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Section 6: State of Punjab and territorial divisions thereof.

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966Central Act · Act 31 of 1966

(1) On and from the appointed day, the State of Punjab shall comprise the territories of the existing State of Punjab other than those specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5.

(2) The territories which immediately before the appointed day were part of Ambala district in the existing State of Punjab but are not transferred by virtue of sections 3, 4 and 5, shall, together with the territories which immediately before that day were part of the Una tahsil of Hoshiarpur district in the existing State of Punjab but are not transferred by virtue of section 5, form a separate district known as the Rupar district in the State of Punjab and in that district—

(i) the territories which immediately before the appointed day were part of Manimajra kanungo circle of Kharar tahsil of Ambala district but are not transferred by virtue of sections 3 and 4, shall form in that tahsil a separate kanungo circle called the Mullanpur kanungo circle;

(ii) the territories which immediately before the appointed day were part of Una tahsil of Hoshiarpur district but are not transferred by virtue of section 5, shall form a separate tahsil known as Anandpur Sahib tahsil, and in that tahsil, the territories which immediately before the appointed day were part of Santokhgarh kanungo circle of Una tahsil of Hoshiarpur district but are not transferred by virtue of section 5, shall be included in, and form part of Nurpur Bedi kanungo circle.

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ActThe Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Section6
Marginal noteState of Punjab and territorial divisions thereof.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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