The ASSAM REORGANISATION (MEGHALAYA) ACT, 1969

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Formation of Meghalaya.
  4. 4.Executive power of Meghalaya.
  5. 5.Extent of executive power of Meghalaya.
  6. 6.Council of Ministers.
  7. 7.Other provisions as to Ministers.
  8. 8.Advocate-General for Meghalaya.
  9. 9.Conduct of business.
  10. 10.Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
  11. 11.Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  12. 12.Delimitation of constituencies.
  13. 13.Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  14. 14.Electors and electoral rolls.
  15. 15.Right to vote.
  16. 16.Qualification for membership.
  17. 17.Election to the Legislative Assembly.
  18. 18.Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  19. 19.Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.
  20. 20.Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.
  21. 21.Special address by the Governor.
  22. 22.Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.
  23. 23.Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.
  24. 24.Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  25. 25.Secretariat of Legislative Assembly.
  26. 26.Oath or affirmation by members.
  27. 27.Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  28. 28.Vacation of seats.
  29. 29.Disqualifications for membership.
  30. 30.Penalty for sitting and voting before making an oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  31. 31.Powers, privileges, etc., of members.
  32. 32.Salaries and allowances of members.
  33. 33.Extent of Legislative power.
  34. 34.Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya.
  35. 35.Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  36. 36.Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.
  37. 37.Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  38. 38.Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.
  39. 39.Assent to Bills.
  40. 40.Bills reserved for consideration.
  41. 41.Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
  42. 42.Annual Financial Statement.
  43. 43.Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.
  44. 44.Appropriation Bills.
  45. 45.Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  46. 46.Votes on Account and exceptional grant.
  47. 47.Rules of procedure.
  48. 48.Restrictions on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.
  49. 49.Courts not to enquire into the proceedings of Legislative Assembly.
  50. 50.Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly.
  51. 51.Consolidated Fund.
  52. 52.Contingency Fund.
  53. 53.Custody of suitors’ deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.
  54. 54.Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public account.
  55. 55.Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya.
  56. 56.Distribution of revenues.
  57. 57.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.
  58. 58.Apportionment of assets and liabilities.
  59. 59.Obligation of Meghalaya, the State of Assam and the Union.
  60. 60.Control over the autonomous State in certain cases.
  61. 61.Entrustment of functions.
  62. 62.Provisions as to Provisional Legislative Assembly.
  63. 63.Special Committee for development of Shillong.
  64. 64.Provisions as to continuance of courts.
  65. 65.Provisions relating to services.
  66. 66.Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations.
  67. 67.Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution.
  68. 68.Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya.
  69. 69.Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
  70. 70.Construction of reference to ―State‖ and ―State Government‖ in other laws in relation to Meghalaya.
  71. 71.Power to construe laws.
  72. 72.Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
  73. 73.Power to remove difficulties.
  74. 74.Amendment of the Sixth Schedule.
  75. 75.Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.
  76. 76.Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  77. 77.Power to make rules.
  78. SCH-THE FIRST SCHEDULE.THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  79. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE
  80. SCH-THE THIRD SCHEDULE.THE THIRD SCHEDULE
  81. SCH-THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.THE FOURTH SCHEDULE