The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act `1956
An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territories from Bihar to West Bengal and for matters connected therewith.
List of Chapters & Sections
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- 1Short title
- 2Definitions
- 3Transfer of territories from Bihar to West Bengal
- 4Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution
- 5Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
- 6Bye-elections to fill vacancies in the Council of States
- 7Term of office of members of the Council of States
- 8Provision as to existing House of the People
- 9Allocation of certain sitting members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
- 10Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and West Bengal
- 11Bihar Legislative Council
- 12West Bengal Legislative Council
- 13Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies
- 14Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
- 15Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 16Delimitation of constituencies
- 17Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Calcutta High Court
- 18Right to appear in any proceedings transferred to Calcutta High Court
- 19Interpretation
- 20Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred Appropriation Acts
- 21Distribution of revenues
- 22Land and goods
- 23Treasury and bank balances
- 24Arrears of taxes
- 25Right to recover loans and advances
- 26Credits in certain funds
- 27Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
- 28Public debt
- 29Refund of taxes collected in excess
- 30Deposits
- 31Provident Funds
- 32Pensions
- 33Contracts
- 34Liability in respect of actionable wrong
- 35Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies
- 36Items in suspense
- 37Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 38Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund
- 39State Financial Corporations
- 40Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits
- 41Provisions relating to services
- 42Provisions as to the continuance of officers in the same posts
- 43Territorial extent of laws
- 44Power to adapt laws
- 45Power to construe laws
- 46Power to name authorities, etc. for exercising statutory functions
- 47Legal proceedings
- 48Transfer of pending proceedings
- 49Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts
- 50Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws
- 51Power to remove difficulties
- 52Power to make rules