No: 8 Dated: Jul, 26 2006

THE PREVENTION OF DISQUALIFICATION (MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MEGHALAYA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006

ACT NO. 8 OF 2006

An Act Further to amend the Prevention of Disqualification (Members of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya) Act, 1972. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya in the Fifty Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title:-  This Act may be called the Prevention of Disqualification (Members of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya) Amendment Act, 2006.

2. Amendment of the Schedule Act No. 3 of 1972:- In the Prevention of Disqualification (Members of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya) Act, 1972, in the schedule:-

(a) After “explanation-2” to item 7, the following new “explanation-3” shall be inserted, namely:-

“Explanation 3 - For the removal of doubt, the word “Chairman” or “Vice-Chairman” wherever appearing in this schedule includes and shall be deemed to have always included a Co-Chairman or Deputy Chairman respectively”;

(b) After item 16, the following new item 17 shall be added, namely:-

“17 Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Director of a joint sector company”.

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