THE ASSAM (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1951 THE ASSAM (ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1951 [Act No. 47 of 1951] [1st September, 1951] PREAMBLE An Act to alter the boundaries of the State of Assam consequent on the cession of a strip of territory comprised in that State to the Government of Bhutan Be it enacted by Parliament as follows-- Section 1 - Short Title This Act may be called The Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951. Section 2 - Alteration of the Boundaries of Assam On and from the commencement of this Act, the territory of the State of Assam shall cease to comprise the strip of territory specified in the Schedule, which shall be ceded to the Government of Bhutan, and the boundaries of the State of Assam shall be deemed to have been altered accordingly. Section 3 - Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution In the first paragraph of Part A of the First Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading TERRITORIES OF STATES", after the words "Assam Tribal Areas," the following words shall be inserted, namely- "but shall not include the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act,.....
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