• General

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     Constitution of the Legislature of Meghalaya
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     Delimitation of constituencies
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     Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
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     Electors and electoral rolls
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     Right to vote
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     Qualification for membership
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     Election to the Legislative Assembly
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     Duration of Legislative Assembly
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     Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution
  • 20
     Right of Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly
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     Special address by the Governor
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     Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly
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     Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
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     Speaker and Deputy Speaker not to preside whil
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     Secretariat of Legislative Assembly
  • Conduct of business

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     Oath or affirmation by members
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     Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
  • Disqualifications of members

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     Vacation of seats
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     Disqualifications for membership
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     Penalty for sitting and voting before making an oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified
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     Powers, privileges, etc., of members
  • 32
     Salaries and allowances of members
  • Legislative powers and procedure

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     Extent of Legislative power
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     Exemption from taxation of properties of the Union and the State of Assam and of certain vehicles registered in Assam or Meghalaya
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     Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya
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     Inconsistency between laws made by the Legislature of the State of Assam and laws made by the Legislature of Meghalaya
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     Special provisions as to financial Bills
  • 38
     Procedure as to lapsing of Bills
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     Assent to Bills
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     Bills reserved for consideration
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     Requirements as to sanction and recommendation to be regarded as matters of procedure only
  • Procedure in financial matters

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     Annual Financial Statement
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     Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates
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     Appropriation Bills
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     Supplementary, additional or excess grants
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     Votes on Account and exceptional grant
  • Procedure generally

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     Rules of procedure
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     Restrictions on discussion in the Legislative Assembly
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     Courts not to enquire into the proceedings of Legislative Assembly
  • Legislative power of the Governor

  • 50
     Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly
  • FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

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     Consolidated Fund
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     Contingency Fund
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     Custody of suitors' deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts
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     Custody, etc., of Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and moneys credited to the public accoun
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     Certain taxes levied by Assam to be appropriated by Meghalaya
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     Distribution of revenues
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     Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly
  • ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

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     Apportionment of assets and liabilities
  • ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS

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     Obligation of Meghalaya, the State of Assam and the Union
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     Control over the autonomous State in certain cases
  • 61
     Entrustment of functions
  • TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

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     Provisions as to Provisional Legislative Assembly
  • MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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     Special Committee for development of Shillong
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     Provisions as to continuance of courts
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     Provisions relating to services
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     Continuance of existing laws and their adaptations
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     Autonomous State to be a State for certain purposes of the Constitution
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     Power of Governments of Assam and Meghalaya to carry on trade, etc., in Meghalaya
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     Power to suspend provisions of this Act in case of failure of constitutional machinery
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     Construction of reference to "State" and "State Government" in other laws in relation to Meghalaya
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     Power to construe laws
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     Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws
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     Power to remove difficulties
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     Amendment of the Sixth Schedule
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     Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
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     Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
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     Power to make rules