{ "id": 13649, "slug": "assam-state-housing-board-act-1972-1972", "title": "Assam State Housing Board Act, 1972", "short_title": "Assam State Housing Board Act, 1972", "act_number": "", "act_year": 1972, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Assam", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Assam State Housing Board Act, 1972", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definition.", "chapter": null, "content": "(1) \"Betterment charge\" means the charge declared to be payable under Section 42 in respect of an increase in the value of land resulting from the execution of a housing or improvement scheme;\n(2) \"Board\" means the Assam State Housing Board constituted under Section 3;\n(3) \"Board Premises\" means any premises belonging to, or vesting in the Board, or taken on lease by the Board or any premises which is entrusted to or in the possession or control of the Board for the purposes of this Act;\n(4) \"Building materials\" means such commodities or articles as are specified to be building materials for the purposes of this Act by the State Government by a notification in the official Gazette;\n(5) \"Committee\" means any committee appointed under Section 16;\n(6) \"Competent Authority\" means any person or authority authorised by the Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the Competent Authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification;\n(7) \"Government\" means the State Government;\n(8) \"Chairman\" means the Chairman of the Board;\n[(8-A) \"Vice-Chairman\" means the Vice-Chairman of the Board;]\n(9) \"Housing Scheme\" means Housing Scheme made under this Act;\n(10) \"Land\" includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently faster to anything attached to the earth;\n(11) \"Member\" means Chairman [Vice-Chairman] and other members of Board;\n(12) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(13) \"Premises\" means any land or building or part of a building and includes-\n(i) The garden, grounds and out houses if any, appertaining to such building or part of building; and\n(ii) Any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof;\n(14) \"Regulations\" means the regulations made under this Act;\n(15) \"Rules\" means the rules made under this Act;\n(16) \"Tribunal\" means the Tribunal constituted under Section 48;\n(17) \"Year\" means the financial year;\nChapter II\nEstablishment of the Board", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Incorporation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Constitution of the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Secretary, Urban Development Department;\n(b) Secretary, Finance Department or his representative ;\n(c) Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (Road and Buildings) or his representative;\n(d) Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department;\n(e) Director, Town and Country Planning, Assam;\n(f) Commissioner of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam and Director of Municipal Administration, Assam;\n(g) Three members to be elected by the Assam Legislative Assembly from amongst its members.]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Leave of absence of Chairman.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Disqualification for appointment on Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Holds any office of profit under the Board,\n(b) Is of unsound mind,\n(c) In an uncertificated bankrupt or an undischarged insolvent.\n(d) Has directly or indirectly by himself or by any partner, any share or interest in any contract-with, by or on behalf of the Board, or\n(e) Is a Director or a Secretary, Manager or other salaried officer of any incorporated company which has any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of the Board, or\n(f) Has been or is convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude.\n[7.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Vacancy of a member.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in Section 6;\n(b) tenders his resignation in writing to the State Government; or\n(c) Is absent without the permission of the Board, he shall cease to be a member.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Vacancy to be filled as early as practicable.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Proceedings presumed to be valid.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Temporary absence of members.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Appointment of officers and employees and creation of posts.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Conditions of service of officers and employees.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Preparation and maintenance of Schedule of establishment.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) The number, designations and grades and scales of pay of the officers and employees (other than the employees who are paid by the day or whose pay is charged to temporary work), whom it considers necessary and proper to employ for the purposes of this Act;\n(ii) The amount and nature of the salary fees and allowances to be paid by the Board to each such officer of employee;\n(iii) The amount to be paid by the Board towards leave salary pension, provident fund or any other purpose in respect of each such officer or employee.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. General disqualification of all officers and employees.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Appointment of Committee.", "chapter": null, "content": "Conduct Of Business", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Meetings of Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) An ordinary meeting shall be held once at least every two months and five members shall form the quorum;\n(b) The Chairman may whenever he thinks fit, call special meetings;\n[(c) every meeting shall be presided over by the Chairman and in his absence, the Vice-Chairman to preside over the meeting;]\n(d) All questions at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and in case of equality of votes, the person presiding shall have the right to exercise a second or casting vote;\n(e) The minutes of the proceedings of each meeting shall be recorded in a book to be provided for the purpose.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose.", "chapter": null, "content": "Contracts", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Power to make contracts.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Execution of Contract.