The Criminal Law Amendment (Extension to Autonomous Districts) Act, 1955

ASSAM AC T V II OF 1955 THE CR IM IN AL LAW AM EN DM EN T (EXT EN SION TO AUTO- NOM OUS DI ST RI CT S) AC T, 1955. (Passed by th e Assem bly) (R ec eive d the ass en t o f the Gov erno r on t he 5th Ap ril 1955) [Pub lished in the Assam Gazette, d ate d the 13th April 1955] An Act to extend the provisions oj the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938 to Autonomous Districts. Pre am bl e.—Whereas the Crimina l Law Am end ment Act 1938 (Act X X of 1938) is not in force in the A utonomous Dis tric ts ; And whereas it is e xpe dient to bring the provis ions of the said Act into force in the said Dist ricts ; It is hereby ena cted in the Six th Year of the Re pu bl ic of In di a as fol low s:— 1. Short t it le , ex ten t and co m m en ce m en t.—(1) This Act may be called the Crimina l Law Am end ment (Extension to Autonom ous Districts) Act, 1955 (2) It extends to the Autonom ous D istri cts in the Sta te of Assam. (3) It shal l come into force at once. 2. Ap plica tio n o f t he A ct X X o f 1938 to Au tono mou s D is tr ic ts .— All the provisions of the Crimin al Law Am end ment Act 1938 (Act X X of 1938) shall app ly to the Autonomou s Dis tiict s in the State of Assam. [Price anna 1 or 1 d.] A .G .P (L eg .) No .36 /55 —1050—20.10-55 /