The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Thursday 5.1.2017 Pausa 15, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 1 AFFIDAVITBy the deed I, the undersigned,MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS(new name), D/o Badal Ka nti Das, previously calledBiakthansangi(old name), date of birth :05.05.1989 and resident of H/No.B-32/C, First Floor, Near Vety Office, Khatla, Aizawl, Mizoram, solemnly declare :- 1.That for and on behalf of my myself and my wife/husband, children and remitter issue wholly re- nounce/relinquish and a bandon the use of my former name/surname ofBiakthansangiand in pla ce thereof I do hereby a ssume from the date the name/surnameMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS and so that my wife/husband, children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distisquished not by my former name/surname ofBiakthansangi but assumed name/surname of MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS. 2.That for the purpose of evidencing such my determina tion declare that I shall a t all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writing a nd in 3.All proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as public a nd upon all occasions whatso- ever use and sign the name ofMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DASas my name/sur name in pla ce of and in substitution for my former name/surname. 4.That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and fr iends in particular, at all times hereafter to designa te and address me, my wife, my children, remitter issue by such assumed name/sur name ofMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS. 5.In witness whereof I have hereunt o subscribed my former and adopted name/surname of Biakthansangiand MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DASaffix my signature and seal, if any, this the 30th day of December, 2016. Date : 30.12.2016 In the presence of : Sd/- 1. (ZOTHANKHUMI ZADENG) R/o Khatla, Aizawl Identified by me :- Sd/- FRANCIS VANLALZUALA, B.A., L.L.B. ADVOCATE DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE’S COURT AIZAWL DISTRICT, AIZAWL, MIZORAMNotarial Registration No. 6/12 Dt. 30/12/16 Signed and delivered by the above named Former Name :Biakthansangi Sd/- 2. (LALTHANTLUANGI ZADENG) R/o Khatla, Aizawl Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-50.Signed befor e me :- Sd/- R.Thangkanglova Advocate & Notary Public Aizawl, Mizoram The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Thursday 5.1.2017 Pausa 15, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 1 AFFIDAVITBy the deed I, the undersigned,MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS(new name), D/o Badal Ka nti Das, previously calledBiakthansangi(old name), date of birth :05.05.1989 and resident of H/No.B-32/C, First Floor, Near Vety Office, Khatla, Aizawl, Mizoram, solemnly declare :- 1.That for and on behalf of my myself and my wife/husband, children and remitter issue wholly re- nounce/relinquish and a bandon the use of my former name/surname ofBiakthansangiand in pla ce thereof I do hereby a ssume from the date the name/surnameMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS and so that my wife/husband, children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distisquished not by my former name/surname ofBiakthansangi but assumed name/surname of MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS. 2.That for the purpose of evidencing such my determina tion declare that I shall a t all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writing a nd in 3.All proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as public a nd upon all occasions whatso- ever use and sign the name ofMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DASas my name/sur name in pla ce of and in substitution for my former name/surname. 4.That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and fr iends in particular, at all times hereafter to designa te and address me, my wife, my children, remitter issue by such assumed name/sur name ofMICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DAS. 5.In witness whereof I have hereunt o subscribed my former and adopted name/surname of Biakthansangiand MICHELLE BIAKTHANSANGI DASaffix my signature and seal, if any, this the 30th day of December, 2016. Date : 30.12.2016 In the presence of : Sd/- 1. (ZOTHANKHUMI ZADENG) R/o Khatla, Aizawl Identified by me :- Sd/- FRANCIS VANLALZUALA, B.A., L.L.B. ADVOCATE DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE’S COURT AIZAWL DISTRICT, AIZAWL, MIZORAMNotarial Registration No. 6/12 Dt. 30/12/16 Signed and delivered by the above named Former Name :Biakthansangi Sd/- 2. (LALTHANTLUANGI ZADENG) R/o Khatla, Aizawl Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-50.Signed befor e me :- Sd/- R.Thangkanglova Advocate & Notary Public Aizawl, Mizoram

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008OBITUARYNo.19015/300/2009-PAR(SSW)/49, the 9th January, 2017 : The Government of Mizoram has learnt with profound sorrow, the sad a nd untimely demise of Pu Zosangzua la, Junior Grade of MSS, Superintendent, Environment Forests & Climate Change Department at 4:00 p.m on 08.01.2017. Pu Zosangzuala entered into Government Service as Assistant Grade through Direct Recr uitment on 19.06.1986 a nd was posted in the Directora te of Local Administra tion. He was transferred and posted to the Office of Controller, Printing & Stationery w.e.f 05.10.1990, Environment Forests & Climate Change Depa rtment w.e.f 03.09.2001 and Directora te of F ood, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs w.e.f 31.03.2009. He was promoted to Junior Grade of MSS w.e.f 16.10.2009 a nd posted as Superintendent in t he Office of Deputy Commissioner, Ma mit and again transferred and posted as Superintendent in the Directorate of Geology & Mineral Resources w.e.f 31.07.2011, Fisheries Department w.e.f 30.08.2013 & Environment Forests & Climate Change Department w.e.f 14.08.2014 where he served till his sad demise. He served the Government of Mizora m for 30 years a nd 6 months and 20 days in var ious capa cities with utmost sincerity and devotion, and endeared himself to all his colleagues. He always proved himself to be a conscientious officer. The Government pla ces on record its deep appreciation of the sincere services rendered by P u Zosangzuala a nd conveys its heartfelt sympa thy and condolence to the bereaved family. Renu Sharma, Principal S ecretar y to the Govt. of Mizoram, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms.VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Monday 9.1.2017 Pausa 19, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 2Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008AFFIDAVITI, Raj Bahadur Gurung S/o Bom Bahadur, resident of H/No. T-3/111-GF /B, A I Sec, Tourist Lodge Quar ter, Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram, do hereby solemnly affir m and state as follows :- 1.That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth. 2.That presently I a m working as IV Grade in the Department of Tourism, Aizawl, Mizoram. 3.That my name has b een written and recor ded as Raj Baha dur Gur ung in my service book and in my Voter ’s I.D Card. 4.That ‘Gurung’ is my Mother ’s Surna me and t hat “Bishowkar ma’ is my father ’s surname. 5.That the pur pose of this a ffidavit is to change my name from ‘Ra j Bahadur Gurung’ to ‘Raju Bishowkarma ’ which has been writ ten in the above said documents. 6.I therefore request the concerned author ity to accept this affidavit and to issue me the sa id document in my correct name i.e. ‘RAJU BISHOWKARMA’. 7.That I have verified the contents of this affidavit and found them to be true to my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto put my signature on this the9th day of December, 2016. Sd/- DEPONENT Identified by me:-Signed before me: Sd/-Sd/- K. RolandR. ThangkanglovaNotarial Registration AdvocateAdvocate & Notary PublicNo. 27/12 Aizawl : MizoramAizawl, MizoramDate 9/12/2016 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 3Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008AFFIDAVITI, Raju Bishowkarma S /o Bom Bishowkarma, r esident of H/No. T-3/111-GF/B, A I S ec, Tourist Lodge Quarter, Cha ltlang, Aizawl, Mizor am, do hereby solemnly affir m and state as follows :- 1.That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth. 2.That my father ’s name has been written and recorded as ‘Bom Bahadur Gurung’ in all my documents and in my Service Book. 3.That the purpose of this affidavit is to correct my father ’s name as “Bom Bishowkarma’. That ‘Bom Bahadur Gurung’ and ‘Bom Bishowkar ma’ corr esponds to my father under same affect. 