Power to remove difficulties

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty : Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
2. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as, may be after it is made, be laid before the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. 1. Short title, extend and commencement Short title, extend and commencement :
3. (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal

Pradesh Staff Selection Board (Amendment) Act, 2026.

1. (2) It shall extend to whole of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. (3) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Arunachal Pradesh Gazette. 2. Amendment Amendment :
3. (1) In Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board Act. 2018, (hereinafter

referred to as the Principal Act), for the entries in clause

1. (a) of sub-section

1. (2) of Section 3, the following shall be substituted, namely- “A Chairman who shall be an officer from an organized service with at least twenty
2. (20) years of regular service and in the pay scale not below that of Super Time Scale (Level-14 in Pay Matrix). Provided that retired officer of the equivalent eligibility may also be appointed as Chairperson by the State Government. Provided further that the Procedure for Appointment, Pay, Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of such retired officer, if so appointed as Chairperson, shall be such as may be prescribed”.
3. (2) In the Principal Act, in sub-section
4. (2) of Section 4 after the existing first proviso, following proviso shall be inserted ; “ Provided further that the tenure of such Retired Officer, if so appointed as Chairperson, shall be for five years or until he/she attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier”. 3. Repeal and saving -1 3.Repeal and saving : The Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 is hereby repealed. Notwithstanding such repeal, any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be construed to have been validly taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.