The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 1966

9 * The 31st March 1967 No.L JL.50/65/9.—Th e following Act of the Assam Legis lative Assembly which ̂ received the assent of the Governor is hereby pub lish ed for general info rma tion . ASSAM ACT V OF 1967 (R ec ei ved th e ass en t o f th e Gov er no r on t h e 30 th M ar ch , 1967) TH E ASSAM PANGHAYAT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1966 [ Published in the Assam Gazette, Extra -ordin ary , date d the 1st April, 1967] An Act fu rth er t o a m en d t h e A ss am Pan ch ay at Act , 1959 Preamble. Whereas i t is expedien t fur the r to amend the Assam Assam Act Pa nchayat Act , 1959, here inafter called the prin cipal c t Act, in the ma nner her einafte r appear ing ; Short t itle, extent and commence­ ment 2 It is hereby enac ted in the Seventeenth Year ol the Republic of Ind ia as follows :— 1. (1) This Act may be call ed the Assam Panchay a t (Amendm ent) Act, 1966. (2) It shall have the like e xten t as the principal Act. (3) It shall come into force on such date or dates as th e Sta te Governm ent may, by notification in the official Gazette , app oin t. of̂ Sectkr)11! ^e c t*o n I ° f the principa l Act , alte r sub-sec* of Assam' ti o n (^ ) l ^ e Allowing shall be inse rted as sub-section Act XXIV (2A), namely :— of 1959. “ (zA) Notwith stan ding any thing conta ined in s bi­ section (2) , the State Governmen t may , by notification in the official Gazet te, declare that any area included under ub-section (2) of Section 5 within the territo ­ rial juri sdictio n of an Anth lik Panch aya t shall be directly administ ered by that Anchalik Pancbay a; for the purposes o f this Ac t.” Amendment of Section 2 of A s s a m Act XX IV of 1959. 3. In Section 2 of the prin cipal Act, in clause (19) between the words ‘'Anch alik Pan cha yat s” , ami “ Municipa l Boards” the words “ Mohku ma ParishaHs followed by a comma “ (,)” shall b e in serted. Amendment of Section 11 of Assam Act XX IV o f 1959. 4. J in Section 11 of the prin cipal Act, (1) in sub-section (2), the words at the beginning “When the Con stitu tion of the Gaon Pa nchaya t under sub-section (1) is com plete,” shall be deleted , and the word “ the” occurring ther eaft er shall begin with the cap ital l etter “T ” ; 3 (2) after sub-section (5), the following shall be inserted as sub-section (6), namely :— “ (6) When any a rea is included in or exclude d from the ter ritori al juri sdictio n of a Gaon Sabha under sub-section (2) oi Section 3 of this Act, the Gaon Pan- chayat cons tituted lor t > said Gao n Sabha shall stand dissolved and the State Government shall make such alt ern ative arra ngement- as m ay be deemed necessary for carrying out the func tions, dut ies and powers of the Gaon Panchayat so dissolved till a Gaon Pancha­ ya t is reco nst itut ed for the Gaon Sabha in the manner prov ided i n this A ct : Provided t ha t when a Gaon Panchayat is dissolved unoer thi s sub—ection during the curr ency of its term, she term oi the Gaon an chayat reco nsti ­ tuted und er this sub-section sha ll be till the expiry of the te rm of the Gaon Pancha yat dissolved under this sub-section.” Am en dm en t t n Section 11 of the principa l Act,— of Sec tion 14 oi Assam Act X XIV of 1959. (1) in sub-Secdon (3 for the punctuat ion full stop “ (.)” occurring at the end , the punc .na tio n colon “ ( shall be sub stituted and the fo llowing proviso shall ther eaf ter be add ed, na mely;— “ Provided that if the Pres iden t fails to call the special meeting to be he ld within seven days from the da te of receipt of the requisi tion , the Deputy Com­ missioner or the Subd ivisional Officer, as the case may be, on being satisfied that a due requisition has been giver), may cal l such a special meeting to be held in the office of the Gaon Panchayat in such ma nner as may be prescribed .” ; (2) in sub-section 5), in clause (i>), between the words “ elec tion” and “ or” the words “ co op tio n” preceded by the punctua tion comm a shall be in ­ serted ; (3) in sub-section (9), between the words “record­ ed” and “ in ” the words “ by the Secretary or in bis absence by the President or by such member as n ay be auth orised bv the Preside nt” shall be inserted . Am endm ent 6. In Section 17 of the prin cipal Act,— of Section 17 of Assam Act ( j ) jn clause (iv) of sub-section (1), the words ‘ and Gram Sabhas c nsti tuted und er the Assam Gra rodan Act, 1961 (Assam Act I of 1962)” shall be inserted, betw een the words ' ‘villages” and “ falling” ; 4 (2) afte r sub-section (5), the following shall be inse rted as sub-section (6), name ly: — “ (6) When any area is inclu ded in or excluded from the ter rito ria l jur isd ict ion of an Anchal ik Panchayat under sub-sec tion (2) of Section 5 of this Act , the Anchalik Panchayat consti­ tu ted und er Sect ion 17 for the said Anchalik Pan­ chayat are a shall stand dissolved, a nd th e S tate Govern ­ ment shall make such a lternat ive a rrangement s as may be deem ed necessary for carrying out the functions, duties and powers of the A nchalik Panch aya t so dis­ solved till an Anchalik Panchayat is re constitu ted for the Anchal ik Pan cha yat area in the m ann er prov ided in this A ct : Provided that w hen an Ancha lik Panch aya t is dissol­ ved under this sub-section during the currency o f its term , the term of the Anchalik Panch aya t r econ stitu ted under this sub-section shall be till the expiry of the te rm o f the A ncha lik Pan cha yat so dissolved.” AiuendmenL 7. j n Section 18 o f the p rin cip al Act, in sub-section of^A ssLm the words at the beg inn ing “ When the constitu- Act XX IV tio n of an Anc hal ik Panchayat under Section 17 of 1959, is com plete” shal l be deleted , and the word “ the” occurring ther eaf ter shall beg in with the cap ital le !e r“ T ” , Amendment 8. Existing Sectio n 18A of the princi pal Act, shall of Section be renumbere d as sub-section (1) and aft er sub-’ 18A of se ct io n (1) as so renumbere d, the following sh all be X3O V of inserted as sub-sec tion (2), namely - 1959, “ (2) Notwithstand ing an yth ing contained in sub-sec­ tion (1), if for any reason the Pres ident of th e A nchalik Pa nc ha ya t is to vac ate his office o f the P resident he shall con tinue to be the me mbe r of the Anchalik Pan­ chayat.” Amendmen t 9. In Section 22 o f the princ ipa l Act,*™» of Section 22 o f Assam Act XX IV of 1959„ (1) in sub-sect or, (S), for clauses (i) and (ii), the following shall be subst itu ted , namely “ (i) (al the Pres dents of all Anchalik Pan chayats wi thin the area of the Mohku ma Par ishad, and (b) one mem ber to be elected in the ma nner pres* crib ed, by each o f the A nchalik Panch aya ts within the are a of the Mohkuma Parish ad from amongst the mem bers of the Gaon Sabhas o f the Anchalik Panch aya t co nc erne d; (ii) the Deputy Commiss ioner an d the Subdivi- sionaPOfficer or the Sadar Subd ivisional Officer, as th e case m ay be .” 