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....) unite two or more autonomous districts or parts thereof so as to form one autonomous district, ^3[(ff) alter the name of any autonomous district,] (g) define the boundaries of any autonomous district: Provided that no order shall be made by the Governor under clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this sub-paragraph except after consideration of the report of a Commission appointed under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14 of this Schedule: ^27[Provided further that any order made by the Governor under this sub-paragraph may contain such incidental and consequential provisions (including any amendment of paragraph 20 and of any item in any of the Parts of the said table) as appear to the Governor to be necessary for giving effect to the provisions of the order.] 2. Constitution of District Councils and Regional Councils - ^4[(1) There shall be a District Council for each autonomous district consisting of not more than thirty members, of whom not more than four persons shall be nominated by the Governor and the rest shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage.] ^92[Provided that the Bodoland Territorial Council shall consist of not more than forty-six ....
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....therein; (b) the delimitation of territorial constituencies for the purpose of elections to those Councils; (c) the qualifications for voting at such elections and the preparation of electoral rolls therefor; (d) the qualifications for being elected at such elections as members of such Councils; (e) the term of office of members of ^5[Regional Councils;] (f) any other matter relating to or connected with elections or nominations to such Councils; (g) the procedure and the conduct of business ^6[(including the power to act notwithstanding any vacancy)] in the District and Regional Councils; (h) the appointment of officers and staff of the District and Regional Councils. ^7[(6A) The elected members of the District Council shall hold office for a term of five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the general elections to the Council, unless the District Council is sooner dissolved under paragraph 16 and a nominated member shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor: Provided that the said period of five years may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation or if circums....
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....nt of any forest not being a reserved forest; (c) the use of any canal or water-course for the purpose of agriculture; (d) the regulation of the practice of jhum or other forms of shifting cultivation; (e) the establishment of village or town committees or councils and their powers; (f) any other matter relating to village or town administration, including village or town police and public health and sanitation; (g) the appointment or succession of Chiefs or Headmen; (h) the inheritance of property; ^12[(i) marriage and divorce;] (j) social customs. (2) In this paragraph, a "reserved forest" means any area which is a reserved forest under the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891, or under any other law for the time being in force in the area in question. ^94[(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-paragraph (2) of Paragraph 3-A, all laws made under this paragraph or sub-paragraph (1) of Paragraph 3-A shall be submitted forthwith to the Governor and, until assented to by him, shall have no effect.] ^87[3-A. Additional powers of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council and the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council to....
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....bmitted forthwith to the Governor who shall reserve the same for the consideration of the President. (3) When a law is reserved for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare either that he assents to the said law or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that the President may direct the Governor to return the law to the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council or the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, as the case may be, together with a message requesting that the said Council will reconsider the law or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message and, when the law is so returned, the said Council shall consider the law accordingly within a period of six months from the date of receipt of such message and, if the law is again passed by the said Council with or without amendment it shall be presented again to the President for his consideration.] ^95[3B. Additional powers of the Bodoland Territorial Council to make laws.- (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3, the Bodoland Territorial Council within its areas shall have po....
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....ts and youth welfare; (xxxiv) statistics; (xxxv) tourism; (xxxvi) transport (roads, bridges, ferries and other means of communications not specified in List I of the Seventh Schedule, municipal tramways, ropeways, inland waterways and traffic thereon subject to the provision of List I and List III of the Seventh Schedule with regard to such waterways, vehicles other than mechanically propelled vehicles); (xxxvii) tribal research institute controlled and financedby the State Government; (xxxviii) urban development-town and country planning; (xxxix) weights and measures subject to the provisions of entry 50 of List I of the Seventh Schedule; and (xl) Welfare of plain tribes and backward classes: Provided that nothing in such laws shall- (a) extinguish or modify the existing rights and privileges of any citizen in respect of his land at the date of commencement of this Act; and (b) disallow and citizen from acquiring land either by way of inheritance, allotment, settlement or by any other way of transfer if such citizen is otherwise eligible for such acquisition of land within the Bodoland Territ....
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....the powers of a court of appeal in respect of all suits and cases triable by a village council or court constituted under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph within such region or area, as the case may be, other than those to which the provisions of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5 of this Schedule apply, and no other court except the High Court and the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction over such suits or cases. (3) The High Court ^29[***] shall have and exercise such jurisdiction over the suits and cases to which the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph apply as the Governor may from time to time by order specify. (4) A Regional Council or District Council, as the case may be, may with the previous approval of the Governor make rules regulating- (a) the constitution of village councils and courts and the powers to be exercised by them under this paragraph; (b) the procedure to be followed by village councils or courts in the trial of suits and cases under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph; (c) the procedure to be followed by the Regional or District Council or any court constituted by such Council in appeals and other proceedings....
