THE SHILLONG (RIFILE RANGE AND UMLONG) 
CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF LAWS ACT, 1954 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Assimilation of laws. 
4.  Removal of difficulties. 
THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE SHILLONG (RIFILE RANGE AND UMLONG) 
CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF LAWS ACT, 1954 

ACT NO. 31 OF 1954 

[28th May, 1954.] 

An Act to assimilate certain laws in force in the scheduled areas to the laws in force in the 

Khasi and Jaintia Hills District. 
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Shillong (Rifle Range and 

Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954. 

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

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act:— 

(a) appointed day means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the coming 

into force of this Act. 

(b) law means so much of any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order or bye-law as relates to 

any of the matters enumerated in Lists I and III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; 

(c) “scheduled areas means, the areas specified in the Schedule. 

3. Assimilation of laws.—(1) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or 
are in force in the scheduled areas shall on that day cease to be in force in the scheduled areas except 
as  respects  things  done  or  omitted  to  be  done  before  that  day,  and  for  the  removal  of  doubts,  it  is 
herby declared that section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) shall apply in relation to 
such successor as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a Central Act. 

(2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or in force in, the Khasi and 

Jaintia Hills District shall as from that day extend to and be in force in the scheduled areas. 

4.  Removal  of  difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition under section 3 
from one law or group of laws to another law or group of laws, the Central Government may, by order 
notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions as it considers necessary for the removal of the 
difficulty. 

THE SCHEDULE 
[See section 2(c)] 

(1) The Shillong (Rifle Range) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:— 

Note1.— This area lies about half a mile to the west of Laban village, and about the same distance 

south of the Umjasai river as it runs from west to east from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No.37. 

It is nowhere contiguous with the boundaries of the Shillong Cantonment. 
Note 2.—No. 1 Boundary Pillar is situated at a bearing of 313o and at a distance of 420 feet from 
the centre of the 400o firing point on the main range through which the Ummawlong stream flows, 
and at a bearing of 243o and at a distance of 565 feet from centre of the 600o firing point on the same 
range, 

Magnetic variation, when this boundary was surveyed in 1926, was 15o west. 

1. 16th August, 1954, see Gazette of India 1954, Part II, s. 3. 

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Boundaries of the detached area 

Bearing 
from Magnetic North 

   Degrees    Minutes 

The  boundary 
north-westerly direction crossing the head of a Nala, to 
Pillar No. 2, which is situated on spur across this Nala. 

from  pillar  No  1 

runs 

308 
in  a                        

18 

Direct 
Horizontal 
distance 
in feet. 

335 

Pillars 

Pillar No. 1 to Pillar No. 2 

Pillar No. 2 to Pillar No. 3 

Pillar No. 3 to Pillar No. 4 

Pillar No. 4 to Pillar No. 5 

Pillar No. 5 to Pillar No. 6 

Thence  it  veers  slightly  more  north  wards  and 
descends  a  thickly  wooded  slope  until  it  reaches  a 
stream at pillar No. 3 

The  boundary  is  formed  by  the  stream  between  these 
two  pillars  and  runs  in  a  south-westerly  direction. 
Pillar No. 4 is in midstream. 

Thence it turns sharp south-east to pillar No. 5 situated 
at the foot of a steep of hill. 

Thence  the  boundary  again  turns  sharp  south-west 
with a slight diagonal ascent. 

317 

12 

391 

219 

42 

830 

144 

238 

187 

212 

48 

12 

24 

6 

61 

113 

164 

208 

Pillar No. 6 to Pillar No. 7 

From Pillar No. 6 the slight diagonal ascent is continue  
but almost due south. 

Pillar No. 7 to Pillar No. 8 

The boundary thence continues in the  same line for a 
distance of 40 Per feet whence it curves south-west to 
Pillar No. 8 situated in the center of a Nala 50 feet to 
the  south-east  of  the  south  corner  of  a  disused  range 
butt. 

Pillar No. 8 to Pillar No. 9 

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Thence  to  the  south  corner  of  this  butt  and  along  the 
Pillar  No.  9  in  the  centre  of  the  south-west  side  of           
the butt. 

48 

138 

Pillar No. 9 to Pillar No. 10 

Pillar No. 10 to Pillar No. 11 

Pillar No. 11 to Pillar No. 12 

The boundary thence turns a right angle to run south-
west  straight  up  a  steep  slope  for  a  distance  of  150 
feet, thence turning south to follow a spur for 180 feet 
upto Pillar No. 10. 

Thence under the brow of this spur in a curve, for 95 
feet to the south-east and 60 feet almost south. 

Thence  south-west  to  Pillar  No.  12  situated  on  the 
crest of the spur. 

Pillar No 12 to Pillar No. 13 

The boundary between these two Pillars follows up the 
same spur in a south-easterly direction. 

Pillar No. 13 to Pillar No. 14 

Thence  the  boundary  turns  south-east  and  runs  down 
to a Nala. 

Pillar No. 14 to Pillar No. 15 

Thence in the same line to a spur across the Nala. 