5 (2) afte r sub-section (3), the following shall be inser ted as sub-sec tion (4), namely :— “ (4) When the are a of ope ration of a Mohkuma Par ishad is alte red or reduced under sub-section (2) of section 4 of this Act, the Mo hku ma Pa rish ad shall stan d dissolved and the Sta te Governm ent shall make such alternativ e arrangemen ts as may be deem ed neces­ sary for car ryin g ou t th e fu nctions, dutie s and powers ol the Mohkuma Par isha d so dissolved till a Moh kuma Par isha d is recons titu ted for the Mohku ma Par ishad area in the manner provided in this Act: Prov ided th at when a Mohku ma Parishad is dis ­ solved under this sub-section dur ing the currency of its term , the term of the Moh kuma Par ishad reconsti­ tu ted under this sub-section shall be till the expiry o f the term o f the Moh kuma Par ishad so dissolved,” Amendment 10. In Section 23 of the prin cipal Act,— of Section 23 o f Assam Act X X IV Of 1959, (1) for t he existing margin al notes, the following shall be subs tituted, namely “ Elect ion of the President an d Vice-President of a Mo hku ma Par ishad” ; (2) existing sub-section (3) shall be deleted. Insertion of H . After Section 24 o f the prin cipal Act, the follow- Section 24a ing shall be inserted as Section 24A, na mely:— in Assam Act XXIV of 1959, “Standing 2 4A (1) The Mohkuma Par ishad sha ll form such Committee num ber of Stand ing Comm ittees with such powers and ma M °Pari" fu n c t ’o n s a s m a Y be conside red necessary b y it. shad and its powers and functions. (2) Wi tho ut prejudice to the gen eral ity of fore­ going row ers , the Mo hkuma Par isha d shall form the following Sta nding Com mitt ees, na mely:— (a) the Pla nning and Adminis trat ion Com mit ­ tee ; and fbl the Agricu ltural Production Committee. (3) The Plannin g and Adm inis trat ion Committee shall consist of th e following m embers, na mely:— (i) the Deputy Commissioner who shall be the C hai rma n of the Comm ittee ; (ii) the Subdivis ion al Officer who shal l be the Vic e-Chairma n of th e Co mm ittee ; (iii) five members to be selected by the Mohkuma Par ishad from amoDgst its members '!; 6 (iv) all Heads of t he Development Departm ents in the Distr ict and Subd ivision ; and (v) the Secretary of the Mohkuma Parishad who shall be th e Secretary of the Com ­ mit tee. {i) The powers and functions of the Planning and Adm inis trati on Com mit tee shall be as follows:— ■ i) to pla n Schenu s for Developmen works ; (dj to A im mister Subd ivisional cad re of panchaya t personne l in du cing their appointme nt, promotion , transfer, pun ish­ men t, etc ; (di) to review and co-o rdinate works of Ancha­ lik Panchayats and o bta ining co-ord ination at all levels , and (iv) io yet form such othe i dut ies and functions as m ay be assigned to it by t e Mohkuma Pat ishaci. (Si The Agricul tura l Production Comm itte e shall consist of t'ne follow in mt -mb os, naa.cdv :— (i) the Deputy Com issioner who shall be the Chairma n of the Comm ittee ; (ii) the Subdivisi nal Officer who shad be the Vice -Chairman of the ommit tee ; (id) five members to be selec ted by the Moh kujna Par isha d from amongst its members ; (iv) Subdivisional Planning Officer ; (v) all Dist rict or Subdivisi nal Officers of Agr iculture, Vete rinary, Animal Husb andry, Co-operatio n, Fisher ies, Panch aya t and Com mun ity Development ; and (vi) the Com mitt ee may co-opt two non- officials as members (6 The powers and funct ions of the Agricultural Produc tion Com mitt ee shall be to plan and co-o rdi­ nate th e activ ities of the De partm ent concern ed, (»«£., Agr icul ture . Veter ina ry, Anim al Husb andry, Co-ope­ rat ion , fisher ies , Pancha yat and Com mun ity Develop­ men t in the m atter of the Agricu ltural Produc tion. The Chairma n shall appo n t a Sec reta ry of the Com mit tee who shat! al so be a member of the Com ­ mittee. (7) There shall be a Fin ance Committee consisting of Members as prescrib ed. (8) The powers and funct ions of the fin an ce Com ­ mittee shall be to scrutinize the income of hkum a Par ishad, Anchalik Panchayats and Gao n Pan chavats and also the exp end itur e incurre d in different plans and prog rammes take n up by the Mohku ma Pari shad , Anchalik Panchay ats and Gaon Pan cha yats from time to tim e.” A nendrncnt 12. in Section 25 o f the prin cipal Act, for the words of Section 25 <<a Secretary” occu rring between the words “ an i” XXIV" Aof a n c * “ app oin ted” the words “an Executive Officer 1959. ram-Secretary” shall be substitu ted. 13. In Section 27 of the principal Act,— Amendment (1_) in sub-section (1), in clause (b), at the end of of Section the proviso, for the punctua tion full st op“ ,. )” the Ac°f XXIV Pu n c t u a t ’o n ' °l c n M substitu ted and of 1959. thereafter the following provisos shall be inserted, namely :— “ Provided fur the r th at such m eeting o f the Gaon or Anchalik Pancha yat or Mohkuma Pa nshad where a mot ion of no-confidence is discussed shall not be presided over by the President or the V ice-President, as the case may be, aga ins t whom the mo tion of no confidence is brou gh t: Provided fu rthe r t ha t no no-confidence motion aga inst the Pres iden t or the Vice-President of a Gaon Pan chayat shall be moved withou t prior a, 1 va' of the Deputy Commissioner or the Sub- divis ional Officer , as the case may be : Provided further tha t no no-confidence motion shall be bro ugh t aga inst the Pres iden t or the Vice- President concerned within a period of six months from the date on which a motion o f no-coDhdence is disallowed under the preceding pro viso ” ; (2) in sub-section (3), for the words, figure and bracke t “ sub-section (1)” occurring between the words “ of” and “ or” the woids , figure, bracke t an d letters “ sub-section (1) (a) and (c)” shall be substituted. Subs tituti on 14 . For Section 28 of the p incipa l Act, the of Section following shall be subs tituted, name ly: —- 28 of Assam & Act XX IV of 1959. “ Filling ;?8. If a vacancy in the office of the Pres iden t u p casual. o r Vice -Pres ident or the mem ber of an Anchalik Pan- anCAnchalik c hay at or Mohkuma Parishad occurs by reason of Panchayat dea