Act Number: 64

Act Name: The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-12-28

Long Title: An Act to provide for the merger into the States of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal of certain territories acquired in pursuance of the agreements entered into between the Governments of India and Pakistan and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 10: Power to name authorities for exercising statutory functions.
    The State Government concerned, as respects the acquired territories included in that State, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the authority, officer or person who, on or after the appointed day, shall be competent to exercise such functions, exercisable under any law in force on that day in those territories, as may be mentioned in that notification and such law shall have effect accordingly.
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