The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act `1969
An Act to provide for the formation within the State of Assam of an autonomous State to be known as Meghalaya and for matters connected therewith.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
FORMATION OF THE AUTONOMOUS STATE OF MEGHALAYA
General
- 11Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya
- 12Delimitation of constituencies
- 13Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
- 14Electors and electoral rolls
- 15Right to vote
- 16Qualification for membership
- 17Election to the Legislative Assembly
- 18Duration of Legislative Assembly
- 19Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution
- 20Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly
- 21Special address by the Governor
- 22Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly
- 23Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
- 24Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside whil
- 25Secretariat of Legislative Assembly
Conduct of business
Disqualifications of members
Legislative powers and procedure
- 33Extent of Legislative power
- 34Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya
- 35Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya
- 36Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya
- 37Special provisions as to financial Bills
- 38Procedure as to lapsing of Bills
- 39Assent to Bills
- 40Bills reserved for consideration
- 41Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only
Procedure in financial matters
Procedure generally
Legislative power of the Governor
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- 51Consolidated Fund
- 52Contingency Fund
- 53Custody of suitors' deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts
- 54Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public accoun
- 55Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya
- 56Distribution of revenues
- 57Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 63Special Committee for development of Shillong
- 64Provisions as to continuance of courts
- 65Provisions relating to services
- 66Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations
- 67Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution
- 68Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya
- 69Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery
- 70Construction of reference to "State" and "State Government" in other laws in relation to Meghalaya
- 71Power to construe laws
- 72Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws
- 73Power to remove difficulties
- 74Amendment of the Sixth Schedule
- 75Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
- 76Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
- 77Power to make rules