4.I therefore request the concerned author ity to accept this affidavit and to issue me the sa id document in my father ’s cor rect name or ma ke corr ection if needed i.e. ‘Bom Bishowkar ma’. 5.That I have verified the contents of this affidavit and found them to be true to my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto put my signature on this the9th day of December, 2016. Sd/- DEPONENT Identified by me:-Signed before me: Sd/-Sd/- K. RolandR. ThangkanglovaNotarial Registration AdvocateAdvocate & Notary PublicNo. 28/12 Aizawl : MizoramAizawl, MizoramDate 9/12/2016 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 4Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. K. 12011/61/2015-REV, the 22nd December, 2016.Consequent upon notification of land acqu isition for NH 54 Widening Project from Aizawl to Tuipang and as stipulated under S ection 11(4) of the Mizoram (Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement) Act, 2016, no person shall ma ke any transaction or cause any transa ction of land or create any encumbrances of such land in the affected areas within the Districts of Aizawl, Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Saiha with effect from 19th December, 2016 till the project is completed. Zothankhuma, Secr etary to Govt. of Mizoram, Land Revenu e & Sett lement Department. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 5Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. B.17011/28/2010-EDN, the 21st December, 2016.In supersession of this Department’s Notification vide No.B.17011/28/2010-EDN dt.4.3.2013 as per section 34 of RTE Act, 2009 and section 26 of the MIZORAM RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION RULES, 2011, the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to re-constit ute the State Advisory Council for the State of Mizoram for implementation of RTE Act, 2009 consisting of the following members with immediate effect for the period of two year s from the date of assuming the Office :- Minister, S chool Education Department-Chairman Parliamenta ry Secretary, S chool Education Department -Vice Chairman Secr etary, S chool Education Department-Member Secretary Members :- 1.Secr etary, Law & J udicia l Depart ment 2.Special Secr etary, School Education Department 3.Director, School Education 4.Director, SCERT 5.Director, Health & Family Welfare Department 6.Director, Social Welfare Department 7.Dy. Secretary, School Education Department 8.Jt. Director, School Education (Elementary) 9.Jt. Director, SCERT i/c Child Protection 10.Under Secretary-I, School Education Department 11.Principal, IASE 12.Principal, DIET, Aizawl 13.Addl. SPD, SSA FUNCTION, TERMS AND CONDIT IONS1.The State Advisory Council shall be to advise the State Govt. on implementa tion of the pr ovisions of the RTE Act in an effect ive manner. 2.The Council shall meet regularly at such time as the Cha irperson thinks fit but three months s hall not intervene between its last and the next meeting. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 6 - 2 - Ex-6/2017 3.The meeting of the council shall be presided by t he Chairperson. If for any reason the Chairperson is unable to attend the meeting of the Council, he may nominate a member of the Council to preside over such meeting. Quorum of the meeting of the Council shall be considered complete if at least 50% of its members are pres ent. 4.Every member shall hold office as such for a term of two years from the date on which he assumes office. 5.The State Project Office, SSA sha ll provide logistic s upport for meeting of the Council and its other functions. 6.Sitting allowances of the members of the Council shall be as per the approved rate of the Govt, fr om time to time. P. Lalchhuanga, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, School Education Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. G. 16010/39/2012-F. Est, the 5th December, 2016.In exer cise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 (17 of 1998), the State Government hereby makes the following rules t o amend the Mizoram Lotteries (Regula tion) Rules, 2011, namely:- 1 . Short tit le and(1) Thes e rules may be called the Mizoram Lot teries (Regula t ion) CommencementAmendment Rules, 2016. (2) They shall come into force with effect fr om the date of publica tion in t he official gazette. 2. Amendment ofIn clause (j) of Sub-rule (1) of rule 2 of the Mizoram Lot teries (Regulation) Rule 2Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Rules) the following shall be added:- “The components of ‘Sale proceeds’ which correspond to “face value” shall consist the following:-1) Value at which the tickets are sold to the Distributors along with adjustments of prizes upto ^ 10,000/- as disbursable prize money by the Distributors. Pr ovided that the uncla imed prize money shall be depos ited by the Distributor to the State Government by Demand Draft immediately after expiry of 120 days. The above will include the following: i)A minimum amount of five lakh rupees per draw for bumper draw of lottery and for all other for ms of lottery, a minimum amount of ten thousand rupees per draw to be charged by the State laid down in sub-rule (10) of rule 3 of the Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2010; ii)Printing cha rges, transportation charges a nd other ancillary char ges, if a ny; iii) Taxa ble P r ize Money; iv) ‘Unclaimed Prize Money and; v)Other cha rges/Administr ative ex pens es; Provided tha t the sale proceeds ha s to be deposit ed in t he Public Ledger or Consolidated Fund of the State or any other Government Account as prescribed by the Sta te.” VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 7 - 2 - Ex-7/2017 3. Amendment ofIn rule 4 of the Principal Ru les, rule 41) Sub-rule (2) sha ll be substituted by the following, namely:- “(2) The State Government may conduct and organise the lotteries, if it so desires t o gener ate and raise its additional revenue to promote various development activities of social importance like Education, Poverty alleviation, Health, Welfare, empowerment of women, handicapped persons etc., by issuing a notification in the Official Gazette. The scope, limitations and methods for organizing the lotteries (Paper and Online) will be in line with The Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 and the rules made thereunder along with the Mizoram State Lottery Rules, 2011 as amended from time to time.” 2)In sub-rule (10) the words “date/time” and “minimum” shall be substituted by the words “date and time” and “maximum.” 3)In s u b -r u le (1 6 ), t he wor ds “ 1st Class Magistrate” shall be substituted by the words “1st Class Magistrate/Notary.” 4)In sub-rule (37), the words “as may be chosen by Director, Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram” shall be substituted by the words “in the State in which the lottery is usually marketed.” 4. Amendment ofIn rule 5 of the Principal Rules, after sub-rule(3), the following Sub-rule rule 5shall be added as sub-rule (4), namely:- “(4) the State Government of Mizoram may sell the Lottery tickets to Distributors on the basis of clause (j) of sub-rule (1) of rule 2.” 5. Amendment ofSub-rule(1) of rule 6 of the Principal Rules shall be substituted by the rule 6following, namely:- “(1) The Distributors, aft er each draw is held, shall return all the unsold tickets, if any, of such lotteries to the Director, Institutional Finance & State Lottery, Government of Mizora m, as instructed by the Government from time to time, or as the case may be with a copy of such retur n or deta iled accounts to the designated authority.” 6. Amendment ofIn sub-rule(b) and (c) of rule 8 of the Principal Rules, the word “Gazetted rule 8Officers” shall be substituted by the words “Gazetted Officer/Notary.” 7. Amendment ofSub-rule(1) of rule 10 of the Principal Rules, shall be substituted by the rule 10following, namely:- “(1) All payment due from a Distributor to the Government of Mizoram after adjustment of the prizes upto ^ 10,000/- as Disbursable Prize Money by t he Distributor shall be made by such Distr ibutor by Dema nd Draft or any other mode of Bank tr ansfer only in favour of the Director, on any Nationalised/Public Sector Banks located at Aizawl, or a s instr ucted by the Government from time to time.” L. N. Tochhawng, Fina nce Commissioner, Government of Mizoram.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/100