th, resignation or removal or otherwise, such or Mohkum». vacancy shall be filled up as early as possible in Pan sha d. m a n n e r prescr ibed.” Amendm ent 15. In Section 29 of the principa l Act ,— of Section 29 of Assam Act XX IV of 1959. (1) in sub-section (3) for the punc tua tio n full stop occ urr ing at the end , the punctuat ion colon shall be subs tituted and the following proviso shall be added thereafter , na mely:— “ Provided th at if the Secreta ry fails to call tfie spec ial mee ting to be held within seven days from 8 the da te of rece ipt of the requisi tion , th e Deputy Comm issioner or the Subd ivisional Officer, as the case may be, on being satisfied that a due requisition has been given, may call such a special meeting to be held in the office of the Anchalik Panch aya t in such m anner as m ay be prescr ibed.” ; (2) in sub-section (5) , in clause (ii) , between the words “ elec tion” and “ or” the words “ co-o ptio n” prec eded by the punc tua tio n comma shall be in "ted ; in sub-section (8) , b etween the words “ rec ord ed” an d * a t” , the words “ by the Secretary or in his absence by such othe r officer as may be authorised by the Preside nt” shall be inserted. Amendm ent 16 . In Sect ion 30 of the princi pal Act , sub-section of Section ( 5 ) s h a l l b d e l e t e d . 30 o f Assam v ’ Act X X IV of 1959. Insertion of 17. After Section 31 of the principal Act, the follow- *n S s^ a ^ *n s e r t e 8 a s Section 31 A, nam ely :— Act X XIV o f1 959 . “Panel of 31A. Notwi thst and ing any thin g con tained in this th ^G aon ^ C t o r t ’l e r u ê s m a de thereu nder, the Gaon or Ancha- or^nchalik Pa nchaya t or the Mohkuma Parishad , as the case Pan cha yat may be , may at a mee ting convened expressly for the or Moh ku- purpose with due n otice at the beginning of every shad i> a n" c a ’en < â r ye a r o r t t l e ®r s t m e e t in 8 o r in the nex t succeeding mee ting afte r eac h election, elec t a pane l of Presidents for the calendar yea r to exercise the powers and perform the dutie s of the Pres iden t unde r this Act or rules made the reunde r when the office of the Pres iden t is vacan t or the Pres ident is absent or is inc apacita ted and there is e ither Vacancy in the office of Vice -President {or the Vice-Pres ident is also absent or is incapa citated to exercise the powers and perform dut ies of the Pres iden t : Provide d th at i f the Gao n Pan cha yat fails to elec t such panel of the Presidents , the Block Development Officer concerned may a ppoin t su ch a panel of Presi­ de nt for the Gaon Panchayat : Provided fur the r that if the Anchalik Panchayat or the Mohku ma Par ishad fails t o elec t such panel o f the Presidents, the D epu ty Commissioner or the Subdivi- sional Officer, as the case m ay be, may appo int such panel of the Presidents for the Ancha lik Panchayat or the Moh kuma Par isha d, as the case may be.” 9 » 18. In Section 32 of the principal Act,-— Amendment (1) for the punctuat ion full stop occurring at ol Section 32 the e nd o f the first para, the punctuat ion comma X X IV m Aof shall be substitu ted and then words “ which 1959, ' shall be exclusive of such staff as may be appointed by the Sta te Gov ernment from time to tim e” followed by the punctuatio n full stop “ (.) ” shall be inserted ; (2) at the end of th e second pa ra , for the pun ctu a­ tion full stop “ (•)” the pun ctuatio n colon “ ( :) ” shall be substitu ted and ther eaft er the following pr o­ viso shall be ad ded, na mely:— “Prov ided th at al l employees except Gaon Pan cha - yat Secretar ies appoint ed by the Gaon or Ancha lik Panch aya t or the Deputy Commissioner or the Sub- divisional Officer, as th e case may be, before the date of coming into force of the Assam Pan cha yat First (Amendm ent) Act, 1964 (Act VII of 1964) shall be deemed to be app oin ted by the Mohkuma Par ishad under this Ac t.” Substi tution 19, For Section 35 of th e principa l Act, the follow- of Section 3S jng shall be subs tituted, namely :— of Assam Act XXIV of 1959. '‘Incorpora- 35 . Every Mohku ma Par ishad, every Ancha lik tton of Panch aya t and every Gaon Panch aya t shall by the a °r t ° r n a m e n o t ified under Sections 4, 5 and 11 respectively Panchayat a body corporate having perpetual succession and a or Mohku- common seal and shall subject to any restr ictio n or ma Pari- condition prescribed under this or any other enactment 4had. jn fo rC e, have power to acqu ire by purchase, gift o r otherwise, to hold , adminis er and tran sfer propert y, both movable and immovable , and to en ter into any con trac t, and shall by the said nam e, sue or be sued, and do all oth er things necessary for the purposes of this Ac t.” Subst itution 20. For Section 38 of the prin cipal Act, the following of Section 3s s ball be sub stit ute d, nam ely :-— of Assam Act XXIV of 1959. “ Duties, fun- 38 . (1) Th e Moh kuma Par isha d shall perform the tions and following d uties, namely :— powers of Mohkutna Parishad . (a) to scrut inize and approve the budgets of the Anchalik Pan chayats in accordance with the d irect ions issued by the Sta te Govern­ ment and then to issue necessary instructions to t he Anchalik Panch aya t concern ed for modifications of th ei r budget where consi­ dered necessary : 10 Pro vided ih at if t he budget is no t scrutinised and communication, made as aforesaid within a month of rece ipt, it shall be take n as appro ved; (b) to supervise, guide and co-o rdinate the activ ities of the Anc hal ik Panch aya t; (c) to review an d eva luate the activitie s of the Panchayats ; (d) to settle ha ts and the public ferries oth er than Gov ernment ferries and to fix and revise rents and tolls the reo f ; (e) to settle Panch aya t fisheries by sale in auct ion or by inviting tenders ; (f) to regula te, main tai n and improve the bats and publ ic ferries oth er than Governme nt ferries in case o f defa ult by the Goan or Anc hal ik Panchayat , as the case m ay be ; (g) to adm inis ter subdivisional cadres of Pan ­ chayat employees in the ma nner prescribed ; (h) to co-o rdinate and consolida te the plans pre pared in respect of the D evelopment Blocks and to pre pare plans in respec t of the subdiv ision ; (i) to dist ribute fund s to the Gaon and Anc ha­ lik Panchayats as may be ent rus ted by the State Governmen t ; (j) to advise Sta te Governmen t on all develop­ ment ma tte rs including pre parat ion of d ist ric t plans ; (k) to advise in such oth er matter s as may be referr ed to it by t he Sta te Governme nt ; (l) to advise the Depu ty Com miss ioner