Act Number: 81

Act Name: The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Year: 1971

Enactment Date: 1971-12-30

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh by reorganisation of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 23: Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
    (1) The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette,—
         (a) correct any printing mistake in any order made under section 22 or any error arising therein from inadvertent slip or omission;
         (b) where the boundaries or name of any territorial division mentioned in any such order or orders are or is altered, make such amendment as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing such order up-to-date.
     (2) Every notification under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before the Legislative Assembly of the concerned State.
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