Chapter V Chapter V

Miscellaneous

No suit or legal proceeding shall lie against the Tribunal or its Member or officer for acts done in good faith under this Act.

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules consistent with the provisions of this Act, for carrying out the purposes of this Act save in regard to the matters specified in section 14.
2. (2) All rules under this section shall be laid for not less than fourteen days before the Assam Legislative Assembly as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modifications as the Legislative Assembly may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.

The Tribunal may, either on its own motion or on the application of any party interested, within 30 days, review its own decision or order in any case and pass in reference thereto such order or orders as it thinks fit: Provided that no such application made by any party shall be entertained unless the Tribunal is satisfied that there has been a discovery of a new and an important matter or evidence which after the exercise of due diligence was not within the knowledge of such party, or could not be produced by him, at the time when its decision was made, or there has been some mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or for any other sufficient reason: Provided further, that no such order shall be varied or revised unless notice has been given to the parties interested to appear and an opportunity has been given to be heard in support of such order within 30 days.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with this Act and extant regulation as appear to be necessary for the removal of the difficulty.

1. (1) Section 169 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal:
   • (a) any rule made, any order issued, any notification published, any proceeding commenced, any action taken, or anything whatsoever done under the section repealed, shall continue and be deemed to have continued and have effect as if made, issued, published, commenced, taken or done under the provisions of this Act;
   • (b) any action taken, order made or other acts and things done by any officiating or purporting to act under the Acts repealed shall be valid and shall be deemed always to have been valid and shall not be called in question in any court on the ground of incompetency of the Officer to act under the Act repealed.