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. A. 26020/1/2009-DCA/284, the 9th January, 2017.In pursuance of paragraph 11 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Amendment Rules passed by the Mara Autonomous District Council which received approval fo His Excellency the Governor of Mizor am on 22.12.2016 is hereby published for general information, namely :- “THE MARA AUTONOMOUS DIST RICT COUNCIL (SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS) (FOUTH AMENDMENT) RULES, 2016. Rodney L. Ralte, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, District Council & Minority Affairs Department. A Rules further to amend the Mara Autonomous District Council (Salar ies, Allowances and Pension of Members) Rules, 2003 (her eina fter r eferred as the “Principal Ru les”) and amended ther ein. Be it enact ed by the Mara Autonomous District Council in the Sixty- Seventh Year of the repu blic of India as follows :- Short title, extend1. (1) These rules may be called the Mara Autonomous District Council Salaries, and commencementAllowances and Pension of Members) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2016. (2) They shall extend as the Principal Rules. (3) They sha ll be deemed to have come into for ce with retrospective effect fr om 1st April, 2012. Amendment of2. after sub- rule (2) of rule 14 of the Principal Rules, the following sub-rule Rule 14.shall be added, namely:- “ (3) The family pension shall be incr eased at the rate of 5% (five percent) simple interest annua lly”. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 8Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/150

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 20013/04/16-JERC, the 10th January, 2017.In exercise of powers conferred under Section 50 read with Clause (x) of Sub-section (2) of Section 181 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), and all other power s enabling it in this behalf, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur & Mizoram hereby makes the following Regula tions t o amend the Joint Electricity Regula tory Commission for Manipur & Mizoram (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”), namely; 1.Short title and commencement (1)This Regula tions may be called the Joint Electr icity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram (Electr icity Supply Code) (Seventh Amendment) Regula tions, 2016. (2)This Regula tions shall extend to the whole States of Ma nipur a nd Mizoram and shall a pply in relation to all matters falling within the jurisdiction of the Commission. (3)This Regulations shall come into force from the date of t heir notifications in the Official Gazette of the concerned Sta tes. 2.Amendment in Regulation 4.52 and 4.55 of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram (Electricity Supply Code) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016 . Clause 4.52 and 4.55 of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram (Electricity Supply Code) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016 shall be substituted as below: 4.52A suitable metal wa terproof box with glass window and locking/sealing ar rangement to house the energy meter, street light controller, MCB, timer, light sensitive timer, etc. as appr oved by the licensee shall be provided by the local body at his own cost. This box s hall be installed at the point of commencement of str eet light line (say DT substation) or any convenient location mutually agreed between local body and the licensee. The responsibility of t he safety of the same shall be shared equally by local body and the licensee. If the local body fails to provide the suitable meta l water proof box, the contr ol equipment’s and energy meter, etc. , the licensee is at liberty to install them at its own expense and cha rge monthly rent or recover the full cost from local body by including the a mount in the monthly pu blic lighting bill at one time. 4.55New connect ion for public street light be preferably with su itable timer, tripping facility, ener gy meter and suitable water pr oof meta l housing as per Clause 4.52 of this code. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 9 - 2 - Ex-9/2017 3.Amendment in Regulation 5 of the Pr incipal Regulations: Clause 5.5(3) of the Principal Regulations shall be substituted as below: 5.5(3) In a situation where the licensee is facing problems in upto date collection of energy dues or facing problems in serving upto date bills or facing problems in financia l year-wise ener gy audit and accounting, (energy and financial accounting) the licensee shall install pre-paid / smart meters with built in demand side mana gement facility. The meters shall conform to the technical requirements as prescribed in Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of meters) R egulations, 2006 with latest amendments. By Or der of t he Commission Richard Zothankima, Assistant Secretary. Note: The Principal Regulations were notified in the Manipur Gazette Extraordinary, issue No. 349 dt. 15.1.2014 and in the Mizoram Gazette Extraordinary, Vol.-XLII, issue No. 642 dt. 20.12.2013. The First Amendment Regula tions, 2014 were notified in t he Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 217 dt 29.10.2014 and in the Mizoram Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 506 dt 20.10.2014. The Second Amendment Regula tions, 2015 were notified in t he Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 241 dt 12.6.2015 and in the Mizoram Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 263 dt 12.6.2015. The Third Amendment Regula tions, 2016 wer e notified in the Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 1155 dt 20.2.2016 and in the Mizoram Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 32 dt 16.2.2016. The Fourth Amendment Regula tions, 2016 were notified in t he Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 241 dt 1.10.2016 and in the Mizoram Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 370 dt 27.9.2016. The Fifth Amendment Regula tions, 2016 were notified in the Mizor am Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 408 dt 18.10.2016. The Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2016 were notified in the Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary, issue No. 288 dt 31.10.2016.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/250

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12018/113/2002-LJD, the 12th January, 2017.The following Act is hereby published for general information. The Mizoram Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. 8 of 2016) {Received the assent of the Gover nor of M izoram on the 7th December, 2016} THE MIZORAM FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 AN ACT to amend the Mizoram Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act No. 12 of 2005) It is enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizora m in the Sixty-Seventh year of the Republic of India a s follows namely :- CHAPTER -1 PRELIMINARY 1 . Short title1) This Act ma y be ca lled the Mizoram Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2016. 2 . Amendment of Section 1Sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 1 of the Principal Act shall be substituted a s follows, namely :- “(2) It sha ll extend to t he whole of M izoram [except the ar eas falling under the Autonomous Distr ict Councils set up under the Sixth S chedule to the Constitution of India and subject to the provisions contained in the Mizoram Forest Act, 1955 (Act No.4 of 1955) and Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Central Act No.53 of 1972)]. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 10 - 2 - Ex-10/2017 (3) It shall come into for ce from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.” CHAPTER - II PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES 3 . Amendment of Section 5 :- In section 5 of the Principal Act, (1) After sub-section (3), a new sub-section (4) shall be added as follows, namely :- “(4) Any person who violates t he provision in section 5 sub- section (1), (2) a nd (3) above shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment of one month which may extend to three months or a fine not exceeding Rupees Five thousa nd or both.” 4 . Amendment of Section 6 :- In Section 6 of the Principal Act, (1) In clause (a) of sub-section 1, the word ‘geletin shall be substituted by the word ‘dynamite’. (2) In clause (c) of sub-section (1), after ‘or nets; or ’ the words ‘use of a ny electrical mechanical devices or any kind of trap’ shall be a dded and semi colon between ‘nets’ a nd ‘or ’ shall be deleted. (3) After clause (d), a new clause (e) shall be added as follows :- “(e) Any of the following acts or commission shall constitute an offence, namely :- (i) Wanton killing of fish juveniles, fish brooders and other organisms which otherwise have economic aesthetic significant biodiversity effect on the fisheries is prohibited; (ii) Making any obstruction or restriction which prevent