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Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 3

Title: Merger of Acquired Territories

State: Central

Year: 1960

(1) As from the appointed day, the acquired territories referred to in Part I, Part II and Part III of the First Schedule shall, respectively be included in and form part of the State of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal. (2) As from the appointed day, the State Government concerned shall, by order in the Official Gazette, provide for the administration of the acquired territories included in that State by including them or, any part of them in such district, sub-division, police station or other administrative unit as may be specified in the order.

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 8

Title: Appropriation of Moneys for Expenditure in Acquired Territories

State: Central

Year: 1960

(1) As from the appointed day, any Act passed by the Legislature of the State of Assam or Punjab or West Bengal before that day for the appropriation of any moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of that State to meet any expenditure in respect of any part of the financial year 1960-61, shall have effect also in relation to the acquired territories included in that State and it shall be lawful for the State Government concerned to spend any amount in respect of those territories out of the amount authorised by such Act to be expenditure for any service in that State. (2) The Governor of the State concerned may, after the appointed day, authorise such expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of that State as he deems necessary for any purpose or service in the acquired territories included in that State for a period of not more than three months beginning with the appointed day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislature of that State.

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Preamble 1

Title: Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

THE ACQUIRED TERRITORIES (MERGER) Act, 1960 [Act, No 64 of 1960] [28th December, 1960] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the merger into the States of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal of certain territories acquired in pursuance of the agreements entered into between the Governments of India and Pakistan and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows : SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "acquired territories" mean so much of the territories comprised in the Indo-Pakistan agreements and referred to in the First Schedule as are demarcated for the purpose of being acquired by India in pursuance of the said agreements; (b) "appointed day" means such date as the Central Government may, by notification1in Official Gazette, appoint for the merger of the acquired territories under section 3-, after causing the territories to be so acquired demarcated for the purpose, and different dates may be appointed for the merger of such territories into different States; (c) "assembly constituency", "council constituency" and "parliamentary constituency" have the same meanings as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950-; (d) "Indo-Pakistan agreements" mean the Agreements dated the 10th day of September, 1958, the 23rd day of October, 1959 and the 11th day of January, 1960 entered into between the Governments of India and.....

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....entered into between the Governments of India and Pakistan, the relevant extracts of which are set out in the Second Schedule; (e) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of the acquired territory; (f) "sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State, means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that House; (g) "State concerned", in relation to the acquired territories referred to in Part I, Part II and Part III of the First Schedule, means, respectively, the State of Assam, the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal; and "State Government concerned" shall be construed accordingly; (h) "Union purposes " mean the purposes of Government relatable to any of the matters mentioned in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. _________________________ 1. 17th January, 1961 was appointed as the dale for the merger in the State of Punjab of the acquired territories referred to in Part II of Sch. 1 to the Act, G.S. R. 74,

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 5

Title: Construction of References to Existing Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....station or other administrative unit, shall be construed as including that part of acquired territory, if any, which is included in that district, subdivision, police station or other administrative unit, by order made under sub-section (2) of section 3, (b) any reference in the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Punjab) Order, 1951-- (i) to the State of Assam or Punjab, shall be construed as including that part of the acquired territory which is included in that State; (ii) to any district, shall be construed as including that part of the acquired territory, if any, which is included in that district, by order made under sub-section (2) of section 3; (c) any reference in the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (West Bengal) Order 1951 -- (i) to the State of West Bengal, shall be construed as including that part of the acquired territory which is included in that State; (ii) to any division or district, shall be construed as including the acquired territory, if any, which is included in that division or district, by order made under sub-section (2) of section 3 ;

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 4

Title: Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution

State: Central

Year: 1960

As from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution.-- (a) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Assam, after the words "the Assam Tribal Areas", the words, figures and brackets "and the territories referred to in Part I of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960" shall be inserted; (b) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Punjab, after the words and figures "the States Reorganisation Act, 1956", the words, figures and brackets "and the territories referred to in Part II of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960" shall be inserted; (c) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of West Bengal, after the words, brackets and figures "the Bihar and West Bengal, (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956", the words, figures and brackets "and the territories referred to in Part III of the First Schedule to the Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960" shall be inserted.

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 9

Title: Extension of Laws

State: Central

Year: 1960

All laws in force in the acquired territories immediately before the appointed day shall, as from that day, cease to be in force in those territories and all laws in force generally in the State concerned in which the acquired territories are included shall, as from that day, extend to, or as the case may be, come into force in those territories: Provided that anything done or any action taken before the appointed day under any law in force in the acquired territories shall be deemed to have been done or taken, as from the appointed day, under the corresponding law extended to, and in force, in those territories.

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1960

THE FIRST SCHEDULE (See Sections 2(a), 2(g), 3 and 4) PART I The acquired territory in relation to item (7) of paragraph (2) of the Agreement dated the 10th day of September. 1958. PART II The acquired territory in relation to item (ii) and item (iii) of paragraph 1 of the Agreement dated the 11th day of January, 1960. PART III The acquired territory in relation to item (5) and item (10) of paragraph 2 of the Agreement dated the 10th day of September, 1958, and paragraph 4 of the Agreement dated the 23rd day of October, 1959.

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 Section 7

Title: Property and Assets

State: Central

Year: 1960

(1) All property and assets within the acquired territories which immediately before the appointed day, are vested in Pakistan or in the Province of East Pakistan or the Province of West Pakistan shall, as from that day,-- (a) where such property and assets are relatable to Union purposes vest in the Union; (b) in any other case, vest in the State concerned in which the acquired territories are included. (2) A certificate of the Central Government signed by a Secretary to that Government shall be conclusive as to whether the purposes for which any property or assets are held, immediately before the appointed day, are Union purposes.