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) No contract involving an expenditure of rupees twenty lacs and more shall be made without the previous sanction of the State Government;\n(b) No contract involving an expenditure of five thousand rupees and more shall, subject to clause (a) above, be made without the previous sanction of the Board.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Delegation of Board's power to sanction contracts.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Further provisions as to execution of contracts.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter III\nHousing Schemes", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Power and duties of Board to under take Housing Schemes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "24", "title": "24. Mattes to be provided for by Housing Scheme.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) The acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of any property for necessary or affected by the execution of the scheme;\n(b) The laying or relaying out of any land comprised in the Scheme;\n(c) The distribution or redistribution of site belonging to owners or property comprised in the Scheme;\n(d) The closure or demolition of dwellings or portions of dwellings unfit for human habitation;\n(e) The demolition of obstructive buildings or portions of buildings;\n(f) The construction and reconstruction of buildings;\n(g) The sale, letting out or exchange of any property comprised in the Scheme;\n(h) The construction and alteration of streets and back lanes;\n(i) Provision of the draining, water supply and lighting of the area included in the Scheme;\n(j) The provision of parks, playing fields and open space for the benefit of any area comprised in the Scheme or any adjoining areas and the enlargement and improvement of existing parks, playing-fields, open spaces and approaches;\n(k) The reclamation or reservation of lands for markets, gardens, playing fields, schools, dispensaries, hospitals and other amenities in the Schemes;\n(l) The letting out, management and use of the Board premises;\n(m) The provision of sanitary arrangements required for the area comprised in the Scheme, including the conservation and prevention of any injury or contamination to rivers or other sources and means of water supply;\n(n) The provision of accommodation for any class of inhabitants;\n(o) The advance of money for the purpose of the Scheme;\n(p) The provision of facilities for communication and transport;\n(q) The collection of such information and statistics as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act;\n(r) Any other matter for which, in the opinion of the State Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to provide housing accommodation and to the improvement on development of any area comprised in the Scheme or any adjoining area or the general efficiency of the Scheme;\nExplanation:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "25", "title": "25. No Housing Scheme to be made for area included in an improvement Scheme or be inconsistent with Town Planning Schemes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "26", "title": "26. Submission of budget Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) The housing schemes which the Board proposes to execute whether in part or whole during the next year.\n(ii) The due fulfilment of all the liabilities of the Board, and\n(iii) The efficient administration of this Act, and shall contain a statement showing the estimated receipts and expenditure on capital and revenue accounts for the next year and such other particulars as may be prescribed.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "27", "title": "27. Board's sanction to Budget.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "28", "title": "28. Submission of sanctioned budget to State Government for approval.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "29", "title": "29. Supplementary budget.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "30", "title": "30. Publication and execution of housing schemes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 }, { "number": "31", "title": "31. Variation of housing schemes.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 29 }, { "number": "32", "title": "32. Transfer to the Board for purposes of housing scheme of land rested in a Corporation, Municipality or Mohkuma Parishad.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "33", "title": "33. Compensation in respect of land vested in the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 31 }, { "number": "34", "title": "34. Power of Board to turn or close Public Street vested in it.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 32 }, { "number": "33", "title": "35. Reference to Tribunal in case of dispute under section 33 or 34.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 33 }, { "number": "36", "title": "36. Vesting in Corporation, Municipality or Mohkuma Parishad, of street laid out or altered and open space provided by the Board under Housing Scheme.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) That any street laid out or altered by the Board has been duly levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, sewered and drained as required for any housing scheme included in the Budget approved by the State Government under section 28, and\n(b) That such lamps, lamp-posts and other apparatus as the Corporation, the Municipality or Mohkuma Parishad, as the case may be, considers necessary for the lighting of such street and as ought to be provided by the Board have been so provided, and\n(c) That water and other sanitary conveniences have been duly provided in such street, the State Government may declare the street to be a public street and the street shall there upon vest in the Corporation, Municipality or Mohkuma Parishad as the case may be, and shall thenceforth be maintained, kept in repair, lighted and cleaned by the Corporation, Municipality or Mohkuma Parisahd.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 34 }, { "number": "37", "title": "37. Other duties of the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) Provide technical advice to the State Government and scrutinize projects under housing schemes in the area to which this Act extends when required by the State Government to do so;\n(ii) Undertake research on various problems connected with housing in general and find out in particular the economical methods of constructing houses suited to local conditions;\n(iii) Undertake comprehensive surveys of problems of housing;\n(iv) Grant loans to individuals or body of individuals for building houses under different schemes either at their own instance or under the direction of the State Government and recover the loans in such manner and in such procedure as may be prescribed;\n(v) Do all things for -\n(a) Unification, simplification and standardisation of building materials;\n(b) Encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of house components;\n(c) Organising or undertaking the production of building materials for residential or non-residential house;\n(d) Securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 35 }, { "number": "38", "title": "38. Bar to assume management of requisitioned lands.