and the Subd ivisional Officer, as the case may be, in the dis trib ution of Subd ivis iona l Ru ra l Developmen t F und;a nd (m) to draw up special prog rammes for Back­ ward Glasses w ithin its area. (2) Th e Moh kum a Parish ad shall have the follow-, ing powers, namely ■ (a) to enter into an d inspec t any immovable or movable property in the occupa tion or cont rol of, or any work in progress under, the direction of a Gaon or Anchalik Pan­ chaya t ; (b) to call for and insp ect any doc ument which ma y for the purpose of this Act, be in the possession of a Gao n or Anc hal ik Pan cha ­ ya t ; (c) to supervise all revenue matter s entrus ted to a Gaon Panch aya t ; (d) to hear appeals filed by any person aggr ie­ ved by the assessment, levy or imposition of any ta x or fee by the Anchalik Pan cha ­ yat as prescribed ; and 11 (e) to approve bye-laws prepared by the Gaon Pan cha yat . f3) The Moh kuma Par isha d may construct and ma int ain road s, culverts , bridges and embankmen ts and irr iga tion projects within its are a which in its opin ion the Anchalik Panchayat is not in a position to do so or the expenditu re involved in any such indiv i­ du al project is beyond such limit as m ay be prescr ibed by th e Sta te Governm ent, (4) The Moh kuma Parishad shall hav e such other powers and functions as m ay be assigned to it bv the Sta te Governm ent, from time to t im e.” A J* Amendment 21. In Section 41 of the princ ipa l Act,— ot Sect ion 41 1 r > of Assam Ac t X X IV of 1959. (1) in the margin, afte r the words “ Anchalik Panchaya t” followed by the punctuat ion ful l s top the words “ or Mohkuma Pa ris had” followed by the punctuatio n full stop “ (.) ” shall be inserted ; (2) in sub-section (1), between the words “ Ancha­ lik Pan cha vat ” and “ma y” the words ‘‘or Moh­ kuma Pa rishad” shall be inserte d. (3) in sub-section (2), between the words “ An­ chal ik Pa nchaya t” an d “ ma y” the words “ or Moh kuma Parishad ” shall be inse rted . ofSection^? 22. In Section 42 of the pr inc ipa l Ac t,— of i Assam Ac t X X IV of 1959. (!) in the margin, between the words “Anchalik Pa nc ha ya t” an d “a s” the words “ or Mohkuma Pa rishad” .shall be inserted , (2) the wo"ds “ or Mohkuma Parishad ” shal l be inserted betw een the words “ Panchayat’* and “ sha ll” . Amendment 2 3. In Se ct ion 44 of the prin cipal Act, the words of Asim “ or Mo hku ma Parishad” shall be inserted after the Act XXIV words “ Anchalik Panchaya t” wherever the same of 1959. occur , of'sec tioT^ 1 24. In Sect ion 48 o f the p rincip al Act, between the o f Assam words “ Anchalik Panchayat” an d “or” the words “ of Act X xiv Mo hkuma Par ishad” shall be inse rted . ,of 1959. Amendment of Section 49 p { Amm Act XXIV & 19&9, 25. In Section 49 of the principal. Act,—. 12 (1) in sub-section (1), for the punc tua tion full stop occurring; at the end of sub-sect ion (1), the p unctu ati on colon )” sha ll be sub stituted and the rea fter the following proviso shall be added, na mely;— “ Provided that the co-op ted mem ber shall have no r igh t to vote or hold office.” Ameniment 26. In Section 51 of the princi pal Ac t,— c f Section 5 1 of Assam Ac t X X IV of 1959. (1) between the words “ Anchal ik Panchavat” and “ may” the words “or Moh kum a Parishad” shall be inserted ; (2) for sub-section (3), the following shall be sub ­ sti tut ed , nam ely :— “ (3) Bye-laws p rep are d by the Anchalik Pan cha - yat or Mohkuma Parish ad shall tak e effect only aft er they have been app roved by the State Gov ern­ men t.” ; (3) after sub-section (3), as so sub stituted the following shall be inse rted as sub-section (4), nam e­ ly “ (4) Bye-laws pre par ed by the Gaon Panch ava t shall take effect only after they have been approved by the Mohku ma Pa ris ha d.” Amendment 27 . In Section 60 o f the principal Act, between the of Section 60 words “ Anchal ik Pa nchaya t” and “ as” punc tua - of Assam tion com ma “ ( , )” shal l be deleted and in that ofC tl9V^ J V P â c e t î e words “ or Mohkuma Parishad ” followed by the punctua tion com ma “ ( , )” shall be inse rted . Amendment 28. In Section 63 of the prin cipal Act,— o f Sec tion 63 ‘ o f Assam A c t X X I V o f 1959. (1) in the ma rgin, afte r the words “ Anchalik Pan cha y.it ” the fu ll stop “ (. )” shall be dele ted and the words “ <>r Mohkuma Par ishad” shall be inserted followed by a full stop ; (2) between the words “A nchalik Pa nc ha ya t” and “ma y” the words “or Moh kuma Pa ris had” shall be inser ted- 13 bu ŝtitu- 29. For Section 68 of the Principal Act, the following bon of Sec- s jja jj ke sub stituted, namely :— t io n 68 ot 1 Assam Act XX IV of 1959. “ The Gaon 68 (1). In every Gaon and A ncha lik Pa nc ha ya t and a °d An ĥ a " Mohkum a Parishad con stituted under Sections 11 ,5 ch ay atan d a n d 4 t 1̂*s Act respectively there shall be Mobkuma a fund vested in the Gaon or Anc hal ik Pancha yat Parishad or Moh kuma Par ishad, as the case may be, which Fun ds. sha ll be called Gaon Panchayat Fund, Ancha lik Panchayat Fund and Mobkuma Par ishad Fun d respectively and shall be utilis ed by Gaon Panch aya t or A ncha lik Panch aya t or Moh kuma Pari shad , as the case may be, to m eet charges in connect ion with their duti es under this Act. Th e accounts of the Gaon or Anchalik Panch aya t Funds shall be kept in the pres­ cribed manne r. (2) A Mohkuma Par isha d f und shall be adm inis ­ tered by the Execu tive Officer-cztf«-£x-0#i«0 Secretary of the Moh kuma Par ishad an d shall be held in a cu rre nt, fixed o r saving account with the Sta te Bank or the Assam Co- operative Apex Bank ; and /o r in postal Savings Bank, if so d irec ted by th e Sta te Governm ent. Th e accounts of such Mohkuma Par isha d fun d shall be ope rate d by the Exec utive Officer-cazw-Secretary of the Mt hkum a Par ishad. ” Amendment 30. In Section 70 of the princi pal Act, for clause (vii) ot .section 70 th e following shall be sub stituted, na mely: — o f Assam Act X X IV ot 1959. “ (vii) all sums a ccruing to the Anchalik Panchayat from publ ic fer ries accord ing to th e provision of Section 76B of this Ac t.” Inser tion of 31. After Section 70 of the prin cipal Act, the follow an ew Sec- ing shall be inser ted as Section 70A, namely :—- tion 70A in Assam Act XX IV of 1959. “Credits t o 70A. Th e following shall be cred ited to the M'ohku- thc Mohku- ; n a p a r js (.,a < j F u n ( J ; —. ma Parishad Fun d. (t) all sums accruing or proceeds or any assessment assigned to the Mo hkum a Par ishad and fines rea lised under this Act or rules or bye­ laws fram ed the reu nder ; (ii) all other sums collected or assigned to the M ohkuma Par ishad under the provisions of this Act inclu ding gran ts given by the Un ion o r the State Government, publ ic dona tions and con tributions by local authoriti es ; and 14 Amendm ent of Sect ion 7I of Assam Act XX IV of 195S. 32. (iii) all sums received by way of loan or gift or otherwise and all sale proceeds received by the insti tutions of th e Moh kuma Par isha d.” In Section 71 of the prin cipal Ac t,— G) in the marg inal hea ding afte r th e words “ Anc ha­ lik Pan cha yat” the words “ and the Moh kuma Pa ri ­ sh ad ” shall be in serted ; and (2) in the main provision afte r th e words “Anchalik Panchayat” the comma shall be dele ted and the words ' ‘and the Mohkuma Pa ris had” followed by a comm a shall be inser ted. Amendment. 