The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986

This Act may be called the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator appointed by the President under article 239; (b) "appointed day1" means the day which the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint; (c) "article" means an article of the Constitution; (d) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission appointed by the President underarticle 324; (e) "existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh" means the Union territory of ArunachalPradesh as existing immediately before the appointed day; (f) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notificationor other instrument having, immediately before the appointed day, the force of law in the whole orany part of the existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh; (g) "sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly ofthe existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh, means a person who, immediately before theappointed day, is a member of that House or that Assembly; (h) "treasury" includes a sub-treasury.

On and from the appointed day, there shallbe established a new State, to be known as the State of Arunachal Pradesh comprising the territorieswhich immediately before that day were comprised in the existing Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.

[Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.]Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 (30 of 2001), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).

[Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.]Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act,2001 (30 of 2001), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).