THE ASSAM MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER (AUTONOMOUS DISTRICTS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1970

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    "title": "THE ASSAM MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER (AUTONOMOUS DISTRICTS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1970",
    "short_title": "Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) (Amendment) Act, 1970",
    "act_number": "13",
    "act_year": 1970,
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    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": "1971-04-29",
    "description": "Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) (Amendment) Act, 1970",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "An Act",
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            "content": "further to amend the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) Act, 1953.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Preamble",
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            "content": "Whereas it is expedient in the interest of Public Order to further amend the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) Act, 1953, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing ;",
            "footnote": "Assam XVI of 1953.",
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            "title": "Enacting Formula",
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            "content": "It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:—",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement",
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            "content": "1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) (Amendment) Act, 1970.\n(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.\n(3) It shall come into force at once.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "This Act may be called the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) (Amendment) Act, 1970.",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "It shall come into force at once.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of section 13D of Assam Act XVI of 1953",
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            "content": "Section 13D of the principal Act, as inserted by section 4 of the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Act, 1968, shall be renumbered and shall always be deemed to have been renumbered as section 13E.",
            "footnote": "Assam Act XX of 1968.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Saving",
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            "content": "Any reference made to section 13D of the principal Act, as inserted by section 4 of the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Act, 1968, shall be construed as making a reference to section 13E of the principal Act as though this Act has been enacted with effect from the date the Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Act, 1968 was enacted.",
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        "Act ID": "197013",
        "Act Number": "13",
        "Enactment Date": "1971-04-29",
        "Act Year": "1970",
        "Short Title": "Assam Maintenance of Public Order (Autonomous Districts) (Amendment) Act, 1970",
        "Department": "Government of Assam",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:16"
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