Special administrative powers for the Governor ensure law and order and protect customary and land exclusions unless locally accepted. The Constitution is amended to create a separate State of Nagaland with the Governor holding special responsibility for law and order and general responsibility for Union provided funds; the Tuensang District will be administered by the Governor for a transitional period with a Regional Council to supervise local councils and to recommend whether Nagaland laws extend to that district. Acts of Parliament will not apply to Nagaland regarding religious and social practices, Naga customary law and procedure, adjudication under customary law, and ownership and transfer of land and resources unless the Nagaland legislature decides otherwise.
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Special administrative powers for the Governor ensure law and order and protect customary and land exclusions unless locally accepted.
The Constitution is amended to create a separate State of Nagaland with the Governor holding special responsibility for law and order and general responsibility for Union provided funds; the Tuensang District will be administered by the Governor for a transitional period with a Regional Council to supervise local councils and to recommend whether Nagaland laws extend to that district. Acts of Parliament will not apply to Nagaland regarding religious and social practices, Naga customary law and procedure, adjudication under customary law, and ownership and transfer of land and resources unless the Nagaland legislature decides otherwise.
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