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 36 }, { "number": "39", "title": "39. Reconstitution of plots.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) For the formation of a reconstituted plot by the alterations of the boundaries of an original plot;\n(b) With the consent of the owners that two or more original plots each of which is held in ownership in severally or in joint ownership shall, with or without alteration of boundaries be held in ownership in common as a reconstituted plot;\n(c) For the allotment of a plot to any owner dispossessed of land in furtherance of the housing scheme; and\n(d) For the transfer of ownership of a plot from one person to another with the consent of such persons.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 37 }, { "number": "40", "title": "40. Power to exempt Schemes from provisions of Sections 26 to 31.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter IV\nAcquisition and Disposal of Land", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 38 }, { "number": "41", "title": "41. Power to purchase or lease by agreement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 39 }, { "number": "42", "title": "42. Betterment charges.", "chapter": null, "content": "Explanation:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 40 }, { "number": "43", "title": "43. Notice to persons liable for betterment charges.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 41 }, { "number": "44", "title": "44. Agreement for payment of betterment charges.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 42 }, { "number": "45", "title": "45. Recovery of betterment charges.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 43 }, { "number": "46", "title": "46. Power to dispose of land.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 44 }, { "number": "47", "title": "47. Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter V\nTribunal", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 45 }, { "number": "48", "title": "48. Constitution of a Tribunal for certain purpose.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 46 }, { "number": "49", "title": "49. Officers and Board on employees of the Tribunal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 47 }, { "number": "50", "title": "50. Payments by accounts of Tribunal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 48 }, { "number": "51", "title": "51. Appeals from awards Tribunal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 49 }, { "number": "52", "title": "52. Awards and orders of Tribunal to be executed by Civil Courts.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VI\nPower to Evict Persons From Board Premises", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 50 }, { "number": "53", "title": "53. Appointment of competent authorities.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 51 }, { "number": "54", "title": "54. Power to evict certain persons from Board premises.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) That the person authorised to occupy any Board premises has,\n(i) Not paid rent lawfully due from him in respect of such premises for a period of more than two months, or\n(ii) Sub-let, without the permission of the Board, the whole or any part of such premises, or\n(iii) Committed, or is committing any act contrary to the provisions of clause (o) of section 108 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or\n(iv) Made, or is making, material additions to or alterations, in such premises without the previous written permission of the Board, or\n(v) Otherwise acted in contravention of any of the terms express or implied, under which he is authorised to occupy such premises, or\n(b) That any person is in unauthorised occupation of any Board premises, the competent authority may, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, by notice served (i) by post, or (ii) by affixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or (iii) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person as well as any other person who may be in occupation of the whole or any part of the premises, shall vacate them within one month of the date of the service of the notice.\nExplanation:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 52 }, { "number": "55", "title": "55. Power to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 53 }, { "number": "56", "title": "56. Rent to be recovered from deductions from salary of wages in certain cases.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 54 }, { "number": "57", "title": "57. Appeal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 55 }, { "number": "58", "title": "58. Bar of Jurisdiction of civil Courts.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VII\nFinance, Accounts and Audit", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 56 }, { "number": "59", "title": "59. Board's Fund.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) All grants, subventions, donations and gifts received from the Central or State Government or a local authority or any individual or body, whether incorporated or not, for all or any of the purposes of this Act; and\n(ii) All moneys received by or on behalf of the Board by virtue of this Act, all proceeds of land or any other kind of property sold by the Board, all rents, betterment charges and all interest, profit and other moneys accruing to the Board.\nExplanation:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 57 }, { "number": "60", "title": "60. Application of the fund.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 58 }, { "number": "61", "title": "61. Expenditure in case of urgency.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Recurring expenditure not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees,\n(b) Non-recurring expenditure not exceeding one lac of rupees.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 59 }, { "number": "62", "title": "62. Subvention and loans to the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 60 }, { "number": "63", "title": "63. Expenditure of the State Government to be treated as loan or grant to the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 61 }, { "number": "64", "title": "64. Power of Board to borrow.