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The Mizoram Gazette

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RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008 VOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 22.7.2014 Asadha 31, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 376

NOTIFICATION

No. H. 12018/234/2014-LJD, the 17th July, 2014. The following Act is hereby published for general information. The Mizoram Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of ) Community Certificates Act, 2014 (Act No. 5 of 2014) {Received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram on the 11th July, 2014}.

Zahmingthanga Ralte, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram.

ACT No. 5 of 2014 THE MIZORAM SCHEDULED TRIBES AND SCHEDULED CASTES (REGULATION OF ISSUANCE AND VERIFICATION OF) COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES ACT, 2014 AN ACT

To provide for the regulation of issuance and verification of the Community Certificates to the persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in the State of Mizoram.

Whereas it is considered necessary to devise and provide for the regulation of the issuance and verification of the Community Certificates to the persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in the State of Mizoram;

And Whereas in order to curb effectively the evil practices of securing such certificates by persons other than those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes for claiming the benefits of reservation and such other benefits meant for the Scheduled Tribes and the Scheduled Castes and to make provisions for prescribing punishment therefore and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

It is enacted by the State Legislature in the Sixty fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:-