33. In Section 72 of the prin cipal A ct, — of Section 72 of Assam Act XX IV of 195?. (1) in the margin, between the words “ Anchalik Pan chayat” and “ fund” the words “ or Mohkuma Par ishad” shall b e inserted; (2) in clauses (bj to (i) the words “ or Moh kuma Pa rishad” shall be inserted afte r the words “ Pancha­ ya t” where-eve r it occu rs. Inser tion of 34. After Section 73 o f the p rincipal Act, the follow- Seetion 73A j n g shall be inserted as Section 73A, namely :— io Assam Act X X IV of 1959. “ Prepara­ tion of bud­ get of the Mohkuma Parishad . lik Pancha­ yat. 73A. A Moh kuma Par isha d shall at such time and in such form as m ay be presc ribed pre par e an d submit a bud get , showing; the probable estimate of rece ipts and expen diture it proposes to inc ur a nd may , from time to time, lurni sb a supplementary estim ate pro ­ viding any mod ification which it may deem advisable to make in the dis trib ution of the amount so raised and expended in each financial year to the Sta te Governme nt for approv al. ” Substitu tion 35, For Section 76 of pr inc ipal Act , the following of Section be substi tut ed , na mely:— 76 of Assam Act XX IV of 1959. “Powers of 76. (1) Sub ject to the rules and bye-laws framed taxa tion of jn t p6s respect and subject to appro va l of the Sta te t e ■ nc a- Qo v e r n m e n t > a n Anchalik Panch aya t may impose following taxes and charges in addit ion to the exis ting local rate s collected from the area dir ect ly adm iniste r­ ed by the A ncha lik Panchayat 8— (a) tax on,— (i) fisheries allo tted to the Anchalik Pan- chav at ; ;ii) cult ivable lan d lying fallow for two consecutive year s with out any reason a t a r&te a 13 * J no t exceeding twenty-five paise per standa rd bigha being payable jointly or severally by those who are in possession of such lands; fiii) house , supp ly of wa ter, conservancy and lighting at such rate as p rescribed in the areas directly adminis tered by the Anchalik Panc ha- y a t ; (b) cess or wa ter r ate for recovery of cost of minor irri gat ion works t aken up w ithin an Anchalik Panch aya t and such levy as m ay be necessary for the purpose of the ma inte nan ce and rep air of such works ; (c) licence fee in respect of cart s, carriages, cycles, boats a nd for driv ing carts and car ria­ ges ; (d) surcharge on focal rat e collec ted from within the a rea of Anchalik Panch aya t ; (e) licence fee for cinema hall s, circuses, profes­ siona l var iety shows, lairs , brick and tile kilns, confect ionery and back ery, saw mills and tim ber dep ot, bam boo stalls , oil and rice mills in spite of provisions of other Acts ; and ( i ) licence fee for tea stalls, hotels , sweetmeat shops, restaura nts and collection of hides and bones in areas directly adm inis tere d by the Anchalik Panch aya t in the manner pres- cribed. (2) Th e taxes und er sub-section (1) shall be imp o­ sed, assessed and realised at such tim e and in such ma nner as may be prescribed. (3) Any perso r aggr ieved by the assessment, levy or imposit ion of any tax or fee under this Section may app eal to the Mohkuma Par ishad whose decision shall be final. (4) Th e Sta te Governm ent may suspend the levy or imposi tion of any tax or fee and may at any tim e rescind such suspension.” A t ,end meat 36. In Section 76A of the principa l Act , for sub- ?R4 Seed on s e c tjo n she following shall be substituted, namely :— ss m°A c *"t 'W Subject to sub-section (2), all hats with in the X X I v of juri sdictio n of a Mohku ma Parishad shall be settled i959. in t he prescribed ma nner for a period of one year byj invi ting tende rs or by p ubl ic auct ion to be held in the office o f the Mohkuma Par ishad or the Ancha lik Pancha yat within whose juri sdic tion the par ticula r ha t or hats a re situate by a Com mitt ee cons tituted by the Mohkuma Parishad in the ma nner prescribed : Provided that in case of failure to settle at.y ha t for want of adequa te bid even ah er a second sale, the Gaon or the Anchalik Panch aya t concern ed, as may be decided by the Mohkuma Parishad , may be entrus­ ted with the dir ect m anagem ent of the h a t: 16 Provided fur the r that! balan ce of proceeds after - i me eting cost o f direct manag ement shall be dist ribu ted accord ing to the piovis ions of sub-section (4) by the Moh kuma Parishad .” (2) For sub-section (4), the fol lowing shall be substi­ tuted , na mely:— “ (4) All sale proceeds of hats shall be deposited in t he Mohku ma Par ishad fund and dist ributed in the manne r here inaf ter provide d after ded uct ing the amount due , if any, as ann ual inst alm ent for rep ay­ ment of the loan with interest incurred by Gaon or Ancha lik Panchayat or Moh kuma Par isha d for impro veme nt of ha t: (i) one fifth of the bal anc e of the sale pro­ ceeds afte r provid ing as aforesaid for rep ay­ ment of loan , if any, shal l be kep t for mee ting all costs to be incu rred by Moh­ kuma Par ishad for the purposes of this Act incl uding mainte nance cost of hats which shall not be less than ha lf of the said balance of one fifth so kept. ; (ii) if the four fifths of the balance of sale proceeds of any ha t afte r prov iding for repaym ent of loan, if any , as aforesaid , does no t exceed rupees thr ee thousand, then the ent ire amount shall be made over to the Gaon Pan cha yat within whose jurisdiction the ha t is situate ; (iii) if four fifths of the bala nce of the sale proceeds of any ha t afte r prov iding (or repaym ent of loan , if any , as aforesaid exceeds rupees thre e thousand bu t does not exceed rupees ten thousand then a sum of rupees thre e thousand shall go to the Gaon Panch aya t within whose jur is­ dictio n the ha t is situate and the balance to the Anchalik Panch aya t within whose jurisdic