The Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954

The Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Controlments

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The Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Controlments assimilation of Laws Act, 1954 (ACT NO. 31 OF 1954) (As on 15th April, 2026) 1

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED Cl.,cls. . . . . . for Clause, clauses. S., ss. . . . . . ,, Section, sections Sch. . . . . . ,, Schedule. Subs. . . . . . ,, Substituted w.e.f. . . . . . ,, with effect from.

THE SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG)

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THE SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG) CANTONMENTS ASSIMILATION OF LAWS ACT, 1954 ___________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS _________ SECTIONS 1.

THE SHILLONG (RIFLE RANGE AND UMLONG)

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Section 1 — Short title and commencement

Section 2 — Definitions

Section 3 — Assimilation of laws

Section 4 — Removal of difficulties

THE SHILLONG (RIFLE 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. 1 (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 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.

THE SCHEDULE

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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. o Note 2.—No. 1 Boundary Pillar is situated at a bearing of 313 and at a distance of 420 feet from o the centre of the 400 firing point on the main range through which the Ummawlong stream flows; o o and at a bearing of 243 and at a distance of 565 feet from centre of the 600 firing point on the same range. o Magnetic variation, when this boundary was surveyed in 1926, was 15 west. Boundaries of the detached area Pillars Bearing Direct from Magnetic North Horizontal distance Degrees Minutes in feet. 2 The boundary runs from Pillar No 1 in a 308 18 335 north-westerly direction crossing the head of a Nala, to Pillar No. 2, which is situated on spur across this Nala.

Pillar No. 9 to Pillar No. 10 The boundary thence turns a right angle to run south- 205 48 300

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10 The boundary thence turns a right angle to run south- 205 48 300 west straight up a steep slope for a distance of 150 feet, thence turning south to follow a spur for 180 feet up to Pillar No. 11 Thence under the brow of this spur in a curve, for 95 141 54 150 feet to the south-east and 60 feet almost south. 13 The boundary between these two Pillars follows up the 225 30 391 same spur in a south-easterly direction. 14 Thence the boundary turns south-east and runs down 159 30 231 to a Nala. 17 The boundary turns Cast from Pillar No. 24 The boundary hence turns abruptly and runs south- 203 42 200 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 203 42 200

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25 Thence in the same line up and across a Nala running 203 42 200 to the south-east of this spur. 26 Thence in the same line up the side of a spur to the 203 12 240 south-east of this Nala, to Pillar No. Breamar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Contonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 294 30 165 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. 4 the boundary runs in a southerly direction for a 184 50 580 distance of about 70 feet to a private cart road, thence along the east side of this road to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 the boundary runs in a south-westerly direction 216 50 240 across the stream and the cart road up the hill in a straight line to Braemar Boundary Pillar No.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 in a north westerly direction along the Cantonment 292 30 195

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8 in a north westerly direction along the Cantonment 292 30 195 Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sokhlur (Wah Lindoh) stream and crossing it opposite Braemar Boundary Pillar No.

STATEMENT OF OBECTS AND REASONS

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STATEMENT OF OBECTS AND REASONS By virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, the United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District was constituted. This district comprises the territories which before the commencement of the Constitution were known as the Khasi States and the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District, excluding any areas for the time being comprised within the cantonment and municipality of Shillong, but including so much of the area comprised within the municipality of Shillong as formed part of the Khasi State of Mylliem. Prior to the commencement of the Constitution, the Shillong Rifle Range and Umlong Cantonments formed part of the Khasi State of Mylliem and were not a part of the municipality of Shillong. Thus the area covered by these two cantonments in the former Mylliem State remained as an isolated non-tribal area of the State of Assam, not forming part of any administrative district. These areas have now been included in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District but the old laws in force in the area continue to be in force. The Government of Assam have made a law repealing the laws in force in the said areas and extending thereto the laws in force in the District of Khasi and Jaintia Hills and pertaining to matters in the State List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.