The SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG) CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF STATE LAWS ACT, 1953

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Power to 
make rules. 
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20. The State Government may subject i:o the 
condition of previous publication make rules generally to 
carry out the provisions of this Act and in particular to 
regulate the following matters:- . 
(a) the proceedings of any officer who, under any 
provision of this Act, is required or empowered 
to take action in any matter ; 
(b) the manner in which any order or public notice 
issued under the provisions of this Act shall be 
published; 
(c) the mann er in which assessment and recov erv 
of costs under this Act shall be made. · 
Indian Rail- 2 l. Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the 
way1 Act I d' R 'l " · 1890 (Act n ian a1 ways r.ct, 1890. 
IX of 1890) 
not affected. 
Repeal, 22. The Assam Embankment and Drainage Act, 
1941 is hereby repealed. 
ASSAM ACT II OF 1954 
THE SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG) 
ASSIMILATION OF STATE LAWS ACT, 
(Passed ' by the Assembly) 
( Received the assent of the President on the 15th February 19.H ) 
[Published i~ the Assam Gazette, dated the 24th February 1954] 
An 
Act 
to assimilate laws in force in the Scheduled areas to the laws in force 
· Khasi and Jaintia Hills District. 
" Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to assimilate the laws in fore!'! in th 
Scheduled areas with respect to the matters enumerated in List II in the Seventh 
Schedule to the Constitution, to the laws in force with respe ct to the said matters · 
in the Kha$i and Jaintia Hills District in the manner hereinafter appearing; 
It is hereby enacted as follows :- · 
1. Short title, extent and com.mencement.-(1) This Act may be calle 
the Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of State La 
Act, 1953. r · 
(2) It extends to the Scheduled areas. 
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, b}: 
~: 1 notification in the official Gazette , appoint. · , · 
f'! 2. Definitions.~In this Al:t- , · . .~ 
" (a) 'Law' means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Order or Bye 
law relating to any of the matters enumerated . j n Ust II in the Seventh Schedul 
to the •Constitution. · 
(b) · 'Sr;:heduled Areas 1 mean the areas specified in the Schedule. •! 
3. Assimilatio~ of Laws.-(1) All laws which immediately · before · tq 
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commel)cement of this Act extend to, or are in force iQ, the Schecluled areas shall 
from the commencement of this Act cease to be in force in the Scheduled areas 
except as respects thin gs done or omitted to be done before that day, and for the 
removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that section 6 of the Assam General 
Clauses Act, 1915 (Assam Act II of 1915), shall apply in relation to such cessor 
as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a State Act. 
{2) All laws which imm ediately before the commencement of thi> Act extend 
to or are in force in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District, shall as from that day 
extend to or, as the case may be, come into force in, the Scheduled areas. 
4. Removal of difficulties .--If any difficulty arises in relation to the transi­
tion ueder section 3 from one Jaw or group of law s to another law or group of 
Jaws, the State Government may by order notified in th~ official Gazette, make 
such provision as it considers necessary for the removal of the difficulty. 
SCHEDULE 
(1) The Shillong (Rifle Ran ge) Cantonment, that is to ~ay, the area as 
defined below-Note 1.-This area lies abo ut half a mil e to the west of Laban village, and 
about the same distance south of the Umjasai riv er as it runs from west to east 
from Cantonment Boundary Pillar Nu.37. It is nowhere contiguous with th e boundaries of the Shillong Cantonment. 
Note 2.-No.l Boundary Pillar is situated at a bearing of 313° and at a 
distance of 420 feet from the centre of the 400° firing point on the main range 
through which the Ummawlong stream flows ; and at a bearing ol' 243° an at a 
distance of 565 feet from centre of the 600° firing point on the same range. 
Magnetic variation when this boun<iary was surveyed in 1926, was 0°I5' 
west. 
Pillars 
Pillar No.I to Pillar 
No.2. 
Pillar No.2 to Pillar 
No.3. 
Pillar No.3 to Pillar 
No.4. 
Pillar No,4 to Pillar 
No.5. 
Pillar No .5 to Pillar 
No.6. 
