THE CENTRAL LAWS (EXTENSION TO ARUNACHAL PRADESH) ACT, 1993 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Extension of certain laws. 
3.  Construction of references to laws not in force in Arunachal Pradesh. 
4.  Construction of references to authorities where new authorities have been constituted. 
5.  Power to remove difficulties. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE CENTRAL LAWS (EXTENSION TO ARUNACHAL PRADESH) ACT, 1993 

ACT NO. 44 OF 1993 

[27th May, 1993.] 

An Act to provide for the extension of certain Central laws to the State of Arunachal Pradesh. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1.  Short  title  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Central  Laws  (Extension  to 

Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Extension of certain laws.—The Acts mentioned in the Schedule and all rules, orders, regulations 
and  schemes  made  thereunder  are  hereby  extended  to,  and  shall  be  in  force  in,  the  State  of  Arunachal 
Pradesh. 

3. Construction of references to laws not in force in Arunachal Pradesh.—Any reference in any 
Act, mentioned in the Schedule, to a law which is not in force in the State of Arunachal Pradesh shall, in 
relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that state. 

4. Construction of references to authorities where new authorities have been constituted.—Any 
reference  by  whatever  form  of  words  in  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  in  the  State  of  Arunachal 
Pradesh  to  any  authority  competent  at  the  date  of  the  passing  of  that  law  to  exercise  any  powers  or 
discharge any functions in that State shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted by 
or under any law now extended to that State, have effect as if it were a reference to the new authority. 

5. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of any 
Act now extended to the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Central Government may, by order notified in 
the  Official  Gazette,  make  such  provisions  or  give  such  directions  as  appear  to  it  necessary  for  the 
removal of the difficulty. 

(2)  In  particular,  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  any  such  notified 

order may,— 

(a) specify the corresponding authorities within the meaning of section 4; 

(b) provide for the transfer of any matter pending immediately before the commencement of 
this Act before any court, tribunal or other authority, to any corresponding court, tribunal or other 
authority for disposal: 

Provided  that  no  such  order  shall  be  made  after  the  expiry  of  two  years  from  the  date  of 

commencement of this Act. 

(3) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament. 

1. 1st July, 1994, vide notification No. S.O. 491(E), dated1st July, 1994, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

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THE SCHEDULE 

(See section 2) 

Short title 

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The Government Seal Act, 1862 

The Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 

The Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 

The Explosives Act, 1884 

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 

The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888 

The Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 

The Explosive Substances Act, 1908 

The Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 

The Railways (Local Authorities’ Taxation) Act, 1941 

The National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 

The Census Act, 1948 

The  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  and  Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act, 
1948 

Year 

1 

1862 

1873 

1874 

1881 

1884 

1885 

1888 

1905 

1908 

1938 

1941 

1948 

1948 

1948 

No. 

2 

3 

5 

4 

26 

4 

13 

4 

4 

6 

5 

25 

31 

37 

46 

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