The Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act, 1957

(1) This Act may be called the Naga Hills-Tuensang AreaAct, 1957. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

As from the commencement of this Act, there shallbe formed a new administrative unit in the State of Assam by the name of Naga Hills-Tuensang Areacomprising the tribal areas which at such commencement were known as the Naga Hills District andTuensang Frontier Division of the North East Frontier Agency.

In the Sixth Schedule to theConstitution, in paragraph 20, (a) after sub-paragraph (2A), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely: "(2B) The Naga Hills-Tuensang Area shall comprise the areas which at the commencement ofthis Constitution were known as the Naga Hills District and the Naga Tribal Area."; (b) in sub-paragraph (3), after the words "Administrative area", the brackets and words "(otherthan the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area)" shall be inserted; (c) in Part A of the Table, item 4 shall be omitted; and (d) in Part B of the Table, for item 2, the following item shall be substituted, namely: "2. The Naga Hills-Tuensang Area.".

In the Delimitation of Parliamentary and AssemblyConstituencies Order, 1956, (a) in the First Schedule, in the entry in column 3 against serial No. 37, the words "Naga Hills",shall be omitted; and (b) in the Second Schedule, in the Part relating to Assam, the heading "Naga Hills District" andall entries against serial Nos. 16, 17 and 18 shall be omitted.

[Amendment of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.] Rep. by the Repealing and AmendingAct, 1960 (58 of 1960), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 26-12-1960).