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....cils and on certain courts and officers for the trial of certain suits, cases and offences - (1) The Governor may, for the trial of suits or cases arising out of any law in force in any autonomous district or region being a law specified in that behalf by the Governor, or for the trial of offences punishable with death, transportation for life, or imprisonment for a term of not less than five years under the Indian Penal Code or under any other law for the time being applicable to such district or region, confer on the District Council or the Regional Council having authority over such district or region or on courts constituted by such District Council or on any officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor, such powers under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, or, as the case may be, the Code of Criminal Procedure, ^55[1898], as he deems appropriate, and thereupon the said Council, Court or officer shall try the suits, cases or offences in exercise of the powers so conferred. (2) The Governor may withdraw or modify any of the powers conferred on a District Council, Regional Council, court or officer under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph. (3) Save as expressly provi....
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....with or ancillary to the matters aforesaid. (3) The accounts of the District Council or, as the case may be, the Regional Council shall be kept in such form as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India may, with the approval of the President, prescribe. (4) The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall cause the accounts of the District and Regional Councils to be audited in such manner as he may think fit, and the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General relating to such accounts shall be submitted to the Governor who shall cause them to be laid before the Council.] 8. Powers to assess and collect land revenue and to impose taxes - (1) The Regional Council for an autonomous region in respect of all lands within such region and the District Council for an autonomous district in respect of all lands within the district except those which are in the areas under the authority of Regional Councils, if any, within the district, shall have the power to assess and collect revenue in respect of such lands in accordance with the principles for the time being followed ^32[by the Government of the State in assessing lands for the purpose of land revenue in the State generally....
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.... (1) or, as the case may be, of any determination under sub-paragraph (2).] 10. Power of District Council to make regulations for the Control of money-lending and trading ^74[****] - (1) The District Council of an autonomous district may make regulations for the regulation and control of money-lending or trading within the district by persons ^75[***] resident in the district. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may- (a) prescribe that no one except the holder of a licence issued in that behalf shall carry on the business of money-lending; (b) prescribe the maximum rate of interest which may be charged or be recovered by a money-lender; (c) provide for the maintenance of accounts by money-lenders and for the inspection of such accounts by officers appointed in that behalf by the District Council;] ^76[(d) prescribe that no person resident in the district shall carry on any trade, whether wholesale or retail, except under a licence issued in that behalf by the District Council. Provided that no regulations may be made under this paragraph unless they are passed by a majorit....
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.... such exceptions or modifications as he may specify in the notification. (2) Any direction given under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph may be given so as to have retrospective effect. ^41[12A. Application of Acts of Parliament and of the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya to autonomous districts and autonomous regions in the State of Meghalaya - Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution - (a) if any provision of a law made by a District or Regional Council in the State of Meghalaya with respect to any matter specified in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of this Schedule or if any provision of any regulation made by a District Council or a Regional Council in that State under paragraph 8 or paragraph 10 of this Schedule, is repugnant to any provision of a law made by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya with respect to that matter, then, the law or regulation made by the District Council or, as the case may be, the Regional Council whether made before or after the law made by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya, shall, to the extent of repugnancy, be void and the law made by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya shall prevail; (b)....
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....icts and autonomous regions in the State of Mizoram- Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,- (a) no Act of the Legislature of the State of Mizoram in respect of any of the matters specified in paragraph 3 of this Schedule as matters with respect to which a District Council or a Regional Council may make laws, and no Act of the Legislature of the State of Mizoram prohibiting or restricting the consumption of any non-distilled alcoholic liquor shall apply to any autonomous district or autonomous region in that State unless, in either case, the District Council for such district or having jurisdiction over such region, by public notification, so directs, and the District Council, in giving such direction with respect to any Act, may direct that the Act shall, in its application to such district or region or any part thereof, have effect subject to such exceptions or modifications as it thinks fit; (b) the Governor may, by public notification, direct that any Act of the Legislature of the State of Mizoram to which the provisions of clause (a) of this sub-paragraph do not apply, shall not apply to an autonomous district or an autonomous region in that State,....