tion the hat is si tua te ; (iv) if four fifths of the balance of the sale proceeds of any ha t after prov iding as aforesaid for rep aym ent of any l oan, if any, exceeds rup ees ten thousand, then a sum of rupees thre e tho usa nd sha ll go to t he Gaon Pan cha yat within whose jur isd iction the ha t is situate and a sum of rupees seven thousand shall go to th e A ncha lik Panchayat with in whose juri sdictio n the ha t is situa te and the balanc e if any shall go to a common po o l; i 17 (v) one-thi rd of th e common pool shall be dist ri­ buted amon g all the Anchalik Panc hayats and th e rem aining two- third s among all the Gaon Pan chayats with in the are a of the Mohkuma Pari shad . The basis of dis tri­ but ion shall be area cam-popula tion in both cases .” (3) In sub-section (5), at the end of the exist ing proviso, for th e pun ctuation full stop “ (.) ” the pun ctua ­ tion colon “ ( :) ” shall be sub stituted an d the rea fte r the following shall be insert ed , na mely:— “ Pro vided further th at if Gaon or Anchalik Pan- chayat concerned makes defau lt in ma intain ing a ha t in spite of prov iding ma inte nan ce cost, the Mohkuma » Par ishad aft er giving a n opp ortunity to show cause to the con trary specifying the reason for so doin g, may take over th e man age ment of such hat .” , Ins ert ion of 37. After Section 76A of the Principa l Act, the fol- Sec tions 76B, lowing shall be inserted as Sections 76B. 76G an d 76D, fnG a rIs la S n a m e l y :~ Act X X IV of 1959. ^S et tlt jn en t 76B. (j ) Notwi thst and ing anyth ing con tain ed in ferryPU and Sect ion 166 of this Act, all pub lic ferries other tha n dist rib ut io n Governm ent ferries falling within the jur isd ict ion o f a of sale p r o -Mohku ma Par ishad shal l be settled by inviting tenders ceed s there- o r b y a public auction by the Comm ittee constituted by the Mo hku ma P aris had u nder Section 76A of this Act , in the manner pre scr ibe d: Provide d that the S tate Government shall issue ord er for the se ttlem ent of a pub lic ferry falling within the jurisdic tion of more than one Mohkuma Pa ris had: Prov ided fur the r th at in case of failu re to settle any pub lic ferry for wa nt of ade quate bid , Mohkuma Par ishad may ent rus t the Ancha lik Panch aya t con­ cern ed wi th the direc t m ana gem ent of the pub lic ferry wi th pr ior app roval of the Sta te Go vernm ent: Provide d also that balance of proceeds afte r meeting the cost o f direct m anagem ent shall be dist ribu ted by the Mohkuma Par ishad according to the p rovis ion of sub-section (4). (2) All sett lement made under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the confirmation by the Mohku ma Par i­ shad in a meeting convened for the purpose within such per iod as m ay be prescribed in this behalf. In case the Mohkuma Parishad in such meeting refuses to con­ firm, the reasons for such refusal shall be duly reco rded in the proce edings o f the meeting and the Mohkuma Par isha d shall pass such orde rs thereon as it may deem fit. br- Y 18 (3) After the set tlement is confirmed the lease in the prescribed form shall be issued by the Mohkuma Pari - sha d to th e person in whose favou r sett lement is con­ firmed. (4) All sale proceeds of public ferries shall be depo­ sited in the Mohku ma Par ishad Fun d after which proceeds o f inte r-M ohk uma Parishad public ferry , if the re be any , shall be equ itab ly dis trib uted to the Mo hkum a Par ishad conc erned, and the rea fte r, the proceeds rem ain ing in a M ohkuma P ari sha d f und sha ll be dis trib uted in the m anner here ina fte r pro vid ed :— (i) the sale proceeds of the inter-Mo hkum a • Par ishad pub lic ferry if the re be any, shall be dis trib uted afte r ded uct ing 20 per cen t to the Anc hal ik Panchayat or Panchayats equ itab ly with in whose jur isd iction such publ ic ferr y is situa te ; (ii) the sale proceeds of the in ter-Anchalik Pa n­ cha yat publ ic ferry fall ing within the juri sdic tion of Mohkuma Pa ris had shall be dis trib uted equ itab ly afte r ded uct ing 20 per c ent to the A ncha lik Panch aya ts within whose jur isd ict ion such pub lic ferry is situ ate ; and (iii) the sale proceeds of all other pub lic ferries shall be dis trib uted in each case afte r deduction of 20 p er cen t to an Anchalik Pan cha yat w ithin whose jur isd ict ion such ferry o r ferr ies are si tuate . Expla nati on :—For the purposes of this Section, pub lic ferry w hich falls with in the jur isd ict ion o f more than one Mohkuma Par ishad is called an “ inte r Mohkuma Par isha d ferr y”, and pub lic ferry which falls wi thi n the juri sdictio n of Mo hkuma Parish ad bu t covers more than one Anchalik Panchayat is called an “ In te r Anc hal ik Panch aya t Fe rry .” (5) Tw enty per ce nt of the ferry rece ipt kept with the Mohkuma Par ishad fund under the prec edin g sub-section shall be utili sed by t he Moh kuma Par ishad for duties imposed on it under the provisions of this Act. Pow ers of 76G. Subject to the rules and bye-laws fram ed in Mo h ku ma th is respect and subject to the a pprov al of the Sta te Pan sh ad to Governmen t a Mohkuma Par ishad may impose cess and°ratesC.eSS o r w a t e r r a t e ô r reco very of cost of emban km ent an d dra ina ge and irr iga tio n works take n up by the Mo hku ma Parishad with in its area and such levy as may be necessary for the purpose of main tenanc e an d repair of such works. be , ient 76D. (1) Save as otherwise pro vided in this Act ° { t t K Pa n- o r r u je s fr a m e ( j the reunde r, all Pa nchaya t fisheries sher ies. *" falling with in the juris dic tion of a Mo hku ma P arishad shall be settled by inv iting tenders or by public auction by the Committee cons tituted unde r Section 76A of this Act, in the manner prescribed : Pro vided that in case of failu re to se ttle any Pa nc ha ya t fishery for wa nt of adequate bid even after second time , the Par isha d may entrust the direct manag ement o f such fishery to th e Gao n or Anchalik Panch aya t conce rned. (2) Th e M ohkuma Par ishad shall deposit al l sale proceeds of the Panchayat fisheries in its fund and afte r ded uct ing con tingen t exp end iture incurre d in connection with the sale of the Panchaya t fisheries, the Mohkuma Par ishad shal l refund the ent ire bala nce of sale proceeds to the Gaon or Anchalik Pan cha yat co nc erne d/ ’ Am en dm en t 38. In Section 80 of the principal Act, the words of Sectio n 80 “and Mohkuma Pa rishad” shall be inse rted betw een A c tX X I V w o r ds “Anchal ik Panchaya t” and “ sha ll” , o f 195g. Am endm ent 39 . j n Section 83 o f the prin cipal Act, the words o f A ^sa m “o r Mo hkum a Parish ad” shall be inserted between A c t X X IV th e words “A ncha lik Panchaya t” and “any” , of 1959. Am endm ent 4 0 . In Section l36 of the prin cipal Act,— of Sec tion 136 of Assam Ac t X X IV of 1959. (1) in sub-section (2) in clause (a), between the words “ Gaon Panchayat” and “ wi thi n” the words “ or Mo hku ma Pa rishad” shall be inserted ; (2) in sub-section (3), betw een the words “ Gaon Pa nchaya t” an d “ wi th in” the words “or Mohkuma Parishad” shall be inserted ; (3) in sub-section (4) , between the words “ Gaon Panchaya t” and “ concern ed” the words “ or Mo hkuma Parish ad ” shall be inserted; (4) in sub-section (5) , betw een the words “ Gaon Pa nchaya t” and “ within” the words “ or Moh kum a Pa ris had” shall be inser ted. Am endm ent 41. In Section 138 of the prin cipal Act ,— of Section 138 of A ssam Act X X IV of 1959. 