THE ASSAM REORGANISATION (MEGHALAYA) ACT, 1969

ACT NO. 55 OF 1969 · Enacted [29th December, 1969.] · 77 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

FORMATION OF THE AUTONOMOUS STATE OF MEGHALAYA

Section 3.Formation of Meghalaya.

Section 4.Executive power of Meghalaya.

Section 5.Extent of executive power of Meghalaya.

Section 6.Council of Ministers.

Section 7.Other provisions as to Ministers.

Section 8.Advocate-General for Meghalaya.

Section 9.Conduct of business.

Section 10.Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.

Section 11.Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya.

Section 12.Delimitation of constituencies.

Section 13.Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.

Section 14.Electors and electoral rolls.

Section 15.Right to vote.

Section 16.Qualification for membership.

Section 17.Election to the Legislative Assembly.

Section 18.Duration of Legislative Assembly.

Section 19.Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.

Section 20.Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly.

Section 21.Special address by the Governor.

Section 22.Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly.

Section 23.Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.

Section 24.Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.

Section 25.Secretariat of Legislative Assembly.

Conduct of business

Section 26.Oath or affirmation by members.

Section 27.Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.

Disqualifications of members

Section 28.Vacation of seats.

Section 29.Disqualifications for membership.

Section 30.Penalty for sitting and voting before making an oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified.

Section 31.Powers, privileges, etc., of members.

Section 32.Salaries and allowances of members.

Legislative powers and procedure

Section 33.Extent of Legislative power.

Section 34.Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya.

Section 35.Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.

Section 36.Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya.

Section 37.Special provisions as to financial Bills.

Section 38.Procedure as to lapsing of Bills.

Section 39.Assent to Bills.

Section 40.Bills reserved for consideration.

Section 41.Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only.

Procedure in financial matters

Section 42.Annual Financial Statement.

Section 43.Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates.

Section 44.Appropriation Bills.

Section 45.Supplementary, additional or excess grants.

Section 46.Votes on Account and exceptional grant.

Procedure generally

Section 47.Rules of procedure.

Section 48.Restrictions on discussion in the Legislative Assembly.

Section 49.Courts not to enquire into the proceedings of Legislative Assembly.

Legislative power of the Governor

Section 50.Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Section 51.Consolidated Fund.

Section 52.Contingency Fund.

Section 53.Custody of suitors’ deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.

Section 54.Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public account.

Section 55.Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya.

Section 56.Distribution of revenues.

Section 57.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly.

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Section 58.Apportionment of assets and liabilities.

ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS

Section 59.Obligation of Meghalaya, the State of Assam and the Union.

Section 60.Control over the autonomous State in certain cases.

Section 61.Entrustment of functions.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Section 62.Provisions as to Provisional Legislative Assembly.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 63.Special Committee for development of Shillong.

Section 64.Provisions as to continuance of courts.

Section 65.Provisions relating to services.

Section 66.Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations.

Section 67.Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution.

Section 68.Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya.

Section 69.Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery.

Section 70.Construction of reference to ―State‖ and ―State Government‖ in other laws in relation to Meghalaya.

Section 71.Power to construe laws.

Section 72.Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.

Section 73.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 74.Amendment of the Sixth Schedule.

Section 75.Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.

Section 76.Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.

Section 77.Power to make rules.