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....eon by ^43[the Government of the State.] ^89[***] (3) In allocating the business of the Government of the State among his Ministers the Governor may place one of his Ministers specially in charge of the welfare of the autonomous districts and autonomous regions in the State. 15. Annulment or suspension of acts and resolutions of District and Regional Councils - (1) If at any time the Governor is satisfied that an act or resolution of a District or a Regional Council is likely to endanger the safety of India ^19[or is likely to be prejudicial to public order], he may annul or suspend such act or resolution and take such steps as he may consider necessary (including the suspension of the Council and the assumption to himself of all or any of the powers vested in or exercisable by the Council) to prevent the commission or continuance of such act, or the giving of effect to such resolution. (2) Any order made by the Governor under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph together with the reasons therefor shall be laid before the Legislature of the State as soon as possible and the order shall, unless revoked ^78[by him], continue in force for a period of twelve months from the ....
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....Assam or Meghalaya] ^61[or Tripura] ^70[or Mizoram], the Governor may by order declare that any area within an autonomous district ^45[in the State of Assam or Meghalaya ^62[or Tripura] ^71[or Mizoram], as the case may be,] shall not form part of any constituency to fill a seat or seats in the Assembly reserved for any such district but shall form part of a constituency to fill a seat or seats in the Assembly not so reserved to be specified in the order. ^99[Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall apply to the Bodoland Territorial Areas District.] ^46[****] 19. Transitional provisions - (1) As soon as possible after the commencement of this Constitution the Governor shall take steps for the constitution of a District Council for each autonomous district in the State under this Schedule and, until a District Council is so constituted for an autonomous district, the administration of such district shall be vested in the Governor and the following provisions shall apply to the administration of the areas within such district instead of the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, namely:- (a) no Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of the Sta....
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....6, sub-paragraph (2), clauses (a), (b) and (d) of sub-paragraph (3) and sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 8 and clause (d) of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 10 of this Schedule, no part of the area comprised within the municipality of Shillong shall be deemed to be within the ^52[Khasi Hills District]. ^66[(3) The reference in Part IIA in the table below to the "Tripura Tribal Areas District" shall be construed as a reference to the territory comprising the tribal areas specified in the First Schedule to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Act, 1979.] TABLE Part I 1. The North Cachar Hills District. 2. ^57[The Karbi Anglong District.] ^101[3. The Bodoland Territorial Areas District.] Part II ^53[1. Khasi Hills District. 2. Jaintia Hills District.] 3. The Garo Hills District. ^67[Part IIA Tripura Tribal Areas District.] Part III ^49[***] ^51[1. The Chakma District. ^83[2. The Mara District. 3. The Lai District.]] ^50[20A. Dissolution of the Mizo District Council- (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Schedule, the District Council of the Mizo District existing immediately before the prescribed date (hereinaft....
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....to that paragraph) and thereupon the said paragraph and the said Part III shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly; (b) every Regional Council of an autonomous region in the Union territory of Mizoram existing immediately before the prescribed date (hereafter referred to as the existing Regional Council) shall, on and from that date and until a District Council is duly constituted for the corresponding new district, be deemed to be the District Council of that district (hereafter referred to as the corresponding new District Council). (2) Every member whether elected or nominated of an existing Regional Council shall be deemed to have been elected or, as the case may be, nominated to the corresponding new District Council and shall hold office until a District Council is duly constituted for the corresponding new district under this Schedule. (3) Until rules are made under sub-paragraph (7) of paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 4 of this Schedule by the corresponding new District Council, the rules made under the said provisions by the existing Regional Council and in force immediately before the prescribed date shall have effect in relation to th....
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.... powers by the Governor in the discharge of his functions.-The Governor, in the discharge of his functions under sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 1, subparagraphs (1) and (7) of paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 4, paragraph 5, subparagraph (1) of paragraph 6, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7, sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 9, sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 15 and sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 16 of this Schedule, shall, after consulting the Council of Ministers, and if he thinks it necessary, the District Council or the Regional Council concerned, take such action as he considers necessary in his discretion.] 20C. Interpretation - Subject to any provision made in this behalf, the provisions of this Schedule shall, in their application to the Union territory of Mizoram, have effect- (1) as if references to the Governor and Government of the State were references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under article 239, references to State (except in the expression "Government of the State") were references to the Union territory of Mizoram and referenc....
