The Assam Panchayati Raj (4th Amendment) Act, 1976

:(' ~zj') - -.... .:i"'1- ~1.;12 .. I ,'f , ~ •r ., '<JI Registered' . No.:-. A .. ] 2 \ . . The -Assam Gaz·ette . '· ·-.. - EXi'RAORDIN,AR'I . ~t~ ~ ... ~. ~~· ~t~ . . PUBUSHBD BY AUTHORITY. ... . ...-- ------- · , . ' . ----"'-----~-- ."';-- - -. ---~--. -- --· . _ ~~ 52, f~"l1,~, i( ... <r~~, 19 Cll; 19J6, 29 ~~t* ' 1898~ ~ No. 52, Dispur, Wednesclay, M~y· 19th, 1976, 29th Vaisakha, . . . - 18¥8 (S. E,) , . - ------- -- . - -------- - - - - - - -------·-~ ---- ., GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM . . ; ,;. O.R,DB~S BY THE QOVE~NOR ' ' LA w: DEPART\.rENT \ ' .. ,. "'-... ' - • NOTIFICA.,TION - The. 17th May 1976 No.LJL.111/76/12 . ._Tbe followin g, ~ct of the . Assam Legislative Assetn bly which received the assent of the. Governor i1 her');by publisbe<f for : general ii1J:Crmati 0·n. " ;.. \ I • ~ I' '·· - . I ~ • I ,' • I - I. •• • I I • I I I .. • . , . I •. .. • • - 326 :( ; • • THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXT1 .• Ad~J;:>JNARY, · MAY 12~.-1.;?.0· A~SAM . ACT vni 9F ~1976 . \ (R«:ceiv~ the assent of the Governor of Assam o~ 7th May,.1976) THE ASSAM PANC;HAYATI RAJ (FOURTH · AMENDME~TJ - ·· . AC'.I:) 1976 ·,'· _. t An , · Act . '\ . · furthe1· to ame._nd the Assam 1:'anchayati Raj Act, 1972 . . . Preamble, Whereas it is expedient further· to amerid . the Assam Panc;hayati Raj 'Act, 1972 herE:]irrafter . called the princi­ pal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearihg; . · /. -. ' . . .. - ~ It is hereby enacted in, th~ Twenty Seventh Y,ear of 'the ' Republic of India ' as follows:..,..-- · ., . · . . §ihoit title, 1. (1) This Act' may be called the Assam Panchayati ~~::en:e~d Raj ·(Fourth Amendment)' Act, i976 . ment. · . . (2) It . shall hav_e ·like extent ·as the principal Act. (3) It . shall be de~med to have come I i-iito forc_e, w}th effect from 29th April, 1974. - ' · , ' Amendment · . 2. In Section . 2 of the princip~l. Act, jn ·sub-secti.on of Section (Ul, . the semi-colon . "{;)" at the, end shall be subs­ ic~f ~;sa::f:ti,tuted by a full stop "(.)" and · thereafter th.e following 1973. shall be added namely:-;- • ,- ' . - . '.'Such· Ex-Officio members or Councillors shall have. no right to attend the meeting of the Gaon P.anchay.at or the Mohkuina Parishad held for the -pµrpose of electing its office bearers),. • ... Amend~ent ' :3. In Section 9 of ·the principfl.l Act; · in sub-section. of, Section 9 (l) ' · l · of Assam Act ,_ m c ause (e) . ~etw,een the words •:nominate" and XI of 1973. "one" the words "ifi , the manner prescribed'.' shall be · · deleted. Amendment 4. Jn Section 10 of. the principal Act, in_ sub-section of Section 10 (1) :the words "such members from amongst themselve~ ~tsra~71ctin the .manner p~escribed" shall be sub~titutec;l by . , the .. o · · ~ords "its elected and nominated memb~rs if any, from , · among:;t the1'!1sel ves." • Amendment , of Section 12 o'f Ass am Act XI of 1973. , , ' I '. . . 