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302 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Sixth Schedule)
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[(2) If at any time the Governor is satisfied that a situation has arisen in
which the administration of an autonomous district or region cannot be carried
on in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule, he may, by public
notification, assume to himself all or any of the functions or powers vested in or
exercisable by the District Council or, as the case may be, the Regional Council
and declare that such functions or powers shall be exercisable by such person or
authority as he may specify in this behalf, for a period not exceeding six months:
Provided that the Governor may by a further order or orders extend the
operation of the initial order by a period not exceeding six months on each
occasion.
(3) Every order made under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph with
the reasons therefor shall be laid before the Legislature of the State and shall
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cease to operate at the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the
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State Legislature first sits after the issue of the order, unless, before the
expiry of that period it has been approved by that State Legislature.]
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17. Exclusion of areas from autonomous districts in forming
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constituencies in such districts.—For the purposes of elections to 3[the
Legislative Assembly of Assam or Meghalaya] 4[or Tripura] 5[or Mizoram],
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the Governor may by order declare that any area within an autonomous
district 6[in the State of Assam or Meghalaya 4[or Tripura] 5[or Mizoram],
as the case may be,] shall not form part of any constituency to fill a seat or
seats in the Assembly reserved for any such district but shall form part of a
constituency to fill a seat or seats in the Assembly not so reserved to be
specified in the order.
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[18.* * * * *]
1. Added by the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969), s. 74
and Fourth Sch. (w.e.f. 2-4-1970).
2. Paragraph 17 has been amended in its application to the State of Assam by the
Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003 (44 of 2003), s. 2
(w.e.f. 7-9-2003) so as to insert the following proviso, namely:—
“Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall apply to the Bodoland Territorial
Areas District.”.
3. Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71(i)
and Eighth Sch., for "the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
4. Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-1985).
5. Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
6. Ins. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71(i)
and Eighth Sch., for "the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
7. Paragraph 18 omitted by s. 71(i) and Eighth Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
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