State Act
Section 4. Validity of certain acts and adaptation of laws.
THE ASSAM COMMISSIONERS' POWERS DlSTRIBUTION ACT, 1939
This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962 (named as the Act repealing it in the Assam Legislative Department's list of repealed Acts, alphabetical_repealed_act_final.pdf; the list gives no date); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
4. (1) Without prejudice to the continuing validity of any notification, appointment, orders, schemes, rules, regulations, forms, bye-laws or directions issued or determination made by the Commissioner of a Division under any enactment in force in either or both of the two Commissionerships of Assam before the commencement of this Act, the Governor of Assam may by notification in the Official Gazette at any time and from time to time after the commencement of this Act direct that the provisions of any enactments in force as aforesaid shall until amended, altered or repealed by a competent legislature or other competent authority, be amended, altered, or repealed in such manner as may appear to the Governor to be necessary or expedient to bring them into accord with the provisions of this Act and all notifications, appointments, orders, schemes, rules, regulations, forms, bye-laws or directions issued, made, or prescribed under or with reference to any such enactments shall, except as otherwise provided, be construed as having effect subject to the adaptation, alteration or repeal made in the aforesaid manner. Any such notification made by the Governor shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. (2) Pending the issue of notifications as provided in the preceding sub-section it shall be lawful for the Governor to issue from time to time such orders, the same being consistant with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to the Governor necessary or expedient for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the Commissioner, Surma Valley and Hill Division by the Commissioner, Assam Valley Division, or such other authority as the Governor may direct.