205 

48 

300 

141 

238 

225 

159 

154 

54 

54 

30 

30 

18 

150 

120 

391 

231 

268 

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Pillars 

Bearing 
from Magnetic North 

  Degrees    Minutes 

Direct 
Horizontal 
distance 
in feet. 

Pillar No. 15 to Pillar No. 16 

Thence  in  the  same  line  across  this  spur  to  the  south 
slope of it. 

Pillar No. 16 to Pillar No. 17 

The boundary turns Cast from Pillar No. 16 along the 
south slope of the spur. 

152 

77 

Pillar No. 17 to Pillar No. 18 

In the same line down the south-east slope of this spur.  82 

Pillar No. 18 to Pillar No. 19 

The  boundary  here  veers  north-east,  descends  a  steep 
slope  to  cross  a  Nala  down  which  the  Wah  Jalynnoh 
branch of the Ummawlong stream flows and ascends a 
steep  slope  to  the  north-east  of  this  stream  to  Pillar   
No. 19 which is situated in a cleaning in a thick wood. 

75 

30 

12 

36 

54 

320 

235 

210 

850 

Pillar No. 19 to Pillar No. 20 

Thence  almost  in  the  same  line  but  slightly  more 
northerly  along  this  cleaning  to  Pillar  No.  20  on  the 
edge  of  a  track  running  south-west  from  the  southern 
extremity of Kench’s Trace. 

70 

42 

464 

Pillar No. 20 to Pillar No. 21 

Thence north-east to Pillar No. 21 which is situated to 
the east of the southern extremity of Kench’s Trace. 

42 

48 

363 

Pillar No. 21 to Pillar No. 22 

326 

30 

680 

The Boundary runs in a north westerly direction along 
Kench’s  Trace  to  Pillar  No.  21A;  thence  in  a  direct 
line  to  Pillar  No.  21  B  situated  on  Kench’s  Trace; 
thence along Kench’s Trace through Pillar No. 21C to 
Pillar No. 21D; thence in adirect line to Pillar No. 22 
which is situated on the west bank of the Ummawlong 
stream  just  north  of  the  20  yards  firing  point  of  the 
rifle range. 

Pillar No. 22 to Pillar No. 23 

The  west  bank  of  the  Ummawlong  stream  forms  the 
boundary between these two pillars. 

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Pillars No. 23 to Pillar No. 24  The  boundary  hence  turns  abruptly  and  runs  south-

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west on to the lower crest of a spur. 

Pillar No. 24 to Pillar No. 25 

Thence in the same line up and across a Nala running 
to the south-east of this spur. 

Pillar No. 25 to Pillar No. 26 

Thence  in  the  same  line  up  the  side  of  a  spur  to  the 
south-east of this Nala, to Pillar No. 1. 

203 

203 

30 

42 

42 

12 

1,440 

200 

200 

240 

(2) The Shillong (Umlong) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:— 

Area ...... 1,962 acres. 

Breamar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Contonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 is situated on the left 
bank of the Wah Sohkhlur at a point 300 feet, north-west of  Cantonment boundary Pillar No. 30 on a 
True Bearing of 308o II from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30. 

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(MagneticVariation .      .        .      .      .        .     .     .  55’ west in 1931.) 

Description 

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1 which is also Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 
the boundary runs across a stream in a north-westerly direction in a straight line along the 
boundary of private land to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2. 

Forward 
from true North 

bearings 

 Degrees Minutes 

Horizontal 
distance in 
feet. 

294 

30 

165 

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the 
boundary of private land to the bed of the dry nallah at a point 10 feet north of Braemar 
Pillar No. 3. 

258 

05 

800 

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 3 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the 
bed  of  dry  nallah  to  Braemar Boundary  Pillar  No.  4  which is situated  near the  head of 
this dry nallah. 

252 

28 

800 

From  Braemar  Boundary  Pillar  No.  4  the  boundary  runs  in  a  southerly  direction  for  a 
distance of about 70 feet to a private cart road, thence along the east side of this road to 
Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 which is situated on a left bank of a stream, where the 
road crosses the stream. 

184 

53 

580 

From  Braemar  Boundary  Pillar  No.  5  the  boundary  runs  in  a  south-westerly  direction 
across  the  stream  and  the  cart  road  up  the  hill  in  a  straight  line  to  Braemar  Boundary 
Pillar No. 6 alongside the Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 34. 

216 

50 

240 

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 6 the boundary runs in an easterly direction along the 
Cantonment  Boundary  to  Braemar  Boundary  Pillar  No.  7  which  is  situated  where  the 
road  crosses  the  Wah  Sohkhlur  on  its  right  bank  approximately  46  feet  west  of 
Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 33 situated on the hillside. 

97 

05 

705 

From  Braemary  Boundary  Pillar  No.  7  the  Boundary  runs  in  a  north-easterly  direction 
along  the  Cantonment  Boundary  which  is  the  right  bank  of  the  Wah  Sohkhlur  (Wah 
Lindoh)  stream  to  Braemar  Boundary  Pillar  No.  8  which  is  situated  on  the  right  bank 
where the river bends left handed below Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30. 

36 

30 

1,150 

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 in a northwesterly direction along the Cantonment 
Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sokhlur (Wah Lindoh) stream and crossing 
it opposite Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1. 

292 

30 

195 

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