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Act Number: 40

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

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-09-01

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

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

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