movement of fish in any form in any Government water bodies shall be punishable offence; (iii) Making any diversion of na tural waters for killing of fishes is a n offence; (iv) Disturbing or destroying natural breeding grounds in any Government water bodies b y any means shall be cognizable offence; (v) Dumping of wastes or pollution from fa ctory effluents to any Government wa ter bodies; (vi) Fishing or killing or sale of fishes from Government water bodies during closed seasons; (vii) Catching or sale of fishes from Government water bodies below the permissible size and weight; (viii) Culture, seed production, rearing, distribution, marketing and release to a ny Government water bodies of fishes ba nned by either Central or State Government. (4) Sub-section (2) shall be substituted by sub-section (2), (3) and (4) a s follows :- “(2) Any person who violates the provision in sub-section (l)(a) above shall, on conviction, be punished with one month imprisonment which may extend upto three months or a fine not exceeding Rupees Five thousand or both. - 3 -Ex-10/2017 (3) Any person who violates the provision in sub-section (l)(b) above shall, on conviction, be punished with six months imprisonment which may extend upto twelve months or a fine of Rupees Ten thousand which may extend upto Rupees Twenty thousand or both. (4) Any person who violates the provisions in sub-section (l)(c),(d) and (e) a bove shall, on conviction, be pu nished with fifteen days imprisonment which may extend upto thirty days or a fine upto Rupees Two thousand Five hundred or both.” (5) Sub-section (3) shall be substituted by sub-section (5) as follows :- “Offences punishable under sub-s ection (2),(3 ) and (4) shall be cognizable and bailable.” 5 . Amendment of Section 7:- In section 7 of the Principal Act, after clause (b), new clauses (c) and (d) shall be inserted as follows :- “(c) Any person who violates any prohibitory order issued under section 7 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a minimum term of seven days which may extend to thirty days or a fine of Rupees Two thousand five hundred. (d) Offences punishable under Section 7 sha ll be cognizable and bailable.” 6 . Amendment of Section 8 :- In section 8 of the Principal Act, (1), In sub-section (1), the words “punishable under section 6 or 7” sha ll b e substit uted by the words ‘punishable’ u nder section 5 or 6 or 7". (2) In s ub- section (2), the words “this section may be deta ined until his name.” shall be substituted by the words “section 5 or 6 or 7 may be detained until his na me”. 7 . Amendment of Section 10 :- In section 10 of the Principal Act, (1) In sub-section (1), the words ‘not exceeding one hundred rupees,’ shall be substituted by the words, ‘not less than Rupees One thousand.’ (2) sub-section (2) shall be substituted as follows :- “On compounding an offence, the a ccused shall be discha rged and property seized from him/her shall be destroyed or confiscated.” 11. Amendment of Section 11:-In Section 11 of the Principal Act, - (1) In sub-section (2), after the words, ‘Fishery Demonstration Farms,’ the words, ‘and Fish Seed Farms’ shall be added. (2) After sub-section (3), new sub-sections shall be added as follows, namely :- “(4) The Government may lease out its Fa rms to private or Societies through proper terms and conditions for a maximum period of five years. (5) The Government may develop pr iva te or society la nds for a certain period of time and develop Fish Seed or Feed Infr astructures through Public Private Par tnership (PPP) mode. (6) The Government may approve, assist, register and issue Certificates to Hatcheries, Nurseries and Rearing Units, Fish Farms and Fish Feed manufact uring units. - 4 - Ex-10/2017 (7) The Government shall have the right/power to check a nd exa mine Nur series, Rearing Units or a ny Fish Farms at any time. (8) The Government shall have the power to check, confiscate or dest roy any consignment of fish seed and feed which violates the provisions of this Act. (9) The Government shall ensure hygienic handling, tr ansporta tion and storage of fish and fis h products for domestic marketing. (10) Government s hall be responsible for conservation of fish fauna and replenishment of indigenous and economic variety fishes in Government water bodies (11) Whenever major dam is constructed across any major river s of Mizoram, the Government shall ensure that passage for fishes in order to access breeding grounds and for migration is provided.” Lalmalsawma, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram. Aizawl - 796001Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/200

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12018/242/2016-LJD, the 12th January, 2017.The following Act is hereby published for general information. The Mizoram Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016 (Act No. 9 of 2016) {Received the assent of the Governor of M izor am on the 19th December, 2 016} THE MIZORAM DRUG (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES) ACT, 2016 AN ACT to provide for laws relating to control of certain substances that tend to addiction and misuse which are not effectively dealt with by the exis ting laws in force; It is enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram in the sixty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows, namely: - CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short Title, extent and Commencement 1.(1) This Act ma y be called The Mizora m Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016 (2) It extends to the whole of Mizoram. (3) It shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions 2.In t he Act, unless the context otherwise requir es - (i) “Act ” means the The Mizora m Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016 (ii) “addict” means a person who has dependence in any drug having abuse potential and consumes the said drug; (iii) “controlled substances” means any substance declared as such by the Government by notification, published in the Official Gazette; VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Tuesday 17.1.2017 Pausa 27, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 11 - 2 - Ex-11/2017 (iv) “conveyance” means a conveyance of any description whatsoever and includes any aircr aft, vehicle (two-or - t hr ee wheeled) or ves sel; (v) “Government” means the Government of Mizoram; (vi) “illicit traffic” in relation to controlled substances means production, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, use or consumption, import or exp ort int er-State of cont rolled substances without valid license, permit or prescription; (vii) “licensed dealers” means the traders who have the drug license or the trade license to sell the cont rolled substances or t he holders of trade license to sell the substances mentioned; (viii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Act; (ix) “rule” means the rules fra med under this Act. CHAPTER II AUTHORIT IES AND OFFENCES 3 . Government to take measures for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic of controlled substances, etc. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Government shall t ake all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of preventing and combating abuse of controlled substances and the illicit traffic therein. (2) In particular and without prejudice to t he gener ality of the provisions of s ub-section (1), the measur es which the Government may take under that sub-section include measures with r espect to a ll or a ny of t he following matters, namely: - (a ) co-ordination of action by concerned officers, departments and other a uthorit ies- (i) under this Act, or (ii) under any other law for the time being in force in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of this Act; (b) identification, tr eatment, educa tion, a fter car e, rehabilitation and social re-integration of addicts; (c ) such other matters as the Government deems necessa ry or expedient for the purpose of securing the effective implementation of the pr ovisions of this Act and preventing and combating the abuse of controlled substa nces and illicit traffic therein. (3) The Government may, if it considers necessary or expedient t o do so for the purposes of this Act, by or der, published in the Official Gazette, constitute an Author ity or a hierarchy of authorities, by such name or names as may be specified in the order for the purpose of exercising such of the powers and functions of the Government under this Act and for taking measures with respect to such of the matters referred to in sub- section (2) as may be mentioned in the order, and subject to the supervision and contr ol of t he