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The North-Eastern Council Act, 1971

Part I — PRELIMINARY

Section 2Definitions

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Section 2: Definitions

2. Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a)

"Council" means the North-Eastern Council set up under section 3;

[(b) "north-eastern area" means the area comprising the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,[Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura]];

Amendment notes (2)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 20-2-1987 . Subs. by Act 69 of 1986, s. 45, for clauses (b) and (c) (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 26-6-2003 . Subs. by Act 68 of 2002, s. 2, for "Nagaland and Tripura" (w.e.f. 26-6-2003).