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Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act
An Act to provide for the transfer of certain territories from Bihar to West Bengal and for matters connected therewith.
| Act Id | 195640 |
| Act Number | 40 |
| Enactment Date | 1956-09-01 |
| Act Year | 1956 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 01-09-1956 |
- All sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Transfer of territories from Bihar to West Bengal
- 4 Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution
- 5 Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
- 6 Bye-elections to fill vacancies in the Council of States
- 7 Term of office of members of the Council of States
- 8 Provision as to existing House of the People
- 9 Allocation of certain sitting members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
- 10 Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and West Bengal
- 11 Bihar Legislative Council
- 12 West Bengal Legislative Council
- 13 Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies
- 14 Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
- 15 Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 16 Delimitation of constituencies
- 17 Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Calcutta High Court
- 18 Right to appear in any proceedings transferred to Calcutta High Court
- 19 Interpretation
- 20 Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred Appropriation Acts
- 21 Distribution of revenues
- 22 Land and goods
- 23 Treasury and bank balances
- 24 Arrears of taxes
- 25 Right to recover loans and advances
- 26 Credits in certain funds
- 27 Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
- 28 Public debt
- 29 Refund of taxes collected in excess
- 30 Deposits
- 31 Provident Funds
- 32 Pensions
- 33 Contracts
- 34 Liability in respect of actionable wrong
- 35 Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies
- 36 Items in suspense
- 37 Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 38 Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund
- 39 State Financial Corporations
- 40 Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits
- 41 Provisions relating to services
- 42 Provisions as to the continuance of officers in the same posts
- 43 Territorial extent of laws
- 44 Power to adapt laws
- 45 Power to construe laws
- 46 Power to name authorities, etc. for exercising statutory functions
- 47 Legal proceedings
- 48 Transfer of pending proceedings
- 49 Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts
- 50 Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws
- 51 Power to remove difficulties
- 52 Power to make rules