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 62 }, { "number": "65", "title": "65. Account and audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 63 }, { "number": "66", "title": "66. Concurrent and special audits of accounts.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VIII\nMiscellaneous", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 64 }, { "number": "67", "title": "67. Reports.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 65 }, { "number": "68", "title": "68. Other statement and returns.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 66 }, { "number": "69", "title": "69. Power and Entry.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) To make any inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or inquiry;\n(b) To take levels;\n(c) To dig or bore into the sub-soil;\n(d) To set boundaries and intended lines of work;\n(e) To make such levels, boundaries and lines of works and cutting trenches; or\n(f) To do any other thing;\n(a) No such entry shall be made between sunset and sunrise;\n(ii) No dwelling house and no public building which is used as a dwelling place, shall be so entered except with the consent of the occupier thereof, and without giving the said occupier at least twenty-four hours previous written notice of the intention to make such entry;\n(iii) Sufficient notice shall in every instance be given, even when any premises may otherwise be entered without notice to enable the inmates of any apartment appropriate to females to remove themselves to some part of the premises where their privacy will not be disturbed;\n(iv) Due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the premises entered.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 67 }, { "number": "70", "title": "70. Notice of suit against Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 68 }, { "number": "71", "title": "71. Valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 69 }, { "number": "72", "title": "72. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) The allowances of members and remuneration and conditions of service of the Chairman under Section 7;\n(b) The manner and form in which contracts shall be entered into under section 22;\n(c) The form of the annual budget to be laid before the Board under section 26 and the other particulars to be contained therein;\n(d) The manner of publication of housing schemes included in the budget under section 30;\n(e) The form of notice under section 43;\n(f) The rate of interest under section 44;\n(g) The other matters to be decided by the Tribunal under section 49;\n(h) The forms of notices under sections 54 and 55 and any other manner in which they may be served;\n(i) The procedure to be followed in taking possession of any Board premises under section 54;\n(j) The manner in which damages under section 55 may be assessed;\n(k) The manner in which appeals may be preferred under section 57 and the procedure to be followed in such appeals;\n(l) The conditions subject to which the Board may borrow any sum under section 64;\n(m) The manner of preparation, maintenance and publication of accounts under section 65;\n(n) The date before which, the form in which, the interval at which and the matters on which reports shall be submitted under section 67;\n(o) The time at which and the form and manner in which statistics, returns, particulars, statements, documents and papers shall be submitted under section 68;\n(p) The manner in which the Board shall be superseded and reconstituted under section 83;\n(q) Any other matter, which is or may be prescribed under this Act;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 70 }, { "number": "73", "title": "73. Regulations.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) For the management and use of buildings constructed under any housing scheme;\n(b) The principles to be followed in allotment of tenements and premises;\n(c) The remuneration and conditions of service of the other officers and employees of the Board under section 14;\n(d) For regulating its Procedure and disposal of its business.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 71 }, { "number": "74", "title": "74. Power to make bye-laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 72 }, { "number": "76", "title": "76. Penalty for contravention of bye-laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Obstructs, or molests any person with whom the Board has entered into a contract, in the performance or execution by such person of his duty or of anything which he is empowered or required to do under this Act, or\n(b) Removes any marks set up for the purpose of indicating any level or direction necessary to the execution of works authorised under this Act.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 73 }, { "number": "77", "title": "77. Penalty for obstructing exercise of powers under Chapter VI.", "chapter": "Chapter VI", "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 74 }, { "number": "78", "title": "78. Authority for prosecution.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 75 }, { "number": "79", "title": "79. Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 76 }, { "number": "80", "title": "80. Protection of action taken under this Act.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 77 }, { "number": "81", "title": "81. Governments power to give directions to Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 78 }, { "number": "82", "title": "82. Power to order inquiries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 79 }, { "number": "83", "title": "83. Default in performance of duty and supersession.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 80 }, { "number": "84", "title": "84. Dissolution of the Board.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) All properties, funds and dues, which are vested in or realizable by the Board shall vest in and be realizable by the State Government;\n(b) All liabilities enforceable against the Board shall be enforceable against the State Government to the extent of the properties, funds and dues vested in and realised by the State Government.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 81 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th February, 2020 [ass333]", "Act Number": "", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "1972", "Short Title": "Assam State Housing Board Act, 1972", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Assam" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18" }