REGISTERED No. D-28

The Gazette

of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED

BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1949

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF STATES

NOTIFICATIONS

V

New Delhi, the 18th October, 1949

No. 220-P.--WHEREAS the Central Government has

full and

exclusive

Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction for, and in relation to, the governance of the State

of

Banaras;

'

Now, THEREFORE, in exorcise of the powers conferred by sub-section ( 2 ) |

section 8 of the Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction Act, 1947 (XLVII of 1947) and of

all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Government is pleased

to delegate to the Provincial Government of the United Provinces, the extra-

provincial jurisdiction aforesaid, including the power conferred by section 4 of

the said Act to make orders for the exercise of that jurisdiction:

Provided that:—

(i) the exercise of the jurisdiction hereby delegated shall be subject to

the control of the Central Government; and

(ii) the delegation shall not preclude

the

Central

Government

from

exercising the jurisdiction hereby delegated.

No. 221-P.—WHEREAS the Central Government has full and exclusive autho-

rity, jurisdiction and powers for, and in relation to, the governance of the

State of Tripura;

Now THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 4

of the Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction Ad,, 1947 (XLVII of 1947) and of all other

powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Government is pleased to make

the following Order : —

1. Short title, extent and commencement: —

(1) This Order may be called the Tripura (Administration) Order, 1949.

(2) It extends to the whole of Tripura.

(3) It shall corns into force on the 15th day of October 1949.

2. Definition.—In this Order, 'Tripura" means the whole of the area which,

immediately before the commencement of this Order, is comprised within the

State of Tripura.

8. Appointment of Chief Commissioner.—There shall be a Chief

Commis-

sioner appointed by the Government at the

head of

the

administration

of

Tripura.

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4. Appointment of functionaries.—(1) Subject to the control of the Central

Government, the Chief Commissioner may appoint such Judges, Magistrates

find Other Officers as may be necessary for the administration of Tripura and

may, by general or special order, determine their jurisdiction, powers, duties

and functions.

(2) Without prejudice¹ to the provisions of sub-paragraph (1), aU Judges,

Magistrates and other officers who immediately before the commencement of

this Older, were exercising lawful functions in Tripura or any part thereof

shall, until other provi&ion is made by the Chief Commissioner, continue to

exercise their respective functions in the same manner and to the same extent

as they were doing before the commencement of this Order.

o. Exlflf ng laws tD continue.—A'l laws in force in Tripura or anv part thereof

immediately before the commencement of this Order shall continue in force

until repealed or amended by a competent legislature or authority:

Provided that nil powers t'xercisable under the said laws by Hi^ Highness

the Maharaja or the Government of the State shall bo exercisable by the

Chief ('oinmissionfir,

C. Oontinuanoe of Ellstifij; taxes,—All taxes, duties, cesses or fees

which

immediately before (he connnercen^nt of the Order, were being lawfully levied

in Tr | urn oi any part thereof ^lull continue to be levied and applied to tho

same pui pO'-t¹*, ur'ii other \

<, jns is made by a competent legislature or

author) i y

M. K. VELLODI, Secy.

1'UBLIHH.ED BY IHB MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, INDIA,

I'MINTEW uy IKEI MANAOEII, GOVBHNMEMI OF INDI¹! PRESS, NEW DEIJHI, INDIA.