The West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949

(1) This Act may be called the West Godavari District(Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act, 1949. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act (a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the cominginto force of this Act; (b) "Eluru Taluk" means the taluk of that name in the West Godavari district of the State ofMadras; (c) "law" means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order or bye-law, relating to any of thematters enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935 (25 and26 Geo. 5, c. 2); and (d) "Scheduled area" means the area comprised in the villages which are specified in theSchedule to this Act

(1) All laws which immediately before the appointed day extend to, or arein force in, the Eluru Taluk, but not in the scheduled area, shall, as from that day, extend to, or as the casemay be, come into force in, the scheduled area. (2) All laws which immediately before the appointed day are in force in the scheduled area, but not inthe Eluru Taluk, shall on that day cease to be in force in the scheduled area, except as respects things doneor omitted to be done before that day.

If any difficulty arises in relation to the transition from thelaws mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 to the laws mentioned in sub-section (1) thereof, theCentral Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provision as it considersnecessary for the removal of such difficulty.