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....chedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 7. Inserted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 8. Inserted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 9. Inserted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 10. Omitted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 11. Substituted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970, before it was read as, "Government of Assam" 12. Substituted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970, before it was read....
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....the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 22. Inserted vide Section 74 and Fourth Schedule of the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969) dated 29-12-1969 w.e.f. 02-04-1970. 23. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Assam" 24. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Part A" 25. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Part A" 26. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Part A" 27. Inserted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1....
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....71, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Legislature of the State" 37. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Legislature of the State" 38. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "any autonomous district or autonomous region" 39. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "Legislature of the State" 40. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "an autonomous district or an autonomous region" 41. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-East....
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....ended or repealed by an Act of the Legislature of Meghalaya passed in like manner, but shall not, as respects any autonomous district or region to which it applies, be amended or repealed by any law made by the District or Regional Council thereof. (4) The Governor may, with respect to any Act of the Legislature of the State of Assam, and the President may, with respect to any Act of Parliament, by public notification direct, that it shall not apply to Meghalaya, or shall apply thereto, or to any part thereof subject to such exceptions or modifications as he may specify in the notification, and any such direction may be so given as to have retrospective effect. (5) The provisions of clause (b) of sub-paragraph (1) of Paragraph 12 shall not apply to Meghalaya.]" 42. Omitted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before it was read as, "of Assam" 43. Substituted vide Section 71 and Eighth Schedule of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971, w.e.f. 21-01-1972, before....
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.... "12-B. Application of Acts of Parliament and other Acts to autonomous districts and autonomous regions in the Union territory of Mizoram.- Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may with respect to any Act of Parliament and the Administrator may with respect to any other Act, by notification, direct that it shall not apply to an autonomous district or an autonomous region in the ^69[State] of Mizoram or shall apply to such district or region or any part thereof subject to such exceptions or modifications as he may specify in the notification and any such direction may be given so as to have retrospective effect." 49. Omitted vide Section 13 of the Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1971 (83 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971 w.e.f. 16-02-1972, before it was read as, "The Mizo District" 50. Substituted vide Section 13 of the Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1971 (83 of 1971) dated 30-12-1971 w.e.f. 16-02-1972, before it was read as, "20A. Interpretation.-Subject to any express provision made in this behalf, the provisions of this Schedule shall, in their application to th....
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.... vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984 w.e.f. 01-04-1986, before it was read as, "and Meghalaya" 59. Substituted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984 w.e.f. 01-04-1986, before it was read as, "Parts I and II" 60. Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984, w.e.f. 01-04-1986. 61. Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984, w.e.f. 01-04-1986. 62. Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984, w.e.f. 01-04-1986. 63. Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984, w.e.f. 01-04-1986. 64. Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984, w.e.f. 01-04-1986. 65. Substituted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (49th Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 11-09-1984 w.e.f. 01-04-1986, be....
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....he autonomous district and autonomous regions in the State of Tripura. 12-AA. Notwithstanding anything is this Constitution,- (a) if any provision of a law made by the District or a Regional Council in the State of Tripura with respect to any matter specified in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of this Schedule or if any provision of any regulation made by the District Council or a Regional Council in that State under paragraph 8 or paragraph 10 of this Schedule, is repugnant to any provision of a law made by the Legislature of the State of Tripura with respect to that matter then, the law or regulation made by the District Council or, as the case may be, the Regional Council whether made before or after the law made by the Legislature of the State of Tripura, shall, to the extent of repugnancy, be void and the law made by the Legislature of the State of Tripura shall prevail; (b) the President may, with respect to any Act of Parliament, by notification, direct that it shall not apply to the autonomous district or an autonomous region in the State of Tripura, or shall apply to such district or region or any part thereof subject to such exceptions or ....
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....ous approval of the legislature of the State" 81. Omitted vide Section 2 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1988 (67 of 1988) dated 16-12-1988, before it was read as, "Provided further that no action shall be taken under clause (b) of this paragraph without giving the District or the Regional Council, as the case may be, an opportunity of placing its views before the Legislature of the State." 82. Substituted vide Section 2 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1988 (67 of 1988) dated 16-12-1988, before it was read as, "Every order made under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph with the reasons therefor shall be laid before the Legislature of the State and shall cease to operate at the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the State Legislature first sits after the issue of the order, unless, before the expiry of that period it has been approved by the State Legislature." 83. Substituted vide Section 2 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1988 (67 of 1988) dated 16-12-1988, before it was read as, "The Lakher District ....