THE ASSAM AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS (STATE LAWS) ACT, 2018 (SINGLE DOCUMENT)

ASSAM ACT NO. XI OF 2018 

(Received the assent of the Governor on 18th April, 2018) 

 

THE ASSAM AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS (STATE LAWS) ACT, 2018. 

 

AN 

ACT 

 

 

Preamble. 

 to provide for authoritative texts of State Laws in Assamese Language in the 

State of Assam.  

      Whereas it is extremely useful to the general public of Assam and also 

for official purposes of the State to translate into, authenticate and publish 

the State Laws of Assam in Assamese Language under the authority of the 

Governor and it is expedient to provide for authoritative texts of State Laws 

in Assamese Language in the State of Assam;  

       It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as 

follows :- 

 
Short title, 

extent and 

commencement. 

1.  

 

(1) This Act may be called the Assam Authoritative Texts (State Laws) Act, 

2018. 

 

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam. 

 

(3) It shall come into force at once. 

 

Definitions. 2.  

 

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- 

(a) "State Laws" means and includes any State Act, any Ordinance 

promulgated by the Governor, any order, rule, regulation or bye law 

issued under the Constitution or under any State Act ; 

 

(b) "Governor" means the Governor of Assam ;  

 

(c) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam ; 

 

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 

 

 

Authoritative 

Texts of State 

Laws in 

Assamese 

Language. 

3.  

 

Tanslation in Assamese Language of any State Law(s) published under the 

authority of the Governor in the Official Gazette, shall be deemed to be the 

authoritative texts thereof in Assamese Language. 

 



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Power to make 

rules. 

4.  

 

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

 

(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall, as soon 

as may be after they are made, be laid before the Assam Legislative 

Assembly while it is in session, for a total period of not less than 

fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or two or more 

successive sessions and shall, unless some later date is appointed, take 

effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette subject to 

such modifications or annulments as the Legislative Assembly may, 

during the said period agree to make, so however, that any such 

modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 

anything previously done thereunder. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S. M. BUZAR BARUAH, 

Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, 

Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6.