THE ASSAM REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 1953

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    "title": "THE ASSAM REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 1953",
    "short_title": "The Assam Repealing and Amending Act, 1953",
    "act_number": "X",
    "act_year": 1953,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "valid",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Assam Repealing and Amending Act, 1953",
    "preamble": "",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "An \nAct \nto repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments \n\nPreamble. Whereas it is expedient to repeal certain enactments \nand to amend certain other enactments. \n\nIt is hereby enacted as follows :-",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Repealing and Amending Act, 1953.",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.",
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            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "(3) It shall come into force at once.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Repeal of certain enactments",
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            "content": "2. The enactments specified in the First Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof.",
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            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment of certain enactments",
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            "content": "3. The enactments specified in the Second Schedule are hereby amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the fourth column thereof.",
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            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Savings",
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            "content": "4. The repeal by this Act of any enactment shall not affect other enactment in which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to ;\nand this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred, or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing ;\nnor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed, or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed ;\nnor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Schedule - THE FIRST SCHEDULE Repeals (See section 2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Year | No. | Short title | Extent of repeal\n1937 | V | The Assam President's Salary Act, 1937 | The whole\n1937 | VI | The Assam Deputy President's Salary Act, 1937 .. | \"\n1940 | VI | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1940. | The whole.\n1941 | VI | The Assam President's Salary (Amendment) Act, 1941. | \"\n1941 | V | The Assam Deputy President's Salary (Amendment) Act, 1941. | \"\n1941 | I | The Temporary Postponement of Execution of Decrees Act, 1941. | ,,\n1942 | II | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1942. | \"\n1944 | IV | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1944. | \"\n1945 | II | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1945. | \"\n1946 | III | The Assam Urban Areas Rent Control Act, 1946 ... | \"\n1947 | VII | The Assam Committee of Enquiry (Appointment and Evidence) Act, 1947. | \"\n1948 | II | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1948. | \"\n1948 | III | The Assam New Motor Cars (Control of Commercial Sales) Act, 1948. | \"\n1949 | III | The Assam Local Board Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1949. | \"\n1950 | XXX | The Assam Disturbances (Commission of Enquiry) Act, 1950. | ,,",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Schedule - THE SECOND SCHEDULE Amendments (See section 3)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Year | No. | Short title | Amendments\r\n1910 | I | Eastern Bengal and Assam Excise Act, 1910. | In sub-section (1 ) of section 1 for the words \"The Eastern Bengal and Assam Excise Act\", the words \"Assam Excise Act\" shall be substituted.\r\n1947 | XIII | The Assam Primary Education Act, 1947. | In sub-section (1) of section 17, the existing clauses (dd) and (f) shall be re-numbered as clauses (f) and (g) respectively.\r\n1953 | I | The Assam Liquor Prohibition Act, 1952 (Assam Act I of 1953). | In section 2—(1) in the 'Explanation' under item (3) the fullstop at the end shall be deleted and following shall be added, namely:— \"and to rectified and denatured spirit\".\r\n(2) item (7) shall be deleted and item (8) shall be re-numbered as item (7).",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "195310",
        "Act Number": "X",
        "Enactment Date": "1953-05-20",
        "Act Year": "1953",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Repealing and Amending Act, 1953",
        "Department": "Assam Legislative Assembly",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:04"
}