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303                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                 (Sixth Schedule)
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         19. Transitional provisions.—(1) As soon as possible after the
commencement of this Constitution the Governor shall take steps for the
constitution of a District Council for each autonomous district in the State
under this Schedule and, until a District Council is so constituted for an
autonomous district, the administration of such district shall be vested in the
Governor and the following provisions shall apply to the administration of
the areas within such district instead of the foregoing provisions of this
Schedule, namely:—
               (a) no Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State shall
        apply to any such area unless the Governor by public notification so
        directs; and the Governor in giving such a direction with respect to
        any Act may direct that the Act shall, in its application to the area or
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        to any specified part thereof, have effect subject to such exceptions or
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        modifications as he thinks fit;
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               (b) the Governor may make regulations for the peace and good
        government of any such area and any regulations so made may repeal
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        or amend any Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State or
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        any existing law which is for the time being applicable to such area.
        (2) Any direction given by the Governor under clause (a) of
sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph may be given so as to have retrospective
effect.




1. Paragraph 19 has been amended in its application to the State of Assam by the
   Sixth Sch. to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003 (44 of 2003), s. 2
   (w.e.f. 7-9-2003), so as to insert the following sub-paragraph after sub-paragraph
   (3), namely :—
         ‘(4) As soon as possible after the commencement of this Act and Interim
   Executive Council for Bodoland Territorial Areas District in Assam shall be
   formed by the Governor from amongst leaders of the Bodo movement, including
   the signatories to the Memorandum of Settlement, and shall provide adequate
   representation to the non-tribal communities in that area:
            Provided that Interim Council shall be for a period of six months during
   which endeavour to hold the election to the Council shall be made.
            Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-paragraph, the expression
   “Memorandum of Settlement” means the Memorandum signed on the 10th day of
   February, 2003 between Government of India, Government of Assam and Bodo
   Liberation Tigers.’.

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