Act 33 of 1960

Preamble

The 17th December 1950 No.LJL.35/60, -- The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information. Received the assent of the Governor on the 17th December 1960 ASSAM ACT No.XXXIII OF 1960 THE ASSAM OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1960 (As passed by the Assembly) [Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 19th December 1960] An Act to declare the Official Language of the State of Assam. Preamble. Whereas Article 345 of the Constitution provides that the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State as the language to be used for official purposes of the State and for matters hereinafter appear- ing ; It is hereby. enacted in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows :---- Short title, extent and commence- ment.

Sections

Type to filter. 5 sections.

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