Act 55 of 1969

The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969

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.

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