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The Nagaland Village Councils (4th Amendment) Act, 2009

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This Act amends the Nagaland Village Council Act, 1978, to grant legal recognition to Naga Tribal Councils established under traditional customs. It changes the principal act's name to the Nagaland Village & Tribal Council Act, 1978 and allows the State Government to provide financial assistance to these councils. The law empowers Tribal Councils to assist the government in maintaining law and order, settling disputes, and preserving peace. Furthermore, it introduces a procedure for the State Government to remove the Chairman of a Village Council if a majority of members vote for it in a special session.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 2. Amendment of title of the act
  3. 3. Instruction of sub-section (under section 2 of the principal act
  4. 4. The following section, to be titled as Section 9(3), shall be inserted &r Section
  5. 5. Amendment of the heading under chapter II
  6. 6. Deletion of section 23 to 50 of the principal Act
  7. 7. Insertion of the New Section 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27 in the Principal act

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