The Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959

(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh and Madras(Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the cominginto force of this Act; (b) "assembly constituency", "council constituency" and "parliamentary constituency" have thesame meanings as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950); (c) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme,notification or other instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of Andhra Pradeshor Madras; (d) "notified order" means an order published in the Official Gazette; (e) "sitting member", in relation to either House of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State,means a person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a member of that House; (f) "transferred territories" means (i) in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the territories specified in the Second Scheduleand transferred from that State to Madras; and (ii) in relation to the State of Madras, the territories specified in the First Schedule andtransferred from that State to Andhra Pradesh; (g) "treasury" includes a sub-treasury; (h) any reference to a district, taluk, firka, village or other territorial division of a State shall beconstrued as a reference to the area comprised within that territorial division on the 1st day of July,1957.

As from the appointed day, there shall be added (a) to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the territories specified in the First Schedule which shallthereupon cease to form part of the State of Madras; and (b) to the State of Madras, the territories specified in the Second Schedule which shall thereuponcease to form part of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(1) The territories specified in Part I ofthe First Schedule shall be included in, and form part of, Chittoor district; and the said territories, togetherwith the territories comprised in the villages of Puttur taluk specified in the Third Schedule and theterritories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Kanakammachatram andTiruttani firkas of Tiruttani taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 of the State of Madras, shallform a taluk to be known as Sathyavedu taluk in Chittoor district. (2) The territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Palliputtu andErumbi firkas of Tiruttani taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Madras shallbe included in, and form part of, Puttur taluk. (3) The territories which immediately before the appointed day were comprised in Melpadi firka ofChittoor taluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Madras shall be included in, andform part of, Chittoor firka of Chittoor taluk. (4) The territories specified in Part II of the First Schedule shall be included in, and form part of,Kuppam West firka of Palmaner taluk in Chittoor district.

(1) The territories which immediately before theappointed day were comprised in Sathyavedu firka of Ponneri taluk and Uttukkottai firka of Tiruvallurtaluk but are not transferred by virtue of section 3 to the State of Andhra Pradesh shall be included in, andform part of, Gummidipundi firka of Ponneri taluk. (2) The territories specified in Parts I and II of the Second Schedule shall be included in and form aseparate taluk to be known as Tiruttani taluk of Chingleput district; and in that taluk, the territoriesspecified in Part II of that Schedule shall form a separate firka to be known as Kanakammachatram firka. (3) The territories specified in Parts III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of the Second Schedule shallrespectively be included in, and form part of, (a) Mappedu firka of Tiruvallur taluk of Chingleput district, (b) Paranji firka of Arkonam taluk of North Arcot district, (c) Arkonam firka of Arkonam taluk of North Arcot district, (d) Ranipet firka of Walajapet taluk of North Arcot district, (e) Gudiyattam East Firka of Gudiyattam taluk of North Arcot district, and (f) Vaniyambadi firka of Tiruppattur taluk of North Arcot district.