Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (Amendment) Act 2021

Registered No.-768/97 THE ASSAM GAZETTE ~~et EXTRAORDINARY ett~ <fS'{~~ ~ ~ PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY ------ -------------- 'i1~ 52 ~~. ll5fa-t<qf"1, I C~~~. 2022, 12 ~ 1943 ~) No. 52 Dispur, Tuesday, lst February, 2022, 12th Magba, l 943 (S. E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY TI IE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH NOTIFICATIO~ The 29th January, 2022 No. LGL.145/2021/10.- The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor of Assam on 24th January, 2022 is hereby published for general information. ASSAM ACT NO. LII 011' 2021 (Received the assent of the Governor on 24th January, 2022) THE SONOWAL KACHARI AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 200 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 01, 2022 AN ACT further to amend the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Act, 2005. Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Sonowal Assam Act Kachari Autonomous Council Act, 2005 hereinafter referred to as No. XX the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing ; of 2005 It is hereby enacted in the Seventy-second Year of the Republic of India, as follows :- Short title, 1. ( 1) This Act may be called the Sonowal Kachari extent and Autonomous Council (Amendment) Act, 2021 . commencement (2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act. (3) It shall come into force at once. Amendment of 2. In the principal Act in section 6, for sub-section (1 ), the ction 6 following shall be substituted, namely :- "(1) The General Council shall consist of 36 (thirty six) members out of which 32 (thirty two) shall be elected members and 4 (four) members shall be nominated by the Government of Assam to give representation of those group/communities of the council area which are not otherwise represented in it. Out of 32 (thirty two) seats, 25(twenty five) seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 6(six) seats shall be reserved for women and l(one)seat shall be reserved for general community." Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, for section 15, the following shall be section 15 substituted, namely :- "15. The quorum necessary for transaction of business at a meeting of the General Council shall be 18 (eighteen) members and the decision of the General Council shall be by a single majority of votes of the members present." Amendment of 4. In the principal Act, in section 48, for sub-section (2),the section 48 following shall be substituted, namely :- "(2) There shall be 32 (thirty two) constituencies covering the Council Area for electing members to the General Council. Each constituency shall be a single member constituency and territorial."

GEETA..~JALI DAS SAIKIA, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6. Guwahati : Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Pnnung & Stationery, Assam, Guwahau-21. Extraordinary Gal:ctte No. 103 -200 ~ 10 - 01 - 02 2022. (visit at dpns.assam.gov.in)