The Maharashtra Deletion of the Term famine (From Laws applicable to the State) Act, 1963

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Deletion of the Term “famine” (From Laws applicable to the Stae) Act, 1963.

2. From the commencment of this Act, in the All enactments relating to any of the matters enumerated in Lists II and III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, in their application to the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter referred to as “ State Laws”), and in all instruments and other documents, the word “ famine” shall be deemed to have been deleted.

3. (1) The enactment specified in column 1 of the Schedule is hereby amended in the manner, and to the extent, shown in column 2 thereof (2) Before the expiration of one year from the commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delete the work “famine” from any State law and where the context requires, substitute for the work “famine” the word “scarcity” and make such consquential amendments as the rules of grammar may require.