The Bihar Language of Laws Act, 1955
Preamble
[Bihar Act XXIII of 1955] THE BIHAR LANGUAGE OF LAWS ACT, 1955. (This Act received the assent of the President on the 8th November 1955 and the assent was first published in the Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 25th November 1955.) AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE LANGUAGE OF LAWS IN THE STATE OF BIHAR. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the sixth year of the Republic of India as follow :--
The Act
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[Bihar Act XXIII of 1955] THE BIHAR LANGUAGE OF LAWS ACT, 1955. (This Act received the assent of the President on the 8th November 1955 and the assent was first published in the Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 25th November 1955.) AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE LANGUAGE OF LAWS IN THE STATE OF BIHAR. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the sixth year of the Republic of India as follow :-- 1. Short title, extent and commencement. --- (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Language of laws Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may be notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions. 2. Language to be used in Bills, etc. - The language to be used in- (a) All Bills to be introduced or amendments thereto to be moved in either House of the Legislature of the state;
(b) All Acts passed by the State Legislature; (c) All Ordinances promulgated under Article 213 of the Constitution; and (d) All orders, rules, regulations and bye-laws issued by the State Government under the Constitution; Shall be Hindi in Devanagari script: Provided that Bills introduced prior to the commencement of clause (a) may be passed as Acts by the State Legislature in the English language.
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