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236                     THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
              (Part XXI.—Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)

              (ii) the Minister for Tuensang affairs shall deal with, and have
       direct access to the Governor on, all matters relating to the Tuensang
       district but he shall keep the Chief Minister informed about the same;
          (f) notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this
       clause, the final decision on all matters relating to the Tuensang district
       shall be made by the Governor in his discretion;
           (g) in articles 54 and 55 and clause (4) of article 80, references to the
       elected members of the Legislative Assembly of a State or to each such
       member shall include references to the members or member of the
       Legislative Assembly of Nagaland elected by the regional council
       established under this article;
           (h) in article 170—
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                   (i) clause (1) shall, in relation to the Legislative Assembly of
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               Nagaland, have effect as if for the word “sixty”, the word “forty-
               six” had been substituted;   di
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                     (ii) in the said clause, the reference to direct election from
               territorial constituencies in the State shall include election by the
               members of the regional council established under this article;
                   (iii) in clauses (2) and (3), references to territorial constituencies
               shall mean references to territorial constituencies in the Kohima
               and Mokokchung districts.
       (3) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the foregoing
provisions of this article, the President may by order do anything (including
any adaptation or modification of any other article) which appears to him to be
necessary for the purpose of removing that difficulty:
       Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of three
years from the date of the formation of the State of Nagaland.
        Explanation.—In this article, the Kohima, Mokokchung and Tuensang
districts shall have the same meanings as in the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.]
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       [371B. Special provision with respect to the State of Assam.—
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may, by order
made with respect to the State of Assam, provide for the constitution and
functions of a committee of the Legislative Assembly of the State consisting of

1. Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-9-1969).

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