Government and the provisions of such order, such authority or authorities may exercise the powers and take the measures so mentioned in the order as if such authority or authorities has been empowered by this Act to exercise those powers and take such measures. (4) The Government may, by notification in consultation with Guwaha ti High Court constitute a District Level Co-ordination Committee cha ired by the concerned District and Sessions Judge cons isting the Enforcement and Pr osecution Agencies with the t erms and condit ions as may be pres crib ed. (5) The Government may, by notification publis hed in Official Gazette, decla re any drug to be a Controlled Substance, and also specify the small quantit y and commercial quantity for the cont rolled substance, for the pur poses of this Act. (6) With a view to adopt uniformity in procedures of drawing of samples from seized controlled substances, the Government may by notification, published in official gazette, specify procedures - 3 -Ex-11/2017 particularly with regard to the quantit y of samples dr awn, sealing, mode of packing, desp atch of sample for chemical analysis, place of drawal of sample and the like. 4 . Officers of the Government (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 3, the Government shall appoint an officer not below the ra nk of J oint Secretary or equivalent a s the Nodal Officer and may also appoint such other officers with such designation as it thinks fit for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Nodal Officer shall, either b y himself or through officers subordinate to him, exercise all powers or perform a ll functions entrusted to him by the Government. CHAPTER III STATE FUND FOR CONTROL OF DRUG ABUSE 5 . State Fund for Control of Drug Abuse 1)The Government may, by not ification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the State Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (hereafter r eferred to as the Fund) and there shall be credited thereto - (a ) an amount the Government may, after the appropria tion ma de by the State Legisla ture by law in this behalf, provide; (b) the sale proceeds of any drugs seized or property forfeited; (c ) any grants that may be ma de by any person, institution or or ganization; (d) any income from investments of the amounts credited to the Fund under the aforesaid provisions. (2) The Fund shall be applied by the State Government to meet the expenditure incurred in connection with the measures taken for - (a ) combating illicit traffic in controlled substances; (b) cont rolling the abuse of controlled substances; (c ) identifying, treating, rehabilitating addicts; (d) preventing drug abuse; ( e) educating public aga inst drug abuse; and (f) supplying dr ugs to addicts where such supply is a medica l necessity. (g) training of personnel. 6 . Annual report of activities financed under the Fund. The State Government shall, as soon as may be, after the end of each financial yea r, give an account of activities financed under Section 5(2) during the financial year, together with a statement of accounts. CHAPTER IV PROHIBITION, CONTROL AND REGULATION 7 . Prohibition of certain operations No person sha ll - (a ) possess, sell, stock for sale or trade in any controlled substance; or (b) tra nsport either inter-State or intr a-Sta te any cont rolled substance, without a valid license under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and any other law for the time being in force. Provided that, and subject to the other provisions of the Act and the rules made there under, the possess ion of s mall quantities of controlled substances for medicinal purposes with a valid prescription, or for a legal use of the substance, shall be permissible: - 4 - Ex-11/2017 Provided further t hat the quantity of controlled substance in possession s hall not be beyond the limit pr escribed in prescription slip/card, or in ca ses of other substances other than drugs, the amount permissible shall be proportionate to its purported use: 8 . Power of Government to permit, control and regulate Subject to the provisions of Section 7, the Government may, by rules- (a ) permit and regula te - (i)the possession of controlled substances by author ized persons and licensed dealers; (ii) the sale of controlled substances by the licensed dealers; (iii) the use and consumption of contr olled substances in any chemical form; (iv) the manufact ure of the controlled substances by the licensed ma nufactur ers; (v) the transpor t of controlled substa nces by licensed dealers and authorized persons; (b) prescribe a ny other matter requisite to render effective the control of Government over any of the matters specif ied in cla use (a). CHAPT ER V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 9 . Punishment for contravention Whoever, contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule or a ny order made there under shall be punishable - (a ) where the contra vention is by the licensed dealers, with suspension or cancellation of the license and shall a lso be barred from re-grant of license and with impr isonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both; (b) where the contravention involves use or consumption of t he controlled substances, without valid medica l prescription, by any means/r oute of intake, in any chemica l form, such person shall undergo compulsory detoxification, a nd to be followed by r ehabilit ation and also will rema in under observation/ probation, and such person s hall also be liable to pay a fine which may extend to ten thousa nd rupees; (c ) where the contravention involves a person using a mode of transport or any other for m of conveyance, either inter- State or intra-State, such per son sha ll be liable to imprisonment for a term which may ext end to three years or with fine which may extend to fift y thousand rupees, or with both, and the vehicle so u sed, shall be liable to be seized and confiscated, which may be released on payment of twenty thousand rupees; (d) where the contravention involves the ma nufactur er of controlled substances, such p erson shall be liable to imprisonment which ma y extend to thr ee year s or with fine which may extend to fift y thousand rupees, or with both; 10. Punishment for illegal possession of controlled substances Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, possesses cont rolled substances shall be punishable:- (a ) wher e the contravention involves small quantity, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both. (b) where the contravention involves quantity, lesser than commercia l quantity but greater than small quantity, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both. (c ) wher e the contravention involves commercial quantity, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both. Provided that the Court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgement impose a fine exceeding fifty thousand rupees. 11. Punishment for allowing premises, etc., to be used for commission of an offence Whoever, being the owner or occupier or having t he cont rol or use of a ny house, room, enclos ure, space, place, animal or conveyance, knowingly permits it to be used for the commission by any other person of an offence punishable under any provision of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with b oth. 12 . Punishment for financing illicit tr affic and ha rbouring offenders Whoever indulges in financing, dir ectly or indir ectly, a ny of the activities s pecified in clause (vi) of Section 2 or harbours any person engaged in any of the aforementioned activities, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgement, impose a fine exceeding one lakh rupees. 13. Punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy Whoever abets, or is a par ty to a criminal cons piracy to commit an offence punishable under this Act, shall, whether such offence be or be not committed in consequence of such abetment or in pursuance of s uch criminal conspiracy and notwithstanding anything conta ined in Section 116 of the Indian Penal Code, punishable with punishment provided for the offence. 14. Enhanced punishment for offences after previous conviction In t he event of a second or subsequent conviction of any offence punishable under the Act, such person shall be punished with rigor ous imprisonment for a term which may extend to twice the maximum term of punishment, and also be liable to fine which shall extend to twice the maximum amount of fine: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgement, impose a fine exceeding the fine for which a person is lia ble. 15. Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act or any rule or order made there under for which no punishment is separately provided in this chapter, sha ll be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousa nd rupees, or with both. 16. No suspension, remission or commutation in any sentence awarded under this Act Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal P rocedur e, 1973 or any other law for the time being in force, no sentence a warded under this Act shall be suspended, remitted or commuted. 17. Presumption of culpable mental state (1) In a ny prosecution for an offence under this Act which requir es a cu lpable mental state of the accused, the court shall presume the existence of such mental state but it shall be a defense for the accused to prove the fact tha t he had no such mental state with respect to the act cha rged as a n offence in that pr osecution. Explanation: In this section “cu lpable mental state” includes intention, motive, knowledge of a fact and belief in, or reason to believe a fact. (2) For the pur pose of this section, a fact is said to be proved only when the court believes it to exist beyond a reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability.- 5 -Ex-11/2017 18. Trial of Offences :- (1) No C ourt inferior to the C ourt of Judicia l magistrate of the First Class shall try offences under this Act. 19. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - (a ) ever y offence punishable u nder this Act shall be cogniza ble; (b) no person a ccused of an offence punisha ble under this Act sha ll be r eleased on bail or on his own bond unless - (i) the Public Prosecutor has been heard and also given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release, and (ii) where the P ublic P rosecutor opposes the applica tion, the court is satisfied that there are r easonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of s uch offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. (2) The limitations on granting of bail specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) are in addition to the limitations under the Code of Cr iminal Procedur e, 1973 or any other law for the time being in force on granting of bail. 20 . Power of court to release certain offenders on probation (1) When a person is found guilty of an offence punishable under Section 9 (b) a nd if t he cour t by which he is found guilty is of the opinion, regar d being had to the age, character, antecedents or physical or mental condition of the offender, that it is expedient so to do, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, the court may, instead of s entencing him at once to any imprisonment, with his consent, direct that he be released for undergoing medical t reatment for detoxification or de- addiction from a hospita l or an institution maintained or recognized by the Government, and to appear and fu rnish before the court within a period not exceeding six months, a r eport regarding the result of his medical treatment and, in t he meantime, to abstain from the commission of any offence under Cha pter V. (2) If it appears to the court, ha ving regard to the report regar ding the result of the medical treatment fu rnished under sub-section (1), that it is expedient so to do, the court ma y direct the release of the offender after due admonit ion. CHAPT ER VI PROCEDURE 21. Power to issue warrant and authorization (1) A Ma gistrate of the first class or any Magistr ate of the second cla ss specially empowered by the Government in this behalf, may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have commit ted any offence punishable under this Act, as for the sea rch, whether by day or by night , of any building, conveyance or place in which he has reason to believe any controlled substance in respect of which a n offence punishable under this Act has been committed or any docu ment or other article which ma y furnish evidence of the commission of such offence. (2) Any officer not below the rank of a gazetted officer of the departments of drug cont rol, excise & na rcotics, police or any other department of the Government as he is empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the Government if he has reason to believe fr om personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down on writing that any person has committed an offence punishable under this Act or any document or other article which may- 6 - Ex-11/2017 fu rnish evidence of the commission of s uch offence is kept or concealed in any building, conveyance or place authorize any officer subordinate to him but superior in rank to a peon, helper or a constable to a rrest such a person or search a building, conveyance or place. (3) The officer to whom a warrant under sub-section (1) is addressed and the officer who authorized the arrest or search or the officer who is so authorized under sub-section (2) shall have all the powers of an officer acting under Section 21. 22. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorization (1) Any such officer (b eing an officer superior in rank to a peon, helper or constable) of the depa rtments of drugs cont rol, excise, police or any other department of the Gover nment a s is empowered in this behalf by genera l or special or der of the Government, if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing that any controlled substa nce in respect of which an offence punishable under this Act has been committed or any document or other a rticle which may fu rnish evidence of the commission of such offence is kept or concealed in any building, conveyance or enclosed pla ce, may between sunrise a nd suns et - (a ) enter into a nd sear ch any such building, conveyance or place; (b) in case of resistance, break open any door and remove a ny obstacle to such entry; (c ) seize any drug or substance or a ny other article and a ny animal or conveyance which he has reason to believe to be liable for confisca tion under this Act a nd any document or other article which he has reason to believe ma y furnish evidence of the commission of any offence punishable under this Act; and (d) deta in and search, and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed any offence punishable under this Act: Provided tha t if such officer has reason to believe that a search warra nt or a uthoriza tion cannot be obt ained without affording, a ny opportunity for the concealment of evidence or facility for the escape of an offender, he may enter and search any building, conveyance or enclosed place at any time between sunset and sunrise after recording the grounds of his belief. (2) Where an officer ta kes down any infor mation in writing under sub-section (1) or r ecor ds grounds for his belief under the proviso thereto, he shall wit hin seventy-two hours send a copy thereof to his immediate officia l superior. 23 . Power of seizure and arrest in public place Any officer of any of the departments mentioned in Section 21 may - (a ) seize in any public place or in transit , any controlled substance in respect of which he has reason to believe a n offence punishable under this Act has been committed, and, along with such drug or substance, a ny animal or conveyance or ar ticle liable to confiscation under this Act, any document or other article which he has reason to believe an offence punishable under this Act ha s been committed, and, along with such drug or substance, any animal or conveyance or a rticle liable to confiscation under this Act, any document or other ar ticle which he has reason to believe may fur nish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act; (b) deta in and search a ny person whom he has, reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under this Act , and if such person has any controlled substance in his possession and such possession appear to him to be unlawful, arrest him a nd any other person in his company.Explanation: For the pur poses of this s ection, the exp ression “public place” includes any public conveyance, hotel, shop, or other place intended for use by, or access ible to the public.- 7 -Ex-11/2017 24. Power to stop and sear ch conveyance Any officer authorized under Section 21, may, if he has reason to suspect that any animal or conveyance is, or is about to be, used for the transport of any controlled substance in respect of which he suspects that any pr ovision of this Act ha s been, or is being, or is a bout to be, contravened at any time stop such animal or conveyance a nd - (a ) rummage and search the conveyance or pa rt thereof; (b) examine and search any goods on the animal or in the conveyance; (c ) if it becomes necessary to stop the animal or the conveyance, he may use all lawfu l means for stopping it, and where such means fail, the animal or the conveyance may be fired upon. 25. Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted (1) When any officer duly authorized under Section 21 is about to search a ny person under the provisions of Section 20, S ection 21 or Section 22, he shall, if possible, take such p erson to the near est gazetted officer of any of the departments mentioned in Section 21 or to the nearest Magistrate. (2) When an officer duly authorized under Section 19 has reason to believe that it is not possible to take the person to be searched to the nearest gazetted officer or Magistrate without the possibility of t he person to be searched parting wit h possession of any controlled substance or article or document, he may, instead of taking such person to the nearest gazetted officer or Magistrate, proceed to search the person as provided under Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (3) After a search is conducted under sub-section (2), the officer shall r ecord t he reasons for such belief which necessitated such s earch a nd within seventy-two hours send a copy thereof to his immediate officia l superior. (3) No f emale s ha ll be searched by a nyone except fema le. 26 . Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized (1) Any officer arrest ing a person u nder Section 20, Section 21, or Section 22 shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arr est. (2) Every person arrested or article seized under warrant issued under sub-section (1) of Section 20 s hall be forwarded without unnecessary delay to the Magistra te by whom the warrant was issued. (3) Every person arrest ed and a rticle seized under sub-section (2) of Section 20, S ection 21 or Section 22 s hall be forwar ded without unnecessar y delay to - (a ) the officer-in-char ge of the near est police station; (b) the officer empowered under Section 28. (4) The authorit y or officer to whom any person or ar ticle is forwar ded under subsection (2) or sub-section (3) sha ll, take such measures as may be necessary for the disposal according to the existing laws in force. 27 . Disposal of seized controlled substa nces :- (1) The Government may, having regard to the nature of any dr ug or controlled substances, their vulnerability to theft, substitutions, constraints of proper storage space or any other relevant cons iderations, by notification published in the Official Gazette, may specify, as soon as may be a fter their seizure, be disposed by such officer and in such manner as the Government may, from time to time, determine after following the procedure her einafter specified. (2) When any controlled substance have been seized and forwar ded to the officer-incharge of the near est police station or to the officer concerned under Section 28, the officer referred to in sub-section (1) shall prepare an inventory of s uch substances containing such details relating to their description, quality, quantity, mode of packing, marks, numbers or such other identifying- 8 - Ex-11/2017 particulars of the controlled substances or the packing in which they are packed, the name of the manufact urer and other particulars as the officer referred to in sub-section (1) may consider relevant to the identity of the controlled substance in any pr oceedings under this Act and make an a pplication, to any Magistrate for the purpose of- (a ) certifying the cor rectness of the inventory so prepa red; (b) taking, in the presence of such M agistra te, photographs of such drugs or substances and certifying such photographs as true; (c ) allowing to draw samples of such drugs a nd substances by the Drugs Inspector for analysis of the sa mples in a designated and approved testing laboratory. (3) Wher e an application is made under sub-section (2 ) the Ma gistrate shall, as soon as may be, allow the application. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, every court trying an offence under this Act , shall treat the inventory, the photographs of controlled substances, the list of samples drawn or the analytical r eports thereof under sub-section (2) and certified by the Magistrate, as primary evidence in respect of such offence. 28. Powers to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-incharge of a police station The Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, invest any officer not below the rank of Inspector of the department of drugs control a ppointed under Section 21 of Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, and officer not below the rank of Sub Inspector of Excise & Narcotics Department with the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under this Act. 29 . Police to ta ke charge of articles seized and delivered An officer-in-charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the orders of the Magistrate, a ll articles seized under this Act within the local area of that police sta tion and which may be deliver ed to him. 30 . Obligation of officers to a ssist each other All officers of the sever al depa rtments mentioned in Section 21 sha ll, upon notice given or request made, be legally bound to assist each ot her in carrying out the provisions of this Act. 31. Report of arrest and seizure Whenever any person makes any arr est or seizure under this Act, he shall, within forty-eight hour s of the arrest or seizure, ma ke a fu ll report of a ll the p articulars of such ar rest or seizur e to his immedia te superior official. 32. Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest (1) Any person empowered under Section 21 or Section 22, who - (a ) without reasonable ground of suspicion enters or sear ches, or causes to be entered or sear ched, a ny building, conveyance or place; (b) vexa tiously or unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for any contr olled substance or other article liable to be confiscated under this Act, or of seizing any document or other article liable to be seized under Section 21 or Section 22 ; or (c ) vexa tiously or unnecessarily detains, searches or arrest s any person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.- 9 -Ex-11/2017 (2) Any person willfully or ma liciously giving false information a nd so causing an arrest or search being made under this Act shall be punisha ble with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both. 33 . Fa ilu re of officer in duty or his conniva nce a t t he contra ventions of the pr ovisions of this Act (1) Any officer, on whom any duty ha s been imposed by or under this Act and who ceases or refuses to perform or withdraws himself from the duties of his office shall, unless he has obta ined the written permission of his official superior or has other lawful excuse for so doing, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine not less than rupees five thousand or with both. (2) Any officer on whom any duty has been imposed by or under this Act or any person who has been given the cu stody of any addict or a ny other person who has been char ged with an offence under this Act, and who willfully aids in, or connives a t, the contravention of any provisions of this Act or any rule or or der made there under, shall be punishable with rigorous impr isonment for a term which shall not b e less than one year but which may extend to two year s, and shall a lso be liable to fine which shall not be less than fifty t housand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees. (4) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under sub-section (1) or subsection (2) of this section, except on a complaint in writing made with the previous sa nction of the Government. 34. Liability of controlled substances, articles and conveyances to confiscation Whenever any offence punishable under this Act in respect of controlled substances, articles, documents, etc. or animal or conveyance us ed in carrying controlled substances, shall be liable to confiscation. 35. Confiscation of goods used for concealing Any goods used for concealing any controlled su bstance which is liable to confiscation under this Act shall also be liable to confiscation. 36. Confiscation of sale proceeds of controlled substances Whenever any controlled substance is sold by a person having knowledge or reason to believe that such substance is liable to confiscation under this Act, the sale proceeds thereof shall also be liable to confiscation. 