1. Short title and commencement
This Act may be called the Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954.
It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Amendment notes (1)
- . 16th August, 1954, see Gazette of India 1954, Part II, s. 3.
2. Definitions
In this Act:--
appointed day means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the coming into force of this Act.
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;
"scheduled areas means, the areas specified in the Schedule.
3. Assimilation of laws
All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or are in force in the scheduled areas shall on that day cease to be in force in the scheduled areas except as respects things done or omitted to be done before that day, and for the removal of doubts, it is herby declared that section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) shall apply in relation to such successor as it applies in relation to the repeal of an enactment by a Central Act.
All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or in force in, the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District shall as from that day extend to and be in force in the scheduled areas.
4. Removal of difficulties
If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition under section 3 from one law or group of laws to another law or group of laws, the Central Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions as it considers necessary for the removal of the difficulty.
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.
Note 2.—No. 1 Boundary Pillar is situated at a bearing of 313 o and at a distance of 420 feet from the centre of the 400 o firing point on the main range through which the Ummawlong stream flows, and at a bearing of 243 o and at a distance of 565 feet from centre of the 600 o firing point on the same range,
Magnetic variation, when this boundary was surveyed in 1926, was 15 o west.
Boundaries of the detached area
Pillars Bearing from Magnetic North
Degrees Minutes
Direct
Horizontal distance in feet.
Pillar No. 1 to Pillar No. 2 The boundary runs from pillar No 1 in a north- westerly direction crossing the head of a Nala, to Pillar
No. 2, which is situated on spur across this Nala.
308 18 335
Pillar No. 2 to Pillar No. 3 Thence it veers slightly more north wards and descends a thickly wooded slope until it reaches a stream at pillar No. 3
317 12 391
Pillar No. 3 to Pillar No. 4 The boundary is formed by the stream between these two pillars and runs in a south-westerly direction.
Pillar No. 4 is in midstream.
219 42 830
Pillar No. 4 to Pillar No. 5 Thence it turns sharp south-east to pillar No. 5 situated at the foot of a steep of hill.
144 48 61
Pillar No. 5 to Pillar No. 6 Thence the boundary again turns sharp south-west with a slight diagonal ascent.
238 12 113
Pillar No. 6 to Pillar No. 7
From Pillar No. 6 the slight diagonal ascent is continue but almost due south.
187
24
164
Pillar No. 7 to Pillar No. 8 The boundary thence continues in the same line for a distance of 40 Per feet whence it curves south-west to Pillar No. 8 situated in the center of a Nala 50 feet to the south-east of the south corner of a disused range butt.
212 6 208
Pillar No. 8 to Pillar No. 9 Thence to the south corner of this butt and along the Pillar No. 9 in the centre of the south-west side of the butt.
324 48 138
Pillar No. 9 to Pillar No. 10 The boundary thence turns a right angle to run south- west straight up a steep slope for a distance of 150 feet, thence turning south to follow a spur for 180 feet upto Pillar No. 10.
205 48 300
Pillar No. 10 to Pillar No. 11 Thence under the brow of this spur in a curve, for 95 feet to the south-east and 60 feet almost south.
141 54 150
Pillar No. 11 to Pillar No. 12 Thence south-west to Pillar No. 12 situated on the crest of the spur.
238 54 120
Pillar No 12 to Pillar No. 13 The boundary between these two Pillars follows up the same spur in a south-easterly direction.
225 30 391
Pillar No. 13 to Pillar No. 14 Thence the boundary turns south-east and runs down to a Nala.
159 30 231
Pillar No. 14 to Pillar No. 15 Thence in the same line to a spur across the Nala. 154 18 268
Pillars
Bearing from Magnetic North
Degrees Minutes
Direct
Horizontal distance in feet.
Pillar No. 15 to Pillar No. 16 Thence in the same line across this spur to the south slope of it.
152 30 320
Pillar No. 16 to Pillar No. 17 The boundary turns Cast from Pillar No. 16 along the south slope of the spur.
77 12 235
Pillar No. 17 to Pillar No. 18 In the same line down the south-east slope of this spur. 82 36 210
Pillar No. 18 to Pillar No. 19 The boundary here veers north-east, descends a steep slope to cross a Nala down which the Wah Jalynnoh branch of the Ummawlong stream flows and ascends a steep slope to the north-east of this stream to Pillar
No. 19 which is situated in a cleaning in a thick wood.
75 54 850
Pillar No. 19 to Pillar No. 20 Thence almost in the same line but slightly more northerly along this cleaning to Pillar No. 20 on the edge of a track running south-west from the southern extremity of Kench’s Trace.
70 42 464
Pillar No. 20 to Pillar No. 21 Thence north-east to Pillar No. 21 which is situated to the east of the southern extremity of Kench’s Trace.
42 48 363
Pillar No. 21 to Pillar No. 22 The Boundary runs in a north westerly direction along
Kench’s Trace to Pillar No. 21A; thence in a direct line to Pillar No. 21 B situated on Kench’s Trace; thence along Kench’s Trace through Pillar No. 21C to Pillar No. 21D; thence in adirect line to Pillar No. 22 which is situated on the west bank of the Ummawlong stream just north of the 20 yards firing point of the rifle range.
326 30 680
Pillar No. 22 to Pillar No. 23 The west bank of the Ummawlong stream forms the boundary between these two pillars.
5 30 1,440
Pillars No. 23 to Pillar No. 24 The boundary hence turns abruptly and runs south- west on to the lower crest of a spur.
203 42 200
Pillar No. 24 to Pillar No. 25 Thence in the same line up and across a Nala running to the south-east of this spur.
203 42 200
Pillar No. 25 to Pillar No. 26 Thence in the same line up the side of a spur to the south-east of this Nala, to Pillar No. 1.
203 12 240
(2) The Shillong (Umlong) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:—
Area 1,962 acres.
Breamar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Contonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 is situated on the left bank of the Wah Sohkhlur at a point 300 feet, north-west of Cantonment boundary Pillar No. 30 on a True Bearing of 308 o
II from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.
(MagneticVariation ...................................................... 55’ west in 1931.)
Description Forward bearings from true North
Degrees Minutes
Horizontal distance in feet.
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1 which is also Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 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. 2.
294 30 165
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the boundary of private land to the bed of the dry nallah at a point 10 feet north of Braemar
Pillar No. 3.
258 05 800
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 3 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the bed of dry nallah to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 which is situated near the head of this dry nallah.
252 28 800
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 the boundary runs in a southerly direction for a distance of about 70 feet to a private cart road, thence along the east side of this road to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 which is situated on a left bank of a stream, where the road crosses the stream.
184 53 580
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 the boundary runs in a south-westerly direction across the stream and the cart road up the hill in a straight line to Braemar Boundary
Pillar No. 6 alongside the Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 34.
216 50 240
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 6 the boundary runs in an easterly direction along the Cantonment Boundary to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 7 which is situated where the road crosses the Wah Sohkhlur on its right bank approximately 46 feet west of Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 33 situated on the hillside.
97 05 705
From Braemary Boundary Pillar No. 7 the Boundary runs in a north-easterly direction along the Cantonment Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sohkhlur (Wah
Lindoh) stream to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 which is situated on the right bank where the river bends left handed below Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.
36 30 1,150
From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 in a northwesterly direction along the Cantonment
Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sokhlur (Wah Lindoh) stream and crossing it opposite Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1.
292 30 195