20 (1) in the margin, the punctuation full s top occurring after the words “ Anchalik Panch aya t” shall be deleted and the words “ or Mohkuma Par ishad” followed by the punctuatio n full stop shal l be inserted; (2) in sub-section (1),— (a) betw een the words “ Anc hal ik Panchayat” an d “or” the words “ or Mohkuma Par ishad” shall be inserted; (b) between the words “ Panch aya t” and “ ou t” the words “or Mohkuma Parishad ’ shall be inserted ; (c) between the words “ Panchayat” and “ con­ cerned ” the words “or Mohku ma Parishad” shall be inserted. Amendment of Section 139 o f Au am Act XX IV of 1959. 42. In Section 139 |o f the princ ipa l Act,'—• (1) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely “ (1) The Sta te Governm ent in respect of a Mohkuma Par ishad and the Sta te Governm ent, the Deputy Commissioner or the Subd ivisional Officer, as the case may be, in respect of a Gaon or Anchalik Pancha yat may, by ord er in writing, on own ini tia tive or on info rma tion rece ived, suspend or pro hib it the execution of any resolution of a Mo hku ma Par ishad or Gaon or Ancha lik Panchayat, as the case may be, or of any order or notice i issued by it or its President or cancel such ord er, notice or resolu tion and may pro hib it the doing of any act which is abo ut to be done in pursuance or under cover of this Ac t if for reasons recorded by the Sta te Governm ent or by the Dep uty Commis­ sioner or the Subdivisio nal Officer, as t he case may be, such ac t, olde r, notice or resolu tion is mani­ festly perve rse or ultra vires or the execu tion of such order, notice, act or reso lutio n is likely to cause obs truc tion , injury or annoyance to the pub lic or 'dang er to human life, healt h or safety or is likely to lead to a rio t or an affray or is otherwise again st the pub lic interest. ” ; . (2) in sub-section (2), the words “or Mohkuma Par ishad” occ urr ing between the words “A ncha lik Panchayat” and “ concern ed” sha ll be dele ted. 21 V. J Ifc. jrt ion of 43. After Section 140 of the principal Act, Show ing shall be inser ted as Sections 140A and 140B, 140B in na m el y I— Assam Act X X IV of 1959. the sifer'sede^r 140A. (1) It, m the opin ion of the Sta te Govern- dissSve "die m e n t any Mo hkuma Par ishad is not com petent to Mohkuma perform , or pers isten tly makes defaul t in the per- Pa ris ha d in form ance of the duti es imposed on the Mohkuma case ot in - par isha d by or under this Act o r othe rwise by law, de fa ul tC or’ o r exceeds or abuses its powers, or in the event abuse of of the failu re on the pa rt of the Mohku ma Par i- powers. shad to provide such services as the State Gov ern­ ment may , by notification in the official Gazette, declare to be essential services, the Sta te Govern­ ment, afte r giving the Mohkuma Parish ad an op ­ portunity for submit ting an exp lana tion in regard to the matt er , may, by noti ficat ion, stating the reason for so doing, dec lare such Mohkuma Pari­ shad to be incompe tent , or in default, or to have exceeded or abused its powers, as the case may be, and supersede the Moh kuma Par ishad for a period not exceeding six mon ths at a time or dissolve the Moh kuma Par ishad and ord er for a fresh cons titut ion as soon as pos sib le: Provided that nothing in this Section shall be deem ed to requir e the Sta te Government to give a personal hea ring to the Mohkuma Parish ad before any ord er is passed under this Section. (2) When an ord er of supersession or dissolu­ tion has been passed under sub-section (1), the following consequences shall ensue:— (i) all members o f the Mohku ma Par isha d shall, as from the da te of the ord er, vacat e the ir offices as such members ; (ii) all the powers and duties which under thi s Act may be exercised and performed by the Mohkuma Par isha d, shall dur ing the period of supersession or in the case o f dissolution till the fresh Mohku ma Par ishad is reconsti tuted, be exercised and perfo rmed by such person or persons as the State Gov ernment may direc t ; and (iii) all the propert ies vested in the Mohkuma Parishad shal l, during the per iod of supersession or dissolution, as the case may be, vest in the S tate Government. 22 Dissolution 140 B. If for any reason the re is a deadlock in the °1 th e Pan - function ing of a Gaon or Anchalik Panchayat or a the Parishad Mohku ma Par ishad, the Sta te Governme nt may dis- in case of solve th e Gaon or Anchalik Panch aya t o r the Mohku- deadlock. ma Par isha d, as th e case may be, and may make any alte rna tive arr angeme nt, as may be deem ed necessary, for the working of the Panchayat or the Par isha d concerned till it is recon stituted.” Amendment 44. In Section 145 of the principal Act,— of Section 145 of Assam Act XXIV of 1959. (1) in the ma rgin, betw een the words “ Pan cha yats” an d “and” the words “or Moh kuma Parishad ” shall be inserted; (2) in sub-section (1), betw een the words “ Anchalik Panchayat” and “or ” the words “ or Moh kuma Par ishad” shal l be inserted ; (3) in sub-section (2), between the words “ Anchalik Pan chayat” and “or” the words “ or Moh­ kum a Pa rishad” shall be inserted . Amendment' 45. In Section 146 of the prin cipal Act,— of Section 146 o f Assam Ac t X X IV of 1959. (1) in the marginal note , between the words “ Anchalik P anchayat” and “ to” the words “ or Moh­ kum a Pa rishad” shall be inser ted ; (2) in sub-section (1),— (a) between the words “ Ancha lik Panchayat” and “ may ” the words “or Mohkuma Parish ad” shall be inser ted ; (b) betw een the wo rds “ Pa nc ha ya t” and “con cern­ ed” the words “o r Mohkuma Pa rishad” shall be inserted. Amendment 46. In Sect ion 148 of the principal Act ,— of Section 148 of Assam Act XX IV of 1959. (1) in the marginal note , between the words “ Pan chayats ” and “for” the words “or Mohkuma Parishad” shall be inserted ; (2) in the ma in provis ion,— (a) between the words “Anchalik Pa nc ha ya t” and “ shal l” the words “ or Mohkuma Pa rishad” shall be inse rte d; (b) between the words “Panchayat” and “ or” the words “ or Mo hkuma Parishad” shall be inserte d. 23 M.