Section 1. 12th January, 1970, vide Notifn No . G.S.R. 74, 12th January, 1970, in respect of ss. 2 and 3, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i)

1. 12th January, 1970, vide Notifn No . G.S.R. 74, 12th January, 1970, in respect of ss. 2 and 3, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i). 30th January, 1970, vide Notifn No. G.S.R. 182, dated 30th January, 1970, in respect of ss. 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 28, 29, 62, 73 and 77, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3(i). 25th February, 1970, vide Notifn No . G.S.R. 310, dated 25th February, in respect of ss. 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 28, 29, 62, 73 and 77 1970, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3(i). 2nd April, 1970, vide Notifn No. G.S.R. 493, dated 2th March, 1970, in respect of the provisions (other than those which have already been brought into force), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3(i). 11. Paragraph 16 of Sixth Schedule shall be re-numbered as sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph and — to that paragraph as so re-numbered, the following sub-paragraphs shall be added, namely: "(2) If at any time the Governor is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the administration of an autonomous district or region cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule, he may, by public notification, assume to himself all or any of the functions or powers vested in or exercisable by the District Council or, as the case may be, the Regional Council and declare that such functions or powers shall be exercisable by such person or authority as he may specify in this behalf, for a period not exceeding six months: Provided that the Governor may by a further order or orders extend the operation of the initial order by a period not exceeding six months on each occasion. (3) 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.". — 12. After paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: ' 20A. Interpretation . — (1) In this Schedule, — 1. In the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (hereinafter referred to as the Sixth Schedule), in — sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1, after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: "(ff) alter the name of any autonomous district,". — 2. In paragraph 2 of the Sixth Schedule, (i) for sub-paragraph (1), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely: — "(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."; (ii) in sub-paragraph (6) — (a) in clause (e), for the words "such Councils", the words "Regional Councils" shall be substituted; (b) in clause (g), after the words "conduct of business", the brackets and words "(including the power to act notwithstanding any vacancy)" shall be inserted; (iii) after sub-paragraph (6) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely: — "(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: (a) "Governor", in relation to Meghalaya, means the Governor of Assam acting on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers for Meghalaya, except in so far as he is by or under this Schedule required to exercise his functions in his discretion or to exercise his powers under sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 12A; (b) "Meghalaya" means the autonomous State formed under article 244A. (2) Subject to any express provision made in this behalf, the provisions of this Schedule — shall, in their application to Meghalaya, have effect (i) as if references to the Government of Assam, State of Assam, State and Legislature of the State were references respectively to the Government of Meghalaya, the autonomous State of Meghalaya, Meghalaya and the Legislature of Meghalaya; (ii) as if in paragraph 13, the words and figures "under article 202" had been omitted.'. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Provided that the said period of five years may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation or if circumstances exist which, in the opinion of the Governor, render the holding of elections impracticable, be extended by the Governor for a period not exceeding one year at a time and in any case where a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation not extending beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate: Provided further that a member elected to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder of the term of office of the member whom he replaces."; (iv) in sub-paragraph (7) — (a) after the words "make rules", where they first occur, the words "with the approval of the Governor" shall be inserted, and where they occur a second time, the words "with like approval" shall be inserted; (b) the second proviso shall be omitted. — 3. In paragraph 3 of the Sixth Schedule, in sub-paragraph (1), (i) in the proviso to clause (a), for the words "Government of Assam", the words "Government of Assam or the Government of Meghalaya" shall be substituted; (ii) for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: — "(i) "marriage and divorce;". 1. Village and town police within the meaning of clause (f) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Entry 2). 1. NOTE. — Reference in this Schedule to List I, List II or List III or to entries therein are reference to the said list or entries therein the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; and references in brackets at the end of each entry are references to the corresponding entries in List II or List III in the said Schedule and have been inserted for the sake of convenience only. 1. Marriage and divorce; wills, intestacy and succession; social customs; appointment or succession of Chiefs or Headmen (Entry 5). 1. Scheme of agriculture designed to benefit both the areas of the autonomous State as well as the rest of Assam (Entry 14 of List II). 1. Definitions . — In this Schedule: — (a) "purpose of the autonomous State" means a purpose relatable to any of the matters in respect of which the Legislature of Meghalaya has power to make laws under this Act; and (b) "population ratio", in relation to Meghalaya, means such ratio as Central Government may, by order, specify as the ratio between the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of Meghalaya and the rest of the State of Assam.