THE BIHAR AND WEST BENGAL (TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES) ACT, 1956

ACT NO. 40 OF 1956 · Enacted [1st September, 1956.] · 52 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title.

Section 2.Definitions.

TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES

Section 3.Transfer of territories from Bihar to West Bengal.

Section 4.Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.

Council of States

Section 5.Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.

Section 6.Bye-elections to fill vacancies in the Council of States.

Section 7.Term of office of members of the Council of States.

House of the people

Section 8.Provision as to existing House of the People.

Legislative Assemblies

Section 9.Allocation of certain sitting members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Section 10.Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and West Bengal.

Legislative Councils

Section 11.Bihar Legislative Council.

Section 12.West Bengal Legislative Council.

Delimitation of Constituencies

Section 13.Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies.

Section 14.Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders.

Section 15.Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Section 16.Delimitation of constituencies.

HIGH COURTS

Section 17.Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Calcutta High Court.

Section 18.Right to appear in any proceedings transferred to Calcutta High Court.

Section 19.Interpretation.

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE

Section 20.Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred Appropriation Acts.

Section 21.Distribution of revenues.

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Section 22.Land and goods.

Section 23.Treasury and bank balances.

Section 24.Arrears of taxes.

Section 25.Right to recover loans and advances.

Section 26.Credits in certain funds.

Section 27.Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.

Section 28.Public debt.

Section 29.Refund of taxes collected in excess.

Section 30.Deposits.

Section 31.Provident Funds.

Section 32.Pensions.

Section 33.Contracts.

Section 34.Liability in respect of actionable wrong.

Section 35.Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies.

Section 36.Items in suspense.

Section 37.Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.

Section 38.Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 39.State Financial Corporations.

Section 40.Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits.

Section 41.Provisions relating to services.

Section 42.Provisions as to the continuance of officers in the same posts.

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 43.Territorial extent of laws.

Section 44.Power to adapt laws.

Section 45.Power to construe laws.

Section 46.Power to name authorities, etc. for exercising statutory functions.

Section 47.Legal proceedings.

Section 48.Transfer of pending proceedings.

Section 49.Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts.

Section 50.Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws.

Section 51.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 52.Power to make rules.