The Meghalaya Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions and Repealing) Act, 2025

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The Meghalaya Decriminalisation (Amendment of Provisions and Repealing) Act, 2025, is a legislative tool designed to modernize state laws by replacing criminal penalties with civil or administrative ones. It does not create new crimes but rather modifies existing statutes listed in its Schedule to reduce the burden of criminal prosecution for minor technical or procedural violations. For the ordinary citizen, this means fewer risks of imprisonment for minor regulatory errors. The Act includes a "savings" clause to ensure past legal actions remain valid and grants the State Government a two-year window to resolve implementation difficulties.

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1. Short title and commencement
2. Amendment of certain enactments
3. Savings
4. Power to remove difficulties

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