituted, Act 69 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 69 of 1986, s. 45, for clauses (b) and (c) (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
substituted, Act 68 of 2002. . Subs. by Act 68 of 2002, s. 2, for "Nagaland and Tripura" (w.e.f. 26-6-2003).

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