The Assam Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953

ASSA M AC T XV OF 1953 Preamble. Short title, extent and commence­ ment. Insertion of new rule in TH E ASSAM CR IM IN AL LAW AM EN DM EN T AC T, 1953 (Passed by the Assembly) (R ec ei ve d the a ssen t o f th e G ov er no r on th e 29 th M ay 1953) [Pub lished in the Assam Gazette, d ate d 3rd Ju ne 1953] An Act to amend the Rules for the Administration of Justice in Part A Tribal Areas o f the State of Assam Whereas it is expedien t to am end the Rules for the Adm inis trati on of Justice in Tr iba l Areas of the State of Assam specified in Pa rt A of th e tab le app ended to pa ra ­ gra ph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitu tion of India in the manner here inafter appearing ; I t is he reby enacted as follows—■ 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Criminal Law A me ndment Act , 1953. (2) It shall extend to the Autonomous Dist ricts of the Sta te of Assam. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. After r ule 23A of the Rules for the Adminis trat ion of . . . . . Jus tice and Police in the K has i and Ja in tia Hills, published stat ion11111" w Rh Noti ficat ion No.2618-AP., dated the 29th March 1937, Rules. rule 14A of the K has i Siemship (Administra tion of Jus tice ) Order, 1950, publi shed wi th Noti ficat ion No.SK. 140/49/8, da ted the 25th Ja nu ar y 1950, rule 22B of the Rule s for the Adm inis trati on of Justic e an d Police in the Garo Hills Dis tric t, publ ished with Noti ficat ion No .26 l6- AP ., dated the 29th Ma rch 1937, r ule 1 lA of the Rules for the Regu­ lation of the Procedure of Officers App ointed to Adm inis ter Jus tice in the Lush ai Hills, pub lished with Notif ication No.2530(a)-AP., dated the 25th Ma rch 1937, rule 21G of the Rule s for the A dminis trat ion of Jus tice and Police in the Naga Hills Dis trict , pub lish ed with Noti ficat ion No.2580fZ>)- AP., da ted the 25th Ma rch 1937, ru le 24B of the Rules for the A dminis trat ion of Justice in the No rth Cachar Hills Subdivision, published with Noti ficat ion No.2 530(c)-AP. , da ted the 25th Ma rch 1937 and rule 2 IB of the Rules for the A dm inis trat ion of Jus tice and Police in the Sibsagar and Nowgong Mik ir Hill s T racts , publ ished with Notif ication No.2 617-AP., da ted the 29th March 1937, the following shall be inse rted as a new rule numb ering 23B, 14B, 22G, 11B, 21D, 24C and 21C of the said Rules respectively, nam ely— “ Whenever a comm ission for the exa min atio n of wi t­ ness issued under the prec eding rule or under any law for the t ime b eing in force in the Rest of Ind ia is received by the Depu ty Commissioner, he, or such of his Assistants hav ing the powers o f a Ma gis trat e of the Firs t Class as he may a ppoin t in this beha lf, shall exec ute and re tu rn the commission following the s pir it of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1898.” [Price anna 1 or Id.] A.G.P . (Les-) No.14 /54— 1125—13-7-1954.