5. In Sectio'n ·12 of the tn:;incipal ~ct. - ~(a) in 'sub-section· (1) in clause (i), Jhe wor~ "re_v~~· nue or dues or loans of Government of Assam" shalL be substituted for . the words "Government r~venue o,r dues or loans." · (", · . ' -- -/ / .I ....... THE A.SSAM GAZETTE EXTHAORD!NARY, MAY 19., -1976 327 - - ...., ·--- ·---~--- . --· ---- '• ... .. • .. r I Amendment of Section 20 of Assam Act . XI of 1973 · Amendment of Section 2l .of Assam Act XI .of 1973. / -· .. ' '., I " ,·. . / . U>) after · sub-section I (1), the , follo'wirig shall be · inserted a·s a new sub-section (2) viz. . . '. · " (2) · No CouI?-cillor, Chairman, J:hief · ~xecutive . Councillor, Deputy Chief Exe.cuti:ve Councillor of \ a Mohkuma Parishad or a President, Vice-Pr.esident or member . of a Gaon Papchayat ._shall seek ·election- to the Assam .Legisla.tive Assembly or ', as a member of any of the Houses of Parliament 'from any Co'ns:._ ~ituericy in Assam.. · · If any such person aforesaid seeks any ·such' e-lec­ tion he 'shall immediately cease · to · l,iolct- the, officf; . 9f _the , Counci119r, C~airman, Chief E:Xec:tttive · Coun­ cillor, Deputy '! Ghief Execl!tive Councillor of . a Mohkur'na Parishad or the President, Vice-P,resideht Of Member of'. ? Gaon Panchayat, as the case may be." ' """·:~'tl 6'. .In Be~tion 20 ' of the principal AQt- -~~., - .: - ._... ~ ;, _ ... ,.;t,~1~ " (1)· in. clause (d) of · siib-secti~n words "nominate" arid "not" the ~ __ m.anner pres~ribed" shall be deleted. , (1.) between · the words • "in the '. ~ A . ~.... ..... (2) in clause ,(b) of"sub-section (2) '£or the , words "Chaii:man ·and Chief -Execu£ive . Coun~mor" the words · "Chairman, Chief Executive Councillor and Deputy Ch'ief E~ecutive Councillor" ·shall be subs-· · tituted., 7. In Sec'tion 21 of the prindpal Act - \ · , . ··~· (a) in · sub-section ~1) 1 for the ~ord_s "a· ,Chairman and : a Chief Executive . . Councillor of ~ the Moh~rnma P.arishad by its Councillors - from amongst them­ selves 'in· the manner presc:dbed" : the worqs• "::! · Chafrman, _a . Chief Executive Councilloi. and a De­ puty Chief. Executive Councillor of the ' M'ohkuma Parishad :by ' its elected · and ,nominated 'Coul)cillors., . if any from amo,ngst _then-i:selves" shall be ..sµbstituled. (b) after sub-sectiol!l. .(1)' thr folloyving new proviso shall be. iD;s-er~ed , namely :,--:- . , " · ...: "Provided · that · the ; first election of the DepYty Chlef Executive Councillor shail be held within three .. months . fr~m the date 0£ publication .of the Assa~ Pancpayati Raj (Fourth Art1endment) ~ct. 1076 in the official Gazette and th~ P\OCedure fo1·. election of the · Chief Executive -Counc.il:Cdr ·· shall, mutatis· ·m:utandis . be' followed in · resp~ct ~ of. such '. election". .. \. ,, . . " ... . ' . 328 THE ASSA_!\'I GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 1976 Amepd:_nent 8 In sub-1'eCtio·n: (1) . <;>f Sectipn 22 of ~ the i)rincipal u~ 1section1c~Act, between the words '~Chief Executive Councillor'' XI' ~rl973. ·and "and" the punctuation comma "(,)" and the wor().s "DeputY, . Chief Executive Cou,ncill?r" shal,l .be inserted. . " l' • A endment · '9. hi Section 22-A of~ the principal Act; after the ~£Section words J'Chief · Executiv~ Councillor" wher.ever · these -22:A of, occur, the punctuation comma '''(,)1' and words" "Deputy . Assam Act Chief Executive Councillor" shall be inserted XI of197 • . · . . • Amendment · 10· In Section 23 of the principal {\ct, after sub~ sub-section (3) shall be in~erted, of Se.ction 23section (2) a new of Assam Act . ' . •' XI of 1973. namely:- , · \ . I "(3) The Deputy ·Chief Executive Councillor shall 'dl.scharge all functions and dutlE\5 of the Chief Exe­ cutit e Councillor under tht1 . Act 'and Rules made thereunder duriag vacancy in ·the, of%e of the Chief Executive Councillor . or temporary al;>sence of the -Chief Executive Councillor." - . mendi;ner1t . • 11 . In Section '24 of the principal Act in between of Section 2 the words, "C::hief .Executive Councillor" . and "or" the ofAssamA, . ''()" ' d h d "D t Ch' f x 1 of 1973. punctnat10n comma , an t ~ wor s epu -y ie Executive Councill5r" shall be inserted. Amendment of Section 25 ., of Assam Act XI of 1973.-. I Amendment of Section 26 of Assam Act XI of 19-73. ; , .. ;· . 12. In Section 25 of the principal.Act .- ,. ' . I (1) in sub-section (1) in between the words, "Chief .Executive Councillor"' and "or' ' the words · "or De­ puty Chief Executive Couneillor" shall be inserted. · (2) in sub'-section:s (2), (.3) and ( 4) in between the words ·"Chief Executive Councillor" and "or" the words "or Deputy . Chief Executive Councillor" shall be inserted. · - 13 In Section 26 of theyri~cipal Aot­ (1 ). in sub-section (1), (a) between the words ·"Chief Executive Coi.m­ cillor" ·and "or" the words "or Deputy Chie.f Exe­ . . cutive Councillor" shall be inserted. (b) for , th 1 e ·words '.' two" in between the woJ'.ldls ' "within'l and "months" the word "six" shall be substituted. ~ . . . (c) the words and punctuation · comma "(.)" "bv holding pye-election,"· ' ap~e-aring between the words "occurred" and "in" shall 1:ie deleted. (2) in sl1b-sectioh (2) , . between the words "Chie f ' Executive Councillor" and "or" the- words "or De­ puty_ Chief Executive Councillor" shall be inserted. .- . ; ) ' 4 ( 'I \mer d_ment 14. Clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 28 o [ the ~~s~~.~:.~c~principal Act shall be substituted by the following, XI of 1973 namely:- " (2) (2) '.i'he Mohkuma l"arishad shall have an ,\mendment ef Section 15<1 of Assam .\ct XI of 1973. Executive Committee consii, ing of the Chief . Exe­ cutive Cot.ncillor, Deputy Chief Executive Councillor and all the Presidents of the Standing Committee::> formed under sub-section (1). The Chief Executive Councillor and the Secretary of the Mohkuma Pari­ shad shall function as tbe President and the Sec­ retary respectively of the Executive Committee." 15- In Section 156 of the principal Act - (1) sub-section (3) shall be renumbered as sub­ section (4) and after sub-section (2) the following s .. all be inserted as new sub-section (3), namely:­ "(3) Any rule framed under this Act and sub­ sections (1) and (2) above may be given retrospective effect." (2) in sub-section (1) ithe punctuation "(,)" occuring after the word "may" shall be deleted and the words and punctuation " (,)" "after previous publication," shall also be deleted, MD. SAADULLAH, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Law Department. • GAUHATI-Printed and publiahod by the Supdt. i/c., Printing Press, Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., A1sam (EK.-Gazette) , No.103-l,651+2,500-19-5-1976;