- n -149 bi . ssaro Act X XI V of 1959. 47. In Section 149 o f the prin cipal Act,— (1) in the marg inal note , between the words “ Anchalik Pan cha yat” and “or ” the words “or Mohkuma Parish ad” shall be inserted ; (2) in the m ain provision, between the words “ Anchahk Panchavat” and “or” the words “ or Mohkuma Parish ad” shall be inser ted. Amendment 48 . In Section 150 o f the p rinc ipa l Act,— of Section 150 of Assam Ac t XXIV of 1959. 5 (1) in the margin al note, betw een the words “Anchalik Panchaya t” and “being” the words “ or Mo hkuma Pa ris had” shall be inserted ; (2) in the m ain provis ion,— (i) (a) between the words “Anchalik Panchayat” an d “o r” the words “o r Mohkuma Pa ris had” shall be inserted ; (b) between the words “Pa nchayat” and “of ” the words “or Mo hkuma Parishad ” shall be inserted ; (c) between the words “ such Pa nc ha ya t” and “he” the comm a shall be deleted , and the words “ or Mohkuma Pa ris had” followed by a comma “ (, )” shall be inserted the rea fter ; (ii) in the first proviso,— (a) in clause (a), the punctua tion semico lon “ (;)” occu rring afte r the word “ Panchaya t” shall be deleted and the words “ or Mohkuma Parish ad” followed by punc tua tion semicolon shall be inse rted ; (b) in clause (b), between the words “ Panch aya ts” and “ may” the words “or Mohkuma Parishad” shall be inser ted (c) in the pa ra below clause (b), betw een the words “ Panchayat” and “ in” the words ‘‘or Mo hku ma Par i­ sha d” shall be inse rted and betw een the words “ Pa n­ ch ay at” and “ an d” the words “ or Mohkuma Pa ri­ shad” shall be inserted ; (iii) in the second proviso,— (a) between the w ords “ Anchalik Pa nc ha ya t” and “ wh o” the words “ or Mo hku ma Parish ad” shall be inserte d ; (b) th e punctuat ion comma occu rring after the word “ Pa nchaya t” and before the word “ an y” shall be deleted an d the words “or Mohkuma Parish ad” followed by the punc tua tion comma shall be inserted the rein ; (iv) in the th ird proviso,— (a) the p unctuation comma “ ( , ) ” occurring afte r the wo rth “Anchalik Panchaya t” and before the $4 Word “w ho” shall be dele ted an d t he words “o r Mohkuma Pa ris had” followed by the pu nc tua tio n comma “ ( , ) ” shall be inser ted ; (b) between the words “ Pa nc ha ya t” and “ to” the words “ or Mo hkuma P ar ish ad” sha ll be inse rted ; (c) between the words “ Panchayat” and “ con­ cerned” the words “or M ohkuma Parishad” shall be inserted . Ame ndme nt 4 9 . I n Section 151 of the prin cipal Act, between fe£ti o n the words “Anchalik Panchayat” and “ may” the Act ° X X Iv '1 words “or Mohkuma Parish ad” sha ll be inser ted, of 1959. of”1 6 Sec tion 50. Sect ion 15 3 of the prin cipal Act, between I53 o f Assam words “ Anc hal ik Panchayat” and “ ma y” the Act X X IV words “ or Mo hku ma Parishad’3 shall be inserted, of 1959. Amendm ent 5 J . In Section 156 of the pr inc ipa l A ct,—(1) between ^ l e words “Anchalik Panchayat” an d “ or” the Act XXIV words “ or Moh kuma Parish ad” shall be inse rted ; of 1959. (2) the punc tua tio n comma occurring afte r the words “Anchalik Panchayat” and before the word “ or” shall be dele ted and the words “ or Mohkuma Par i­ shad” followed by the punctua tion comma “ ( , ) ” shall be inse rted the rein. Am en dm en t 52. In Section 159 of the principal Act,— of Section 159 o f Assam Act X X IV of 1959. (1 ) between the words “ Anchalik Panchayat” and “ concern ed’’ the words “or Mohku ma Par ishad” shall be inse rted ; (2) between the words “ Panchaya t” and “ in” the words “or Mohku ma Pa rishad” shal l be inserted . Am endm ent 53. In Sec tion 360 of the prin cipal Act, in sub- of Section section (3) betw een the words “ section” an d “ shall3’ 160 of.A ssam t he W O rds, figure and let ter “ and Section 160A” shall ofC1959. be inserted . In se rt io n of 54. After Sect ion 160 of the princi pal Act, the Sec tion i60 Af o p o w ; n g shal l be inserte d as Section 160A, n am ely:— m Assam 0 Act X X IV of 1959. “Power of 160A. (1) With a view to effecting economy and the State Go- obtaining standa rdisat ion in cer tain mat ter, the S tate ve rnmen t to Governme nt m ay m ake rules to provide fo r all or an y of rules6 forcer! following m at te rs , th at is to say— ta in m att ers. (a) the ma nner in which purchase of stores, equ ipm ent , machine ry and othe r articles req uired by a Moh kuma Par ishad or an Anchalik Pan cha yat shal l be made by i t ; 25 (b) "th c ma nner in which tender s for works, con ­ trac ts an d supplies shall be inv ited, examined and accepted ; and (c) the ma nner in wh ich works and deve lopm ent schemes may be execute d an d inspected and paymen ts m ade in respect of such works and schemes. Am endm ent 55. In Section 161 of the prin cipal Act,— of Sect ion ( 1) ’n t î e margin al note , betw een the words of** 1959 “ Anchalik Pa nc ha ya t” and “ to” the words “ or Mohkuma Parish ad” shall be inserted; (2) in the ma in provision betw een th e words “ An cha ­ lik Panch aya t” and “may” th e words “ or Mohkuma Parishad ”shal l be inserted ; (3 ) in clause (g), betw een the words “Anchalik Panch aya t” and “ who” the words “or Mohkuma Pa ris ha d” shall be inserted . Val idat ion 56. Th e areas within t he te rri tor ial jur isd ict ion of of * certa in a n y Anchalik Panchayat which have not been dec- ,Mm m ,S tr a fared to be a Gaon Sab ha are a an d which have been direct ly adm inis tered by the Anchalik Panchayat for the purposes of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1959 Assam Act before the coming into force of this Act or are XXI V* of being so adm inis tered sha ll be and sha ll always be 1 959. deemed to hav e been, so adm ini ste red by the Anchalik Pan cha yat concern ed as if in respect of those areas this Act came into force with effect from the date from which th e ar eas were directly adm inis tered and tha t noti ficat ion unde r sub-section (2) of Section 5 Ass iam A cl of the Assam Panchayat Act , 1959 as amended by x x iv © this Act was issued with effect from th at date. 1959. B. SAR MA. Secy, to the Government of Assam, La w Department.