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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Council" means the North-Eastern Council set up under section 3;
1[(b) "North-eastern area" means the area comprising the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,2[Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura]]
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1. Substituted for Cls. (h) and (c) by State of Arunachal Pradesh Act (69 of 1986), Section 45 (11-2-87).
2. "Nagaland and Tripura" substituted by The North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 (68 of 2002)