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Constitution (one hundredth amendment) Act, 2015.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Contract/agreement Cadastre/land registration Constitutional amendment
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Act amends the First Schedule to the Constitution, in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Assam (art. 3a), in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of West Bengal (3b), in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Meghalaya (3c), in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Tripura (3d). The Third Schedule describes extracts of agreement between India and Bangladesh concerning the demarcation of land boundary and other related matters thereof dated 16 May 1974, 6 September 2011. The Act further amends the Constitution of India to give effect to the acquiring of territories by India and the transfer of certain territories to Bangladesh in pursuance of the agreement and its protocol entered into between the Governments of India and Bangladesh.

Full text
English
Website
www.indiacode.nic.in

References - Legislation

Amends

Constitution of India.

Legislation | India | 1949 (2019)

Keyword: Economic/social/cultural rights, Local government, Nutrition, Right to food, Indigenous peoples, Human rights, Agricultural development, Policy/planning, Governance, Access-to-justice, Traditional rights/customary rights, Gender, Property rights, Public participation, Sustainable development, Inland fisheries, Food quality control/food safety, Food security, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Institution, Court/tribunal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX