The Assam Gramdan (Amendment) Act, 1978

The Assam Gazette W W EXTRAORDINARY swifaB PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY «■?? 184 *tn<xst, 23 fsessw, 1978s 2 ’V , 1900 No. 184 Dispax’, Saturday, 23 d̂ De ce mbe r/1978, 2nd Pausa, 1900 (S. E.) GO VE RN ME NT OF ASSA M ORD ERS BY THE GOVERNO R LE GISL AT IVE departmen t .. . . . . ... NOTI FI CATI ON The 22nd Dec ember 1978 No .LGL .154/7 7/1 1.—The follow ing Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of The Go ve rn or is here by pub lished for gene ral inform ation. 1222 THE AS SAM GAZETTE , EXTRAORDINA RY. DEC. 23, 197S Assam Act XIX of 1978 (Received the assent of the Governor on 20th December, 1978) THE ASSAM GRAMDAN (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978 An Act to amend the Assam Gramdan Act, 1961. i Preamb le. Whereas it is expedient to amend A«am Act the Assam Gra mdan Act, 1961, here in -1 8f 1 62' af ter called the prin cipal Act, in the ma nner herei nafte r ap pe ar in g; It is hereb y enacted in the Twenty- nin th Year of the Repu blic of India as fo llo ws :— fxtenVlnd 1- (1) This Act may be called the com mence - Assam Gra mdan (Amendment) Act, 1978. meat. (2) It sha ll hav e like exten t as the prin cipal Act. (3) It sha ll come into force on such date as may be specified by the Sta te Government in a notification pub lished in the official Gazette. . ...... J Insertion of new 2. In the principal Act, aft er Section 27A?lon 27, the follow ing sha ll be inserted as new Section 27 A, n amely :— Board°d m A (!) T i le Sta te Gov ernment may, a t A”£™  functio n a« any time, by a notif ication pub - 1966. BoaH” lishe d in the official Gazette, declare that the Bhoodan Board establish ed and func tion ing THE AS SA M GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINA RY, DEC. 23, 1978 1223 under the Assam Bhoodan Act, 1965, sha ll also function with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification as a Gra mdan Boa rd for exer­ cising the powers and dis­ chargin g the functions he re­ inaf ter specified in sub-section (3) of this Section. (2) The Sta te Government also may at any time, by a notifi ca­ tion pub lished in the official Gazette , dec lare that the Bhoodan Board func tion ing as a Gra mdan Board under the preced ing sub-sec tion shal l cease to functio n as such Gra mdan Board with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification.y (3) The powers and func tions of the Gra mdan Board functio n­ ing under sub-sec tion (1) above sha ll be the following, nam e­ ly :— (i) to issue such directions and guidance to the Gram Sabhas in exercis ing powers and discharging func tions under this Act, (ii) t o do such oth er acts as may be necessa ry and expedient for the purpose and fu r­ the ran ce of the objects of this Act. H (4) Notwi ths tanding anyth ing con­ tained in this Act the Gram Sabhas shall , in exercis ing the powers and discharging the functions under this Act, give < 1224 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC. 23, 1978 due considerations to the di­ rections and guidan ce issued from time to time by the Gram dan Board under this Act. (5) The State Gove rnment may, by rules framed under this Act , provide for matters rel a­ ting to the exer cise and dis­ charge of powers and funct ions of the Gram dan Board under this Ac t.” . U. TAHBILDAR, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislat ive Department. 6AWHA TI—Printed and publi shed by the Supdt. i /c ., Assam ®* vt. Pr iatia g Press, (Ex-Gaz ette) N».367 —»40—1 ,6 0 —23-12-1S78. t