Boundaries of the detached area 
Bearing ·from -::: .S 
Magnetic ... r: 
North ~ § ~... I . ( = ., s;l u 
,-----~-------l:l ·~ ol ~ 
Degrees Mi- 5 .~ 
The boundary runs from pillar No.I in 
a north-westerly direction crossing 
the head of a Nala, to pillar No.2, 
which is situated on a spur across 
this Nala. 
Thence it veers slightly more north­
wards and descends a thickly wood­
ed slope until it reaches a stream at 
pillar No.3. 
The boundary is formed by .,the stream 
between these two pillars and runs 
in a south-westerly direction. Pillar 
No.4 is in mid-stream. ' 
Thence it turns shar p south-east to pil­
lar No.5 situated at the foot of a 
steep bill. 
Thence the boundary again turns 
sharp south-We~t wjth a slight 9ia.i~ 
gonal ascent. · 
1nutes ·' ..d "O 
303 . ! IS 335 
317 12 .. 39I 
219 42 830 
I4~ 4.8 6I 
238 12 113 
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Pillars 
Pillar No.6 to Pillar 
No.7. 
Pillar No.7 to Pillar 
No.8. 
Pillar No .8 to ·Pillar 
No.9. 
Pillar No.9 to Pillar 
No.IO. 
Pillar No.IO to Pillar 
No.11. 
Pillar No.11 to Pillar 
No.12. 
Pillar No.12 to Pillar 
No.13. 
· Pillar No.13 to Pillar 
No.14 
Pillar No.14 to Pillar 
No.IS . 
Pillar No:l5 to Pillar 
No.16. 
Pillar No. 16 to 
:eillar No. 17. 
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From Pillar No.6 the slight diagonal 
ascent is continued but almost due 
south. 
The boundary thence continues in the 
same line for a distance of 40 feet 
whence it curves south-west to pil­
lar No.8 situated in the centre of a 
Nala 50 feet to the south-east of the 
south corner of a disused range butt. 
Thence to the south corner of this butt 
· , and along the pillar No.9 in the 
centre of the south-west side of the . 
butt. 
The boundary thence turns a right 
angle to run south-west straight up a 
steep slope for a distance of 150 
feet, thence turning south to follow 
a spur for 180 feet upto piilar 
No.10. 
Thence under the brow of this spur in 
a curve for 95 feet to the south-east 
and 60 feet almost south. 
Thence south-west to Pillar No.12 
situated on the crest of the spur. 
The boundary between these two pil­
lars follows up the same spur in a 
south-easterly direction. 
Thence the boundary turns south-east 
and runs down to . a Nala. 
Thence in the same line to a spur 
across the Nala. 
Thence in the same line across this 
spur to the south slope of it. 
The boundary turns east from pillar 
No. 16 along the ·south slope of the 
spur. 
Pillar No. 17 
Pjllar Ne> .. 18. 
Pillar No. 18 
Pillar No. 19. 
to In the same lin e down the south-east 
sfope of this spur. 
t.o Th.e boundary here veers north-east, 
descends a steep slope to cross a Nala 
do\vn . which the Wah Jalynnoh 
branch of the Ummawlong stream 
flows a:nd ascends a steep slope to 
the north-east of this stream · tq 
pillar No. 19 which is situ.ated in a 
cle~ring ' in a thick WOQd, 
187 
212 
324 
205 
141 
238 
225 
159 
154 
152 
77 
82 
75, 
48 
54 
30 
30 
18 
30 
12 
36 
54 
13 
Fillars 
Bearing from 
, Magnetic .., ~ "-
North .~ Ci l'l "'g 
,--__.A--.,~;; !!i,.;. 
Degrees Mi· b ·g :S .S 
nutes .c: 
to Thence almost in the same line but 
slight1y more northerly along this 
clearing to pillar No. 20 on the edge 
of a track running south-west from 
70 42 464 
• Pillar No. 19 
Pillar No. 20. 
;Pillar No. 20 
Pillar No. 21. 
Pillar No. 21 
Pillar No. 22. 
