Section 3
Assimilation of laws.
The Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1951
About this Act
An Act to assimilate certain laws in force in the scheduled areas to the laws in force in the districts of Darrang and Lakhimpur of the State of Assam.
(1) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or
are in force in, the scheduled areas shall on that day cease to be in force in the scheduled areas except
as respects things done or omitted to be done before that day, and for the removal of doubts, it is
hereby declared that section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) shall apply in relation to
such cesser as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a Central Act.
(2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Darrang district of the State of Assam shall as from that day extend to, or, as the case may be, come into force in, the areas specified in paragraph 1 of the Schedule.
(3) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Lakhimpur district of the State of Assam shall as from that day extend to, or, as the case may be, come into force in, the areas specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
(2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Darrang district of the State of Assam shall as from that day extend to, or, as the case may be, come into force in, the areas specified in paragraph 1 of the Schedule.
(3) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in, the Lakhimpur district of the State of Assam shall as from that day extend to, or, as the case may be, come into force in, the areas specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Schedule.