Section 3

In force Act 6 of 1985 As on 20 Oct 2026

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Act 6 of 1985 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 3 of the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1985. "SCHEDULE (See Section 5A) Insertion of a Schedule.

"SCHEDULE (See Section 5A) Insertion of a Schedule.
(1) Entertaining applications in Bodo presented by members of the public.
(2) Receiving documents in Bodo presented for registration with English copy as long as the use thereof is permissible for the official purposes of the Union under any law made by the Parliament in this behalf, and thereafter Hindi in place of English or Assamese copy thereof.
(3) Publication of :- e (i) all Acts passed by the State Legislature in Bodo ;
(ii) all Orders, Regulations, Rules and Bye-laws issued by the State Government under the Constitution of India or any law made by Parliament or the Legislature of the State in Bodo.
(4) Publication of Government advertisements in Bodo." Repeal and . Savings. 4.
(1) The Assam Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the Ordinance so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act. Assam Ordinance No. VIII of 1984. MD. SAADULLAH, Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Legislative Department. Gzwahati- Printed & Published by the Supdt. i/c., Assam Govt. Printing Press (Ex-Gazette) No -- 79-1,238-500-16-4-1985.
Section 3, The Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1985 (Act 6 of 1985).

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Questions about Section 3

How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act 3, section 3 Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act, section 3 of the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 3 of the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act enacted?

Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act was enacted in 1985 as Act 6 of 1985. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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