The Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2000

Registered No.768/97 HipJrnjr̂ 1W *R THE ASSAM GAZETTE ^PTT<Kcf EXTRAORDINARY W T “W I^ T s PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 201 29 C W ^ 200 0, 7 ^n ^T , 1922 (W ) No.201 Dispur, Friday, 29th September, 2000, 7th Aswina, 1922 (S.E.) GOVER NMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVER NOR LEG ISLATIVE DEP ARTMENT : LE GISLATIVE BRAN CH NOT IFIC ATION The 22 nd September, 2000 No. LG L. 145/ 98/6.—The fol low ing Act of the As sam Le gisla tiv e Ass embly w hich received the assent of the Gover nor is hereby pu blishe d for gen eral info rmation. r 748 TH E ASSAM GAZETTE . E XTRAORDIN ARY. SEPT. 29. 2000 ASSAM AC T No. X OF 2000 (Re ceived the assent o f the Go vernor on 20th Septemb er, 2000) TH E A SSA M PANCHAYAT (AMENDM ENT ) ACT, 2000 AN ACT fur ther to amend the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994. Preamble W hereas it is expedie nt furth er to amend the Assam Panchaya t Act, 1994, her einafter refe rred to as the principal Act, in the m anner h erein after appearing ; It is hereby en acte d in the Fifty-fi rst Year o f the Republic of India as foll ows :- Short title, extent and commence­ ment. (1) Th is Ac t ma y be ca lle d the As sam Pa nc ha ya t (Amendmen t) Act, 2000. (2) It shal l ha ve the like ex tent as the principal Act. (3) It shall c ome into force at once. A m en dm en t 2. In the princi pal Act, in sect ion 5, in sub -sectio n (1), for of se ct io n 5. the exist ing second p rov iso , the fol low ing pro vis o shal l be substitu ted, na mely :- "Provided fu rther tha t the loca l a rea o f Ga on Assam Act Pan cha yat s dec lared under the pro vis ions o f the x v il l Assam Panchaya t Act, 1994 with a populat ion of 1994. less in nu mbe r or mo re in numb er tha n the po pu la tio n ea rm arke d in thi s sect ion sha ll cont inue to be va lid for the pu rpo ses of this Act." M. K. DEK A, Sec reta ry to the Govt, of Assam, Legislative Department. GUWAHATI -P rin ted and published by the Dy. Director (P&S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Guwahati-21 (Ex-Gazette) 401-500-600-29-9-2000.