The Criminal Law Amendment (Extension to Autonomous Districts) Act, 1955
Assam · state statute
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this actASSAM AC T V II OF 1955 THE CR IM IN AL LAW AM EN DM EN T (E XT EN SI ON TO AUTO- NOM OUS DI ST RI CT S) AC T, 1955. (Passed by th e Assem bly) (R ec eive d the ass en t o f th e Gov erno r on t he 5th Ap ril 1955) [Published in the Assam Gazette, d ate d the 13th April 1955] An Act to exten d the provisions oj the Crimina l Law Amendment Act, 1938 to Autonomous Districts. Pre am bl e.βWhereas the Criminal Law Am end ment Act 1938 (Act X X of 1938) is not in force in the A utonomous Districts ; An d whereas it is e xpe dient to bring the provisions of the said Act into force in the said Districts ; It is h ereby ena cted in the Sixth Year of the Re pu blic of In di a as follow s:β 1. Short t it le , exten t an d co m m en ce m en t.β(1) This Act may be called the Criminal Law Am end ment (Extension to Autonom ous Districts) Act, 1955 (2) It extends to the A utonom ous D istricts in the Sta te of Assam. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Ap plica tio n o f t he A ct X X o f 1938 to Au tono mou s D is tr ic ts .β All the provisions of the Crimin al Law Am end ment Act 1938 (Act X X of 1938) shall app ly to the Autonomou s Dis tiict s in the State of Assam. [Pri ce anna 1 or 1 d.] A .G .P (L eg .) No .36 /55 β1050β20.10-55 /
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