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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Assimilation of laws.
4. Removal of difficulties.
THE SCHEDULE.

ACT NO. 31 OF 1954

[28th May, 1954.]

An Act to assimilate certain laws in force in the scheduled areas to the laws in force in the

Khasi and Jaintia Hills District.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Shillong (Rifle Range and

Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954.

(2) It shall come into force on such date1

as the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint.

Definitions.—In this Act:—

(a) appointed day means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for the coming

into force of this Act.

(b) law means so much of any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, rule, order or bye-law as relates to

any of the matters enumerated in Lists I and III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitutio

Boundaries of the detached area

Pillars Bearing

from Magnetic North

Degrees Minutes

Direct

Horizontal

distance

in feet.

Pillar No. 1 to Pillar No. 2 The boundary runs from pillar No 1 in a

north-westerly direction crossing the head of a Nala, to

Pillar No. 2, which is situated on spur across this Nala.

308 18 335

Pillar No. 2 to Pillar No. 3 Thence it veers slightly more north wards and

descends a thickly wooded slope until it reaches a

stream at pillar No. 3

317 12 391

Pillar No. 3 to Pillar No. 4 The boundary is formed by the stream between these

two pillars and runs in a south-westerly direction.

Pillar No. 4 is in midstream.

219 42 830

Pillar No. 4 to Pillar No. 5 Thence it turns sharp south-east to pillar No. 5 situated

at the foot of a steep of hill.

144 48 61

Pillar No. 5 to Pillar No. 6 Thence the boundary again turns sharp south-west

with a slight diagonal ascent.

238 12 113

Pillar No. 6 to Pillar No. 7 From Pillar No. 6 the slight diagonal ascent is continue

but almost due south.

187 24 164

Pillar No. 7 to Pillar No. 8 The boundary thence continues in the same line for a

distance of 40 Per feet whence it curves south-west to

Pillar No. 8 situated in the center of a Nala 50 feet to

the south-east of the south corner of a disused range

butt.

212 6 208

Pillar No. 8 to Pillar No. 9 Thence to the south corner of this butt and along the

Pillar No. 9 in the centre of the south-west side of

the butt.

324 48 138

Pillar No. 9 to Pillar No. 10 The boundary thence turns a right angle to run southwest

straight up a steep slope for a distance of 150

feet, thence turning south to follow a spur for 180 feet

upto Pillar No. 10.

205 48 300

Pillar No. 10 to Pillar No. 11 Thence under the brow of this spur in a curve, for 95

feet to the south-east and 60 feet almost south.

141 54 150

Pillar No. 11 to Pillar No. 12 Thence south-west to Pillar No. 12 situated on the

crest of the spur.

238 54 120

Pillar No 12 to Pillar No. 13 The boundary between these two Pillars follows up the

same spur in a south-easterly direction.

225 30 391

Pillar No. 13 to Pillar No. 14 Thence the boundary turns south-east and runs down

to a Nala.

159 30 231

Pillar No. 14 to Pillar No. 15 Thence in the same line to a spur across the Nala. 154 18 268

Pillars Bearing

from Magnetic North

Degrees Minutes

Direct

Horizontal

distance

in feet.

Pillar No. 15 to Pillar No. 16 Thence in the same line across this spur to the south

slope of it.

152 30 320

Pillar No. 16 to Pillar No. 17 The boundary turns Cast from Pillar No. 16 along the

south slope of the spur.

77 12 235

Pillar No. 17 to Pillar No. 18 In the same line down the south-east slope of this spur. 82 36 210

Pillar No. 18 to Pillar No. 19 The boundary here veers north-east, descends a steep

slope to cross a Nala down which the Wah Jalynnoh

branch of the Ummawlong stream flows and ascends a

steep slope to the north-east of this stream to Pillar

No. 19 which is situated in a cleaning in a thick wood.

75 54 850

Pillar No. 19 to Pillar No. 20 Thence almost in the same line but slightly more

northerly along this cleaning to Pillar No. 20 on the

edge of a track running south-west from the southern

extremity of Kench’s Trace.

70 42 464

Pillar No. 20 to Pillar No. 21 Thence north-east to Pillar No. 21 which is situated to

the east of the southern extremity of Kench’s Trace.

42 48 363

Pillar No. 21 to Pillar No. 22 The Boundary runs in a north westerly direction along

Kench’s Trace to Pillar No. 21A; thence in a direct

line to Pillar No. 21 B situated on Kench’s Trace;

thence along Kench’s Trace through Pillar No. 21C to

Pillar No. 21D; thence in adirect line to Pillar No. 22

which is situated on the west bank of the Ummawlong

stream just north of the 20 yards firing point of the

rifle range.

326 30 680

Pillar No. 22 to Pillar No. 23 The west bank of the Ummawlong stream forms the

boundary between these two pillars.

5 30 1,440

Pillars No. 23 to Pillar No. 24 The boundary hence turns abruptly and runs southwest

on to the lower crest of a spur.

203 42 200

Pillar No. 24 to Pillar No. 25 Thence in the same line up and across a Nala running

to the south-east of this spur.

203 42 200

Pillar No. 25 to Pillar No. 26 Thence in the same line up the side of a spur to the

south-east of this Nala, to Pillar No. 1.

203 12 240

(2) The Shillong (Umlong) Cantonment, that is to say, the area as defined below:—

Area ...... 1,962 acres.

Breamar East Boundary Pillar No.1 or Contonment Boundary Pillar No. 29 is situated on the left

bank of the Wah Sohkhlur at a point 300 feet, north-west of Cantonment boundary Pillar No. 30 on a

True Bearing of 308o

II from Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.

(MagneticVariation . . . . . . . . 55’ west in 1931.)

Description Forward bearings

from true North

Degrees Minutes

Horizontal

distance in

feet.

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1 which is also Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 29

the boundary runs across a stream in a north-westerly direction in a straight line along the

boundary of private land to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2.

294 30 165

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 2 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the

boundary of private land to the bed of the dry nallah at a point 10 feet north of Braemar

Pillar No. 3.

258 05 800

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 3 the boundary runs in a westerly direction along the

bed of dry nallah to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 which is situated near the head of

this dry nallah.

252 28 800

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 4 the boundary runs in a southerly direction for a

distance of about 70 feet to a private cart road, thence along the east side of this road to

Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 which is situated on a left bank of a stream, where the

road crosses the stream.

184 53 580

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 5 the boundary runs in a south-westerly direction

across the stream and the cart road up the hill in a straight line to Braemar Boundary

Pillar No. 6 alongside the Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 34.

216 50 240

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 6 the boundary runs in an easterly direction along the

Cantonment Boundary to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 7 which is situated where the

road crosses the Wah Sohkhlur on its right bank approximately 46 feet west of

Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 33 situated on the hillside.

97 05 705

From Braemary Boundary Pillar No. 7 the Boundary runs in a north-easterly direction

along the Cantonment Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sohkhlur (Wah

Lindoh) stream to Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 which is situated on the right bank

where the river bends left handed below Cantonment Boundary Pillar No. 30.

36 30 1,150

From Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 8 in a northwesterly direction along the Cantonment

Boundary which is the right bank of the Wah Sokhlur (Wah Lindoh) stream and crossing

it opposite Braemar Boundary Pillar No. 1.

292 30 195