State Act

The Matak Autonomous Council Act, 2020

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (a) “bye-laws” means the bye-laws framed by the General Council; (b) “Constitution” means the Constitution of India; (c) “Constituency” means the constituency referred to in section 30; (d) “Council Area” means the Matak Autonomous Council Area; (e) “Executive Council” means the executive body of the General Council of the Matak Autonomous Council Constituted under section 5 (3); (f) “Elector” in relation to a constituency means a person whose name is entered in the electoral roll of that constituency; (g) “General Council Fund” means the fund constituted under section 43; (h) “Government” means the State Government of Assam; (i) “Governor” means the Governor of Assam; (j) “General Council” means the General Council of the Matak Autonomous Council referred to in section 3; (k) “Member” means a member of the General Council or the Executive Council, as the case may be; (l) “Notification” means the notification issued under this Act; (m) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of Assam; (n) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (o) “Council Areas” means the area or areas consisting of villages with 50% or more population therein belonging to Matak community notified by the State Government as Council area under this Act; (p) “Village” means a census village not falling within any notified urban or town area, predominantly inhabited by Matak Community comprising 50% and above and notified as village under this Act; (q) “Commission” means the Assam State Election Commission.