· the southern extremity of Kench's 
Trace. 
to Thence north-east to pillar No. 21 
which is situated to the east of the 
southern extremity of Kench 's Trace. 
to The boundary runs in a north-westerly 
direction along Kench's Trace to 
pillar 21A ; thence in a direct line 
to pillar No. 21B situated on 
Kench's Trace ; thence along 
Kench's Trace, through No. 210 to 
pill.ar No. 21D ; thence m a direct 
line to pillar No. 22 which is situat­
ed on the west bank of the Urnmaw­
long stream just north of the 20 
yards firing point of the rifle range. 
22 to The west bank of the Ummawlong 
23. stream forms the boundary between 
these two pillars. 
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326 
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Pillar No. 23 to The boundary hence turn abruptly an1 203 
Pillar No. 24. runs south-west on to the lower cre>t 
of a spur. 
. Pillar No 24 
Pillar No. 25. 
Pillar No.25 
Pillar No.26. 
to Thence in the same line up and acro~s 
a Nala running to the south-east 
of this spur. 
to Thence in the same line uQ the side 
of a spur to the south:east of this 
nala, to pillar No.I. 
203 
203 
48 363 
30 680 I 
30 1,440 
42 200 
42 200 
12 240 
(2) The Shillong (Umlung) Canton~ent, 'that is to say, the area as 
defined below :-Area l,962 ac.res 
Braemar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Cantonment Boundary Pillar 
is situated , on the left bank of the Wah Sohkhlur at a point 300 feet 
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north -west , of Cantonment Boundary Pillar No.30 on a Tru e 
from Cantonment Bo1.p1clary Pillar No.30. 
(M agne tic V ariation SS' west in 1931). 
DescripLion 
Forward bcaring8 
from true north 
r------"-----, . 
·Degrees Minutes 
Fr om Braemar 11oundary Pill ar No. I which is also 29'1 30 
Cantonment Boundary Pillar No.29 the boundary 
runs across a str eam in a north-westerly dir ecti on 
in a stra ight line along the boundary of private 
land to Braema r Boundary Pillar No .2. 
From Bra emar Boundary Pillar N"o.~l th e boundary 258 05 
run s in a westerly dir ection alon g the boundary of 
privat e land to the bed of tl]e dry nallah a t a point 
10 feet north ofBraemar Pillar No.3 . 
From Braem ar B oun dary Pill ar No. 3 th e bound ary 252 28 
runs in a westerl y direction a long the bed of dr y 
nallah to Braemar Boundary Pillar No.4 is situated 
ne ar the head of this dry nallah. 
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No .4 the boundary 18t 50 
ru ns in a south erly dir ection for a distance of about 
70 feet to a priv a te cart road, thence along the 
east side of thi s road to Braem ar Boundary Pillar 
No.5 which is situ ated on the left bank of a stream, 
where the roa<l crosses the stream . 
Fr om Braemar Boundary Pill ar No.5 the boundary 216 SO 
runs in a south-westerly dir ection across the st ream 
and the car t road up the hill in a straight line to 
Braemar Bound ary Pillar No.6 alon g side the 
Cantonm ent Boundary Pill ar No.34. 
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No .6 the bou nd ary 97 05 
run s in an easter ly direction along the Canton ment 
Boundary to Braemar Boundary Pi llar No. 7 which 
is situated where the road crosses the Wah Sohk hlur 
on its right bank approx im ate ly 46 feet west of Can-
tonm ent Bound ary Pillar No.33 situated on the 
hillside. 
From Braem ar Boundary Pillar No. 7 the Bound ary 36 30 
run s in a north- easterly dir ection alon g the Canton-
ment Boundary wh ich is the right bank of th e Wah 
Sohkhlur (Wah Lind".lh ) stream to Bra emar 
Boundary Pillar No.8 which is situated on the right 
bank where th e river bends left h an ded below Can-
tonment Boundary Pillar ,No. 30. 
From Braemar Boundary ' Pillar No.8 in a north- 292 30 
wes terly d irection aiong the Cantonment Bound ary 
which is the right bank of th e Wah Sohkhlur (Wah 
Lindoh ) stream and crossing it oppos ite Braemar 
Boundary J>illar No.1. 

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