Act 40 of 1956

The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956

An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territories from Bihar to West Bengal and for matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1956-09-01
  • 52 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Transfer of territories from Bihar to West Bengal.Read
4 Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.Read
5 Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.Read
6 Bye-elections to fill vacancies in the Council of States.Read
7 Term of office of members of the Council of States.Read
8 Provision as to existing House of the People.Read
9 Allocation of certain sitting members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.Read
10 Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and West Bengal.Read
11 Bihar Legislative Council.Read
12 West Bengal Legislative Council.Read
13 Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies.Read
14 Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders.Read
15 Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.Read
16 Delimitation of constituencies.Read
17 Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Calcutta High Court.Read
18 Right to appear in any proceedings transferred to Calcutta High Court.Read
19 Interpretation.Read
20 Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred Appropriation Acts.Read
21 Distribution of revenues.Read
22 Land and goods.Read
23 Treasury and bank balances.Read
24 Arrears of taxes.Read
25 Right to recover loans and advances.Read
26 Credits in certain funds.Read
27 Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.Read
28 Public debt.Read
29 Refund of taxes collected in excess.Read
30 Deposits.Read
31 Provident Funds.Read
32 Pensions.Read
33 Contracts.Read
34 Liability in respect of actionable wrong.Read
35 Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies.Read
36 Items in suspense.Read
37 Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.Read
38 Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund.Read
39 State Financial Corporations.Read
40 Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits.Read
41 Provisions relating to services.Read
42 Provisions as to the continuance of officers in the same posts.Read
43 Territorial extent of laws.Read
44 Power to adapt laws.Read
45 Power to construe laws.Read
46 Power to name authorities, etc. for exercising statutory functions.Read
47 Legal proceedings.Read
48 Transfer of pending proceedings.Read
49 Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts.Read
50 Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws.Read
51 Power to remove difficulties.Read
52 Power to make rules.Read
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