37. Procedure in making confiscations (1) In the trial of offences under this Act, whether the accused is convicted or acquitted or discharged, the court shall decide whether any ar ticle or thing seized under this Act is liable to confiscation under Section 33 or Section 34 or Section 35 and, if it decides tha t the ar ticle is so liable, it may order confiscation accordingly. (2) Wher e any ar ticle or thing seized under this Act appears to be liable to confiscation u nder Section 33 or Section 34 or Section 35, but the person who committed the offence in connection therewith is not known or cannot be found, the court ma y inquir e into and decide such liability, and may order confiscation accordingly: Provided that no order of confiscation of an article or thing shall be made until the expiry of one month from the date of seizure, or without hearing any person who may claim any r ight thereto and the evidence, if any, which he produces in respect of his claim.- 10 - Ex-11/2017 38. Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment Any addict who is charged with an offence punishable under Section 9(b), voluntarily seeks to undergo medical tr eatment for de-addiction from a hospit al or an institution accr edited as Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre by the Government and undergoes such treatment shall not be liable to prosecution under Section 9 (b): Provided that the said immunity from prosecution may be withdr awn if the addict does not undergo the complete treatment for de-addiction. 39. Power to call for infor mation, etc. Any officer referr ed to in Section 21 who is a uthorized in this behalf by the Government may, during the course of any enquiry in connection with the contr avention of any provisions of this Act - (a ) call for information from any person for the purpose of satisfying himself whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of this Act or a ny rule or order made there under; (b) require any person to produce or deliver any document or thing useful or relevant to the enquiry; (c ) examine any person acquainted with the fa cts and circumstances of the case. 40. Information as to commission of offence No officer acting in exer cise of powers vested to him under a ny provision of this Act or any rule or order made there under sha ll be compelled to say when, where and how he got any infor mation a s to the commission of a ny offence. CHAPT ER VII MISCELLANEOUS 41 . Pr otection of a ction t aken in good faith No s uit, pr osecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer of the Government or any other person exercising any powers or discha rging a ny functions or perfor ming any duties under this Act, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made there under. 42. Power of Government to establish centres for identification (1) The Government may, in it s discr etion, establis h centr e for identification treatment etc. for Drug Addicts and for supply of drugs necessary for treatments. Only after the Accredita tion of Treatment cum Rehabilit ation Centres is done by the Government, will the Tr eatment cum Rehabilitation Centres be certified and author ized by the Government as an agency to act and provide drug treatment related services in the state of Mizoram. (2) The Government may make rules consistent with t his Act providing for the establishment, appointment, maintenance, management and superintendence of and for supply of drugs necessary for treatment and for the appointment, training, powers, duties and persons employed in such centres. (3) Management of drug dependence is allowed, thereby legitimizing opiates substitution, maintenance and other harm reduction services. 43 . Power of Government to make rules (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for car rying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In pa rticular and without prejudice to the generality of foregoing power, such rules may pr ovide for the matters for effective implementa tion of the pr ovisions of this Act wherever necessary.- 11 -Ex-11/2017 (3) Every rule made by the Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, befor e the Legisla ture of the S t ate. 44. Power to remove difficulties If a ny difficulty arises in giving effect to the purposes of this Act, the State Government may take steps or issue such orders not inconsistent with the p rovisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the pur pose of removing such difficu lty: Provided that no s uch order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. 45 . Sa ving of ot her la ws The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in for ce regulating a ny of t he matters dealt with in this Act. Lalmalsawma, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram, Aizawl - 796001. - 12 - Ex-11/2017Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/200

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. J-12011/19/92-REV,the 15th December, 2016. In pursuance to this Department’s Notifica tion No.H.11018/6/2008-REV/pt, dt.15.7.2013, the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to constitute Site Allotment Advisory Board (SAAB) within Kolasib District station areas as Vairengte Town with immediate effect and valid for 2 yea rs. The composition of the SAAB shall be given as under.-4 1.Chairman:Sub Divisional Officer (C), Vairengte. 2.Member Secretary:Secretary, Village Council - I, Vairengte. Secretary, Village Council - II, Vairengte. Secretary, Village Council - III, Vairengte. Secretary, Village Council - IV, Vairengte. MEMBERS : 1)President, Village Council - I, Vairengte. 2)President, Village Council - II, Vairengte. 3)President, Village Council - III, Vairengte. 4)President, Village Council - IV, Vairengte. 5)President, INC 6)President, MNF 7)Pr esident, ZNP 8)Prominent Persons : a)Pu B. Dokunga b)Pu Lalrammawia Ralte c)Pu H. Lalliana d)Pu V.L. Hriata. FUNCTIONS AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SAAB1.The Site Allotment Advisor y Board will be the Screening Board in the matter of application for allotment of land for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes. 2.The Board shall have to judiciously examine the applicant’s originality with reference to sub-section (16) of Section 2 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Act, 2013. If the condition in these provisions are not fulfilled by the applicant or applicants t he Boar d shall have to reject outright. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 18.1.2017 Pausa 28, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 12 - 2 - Ex-12/2017 3.The Board shall have its sittingat least twice in a year or as may be required and TA shall be given to the members of the Boar d if the place of sit ting is more than 8 (eight) kilometer from the headquarter of the member. The S ecretar y SAAB s hall issue Meeting Notice in consultation with the Chairma n by giving at least 10 (ten) days in advance to the member of S AAB. 4.All applications in prescribed Form for allotment of land in Village Plan area as referred in Explanation to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 14 and Rule 16 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Rules, 2013 read with Section 39 and 40 of the Act for any ca tegory or purpose must be submitted to the Settlement Officer or Assista nt Settlement Officer if Chairman of SAAB is the Deputy C ommissioner of the Dis t r ict . In ca se, C hair man of S AAB is S DO (C ) or BDO or P r es ident, Village Cou nc il t he a pp lica t ion for land allotment of any category must be submitted to the concerned Chair man. 5.The Board shall make initial screening of the a pplication with regard to location of the applied site. After a summary scr eening, the Board shall place the ma tter for demarcation of land by Surveyor, Revenue Depa rtment in the presence of the applica nt, the concerned VC and neighbouring land holder, if any. Measurement of land should be a ccurate and NOC sha ll be obtained from the neighbouring land holder, if existent. Format of NOC is as prescribed by Revenue Department. 6.The demarcation report of S urveyor duly vetted by Assistant Survey Officer shall be scrutinized by the Board carefully. The recommendation of the meeting of Board shall be submitted to the concerned District Revenue Officer for fur ther submission to the Government through the Dir ector, Land Revenue & Settlement, Aizawl Mizor am for decision of the Government. 7.In case, there are more than one a pplicant for one plot or one area SAAB will make recommendation of such names in order of prior ity. 8.The SAAB shall have to exa mine whether a llotment of land will interfere or infringe upon public safety and security or general public health or public inconvenience or adverse impact on environment or natural beauty of the area or potential obstruction to fu ture infrastructure development wor k of the Government. It shall also take into account that the allotment of land shall not violate the provisions of the Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001 as amended fr om time to time. 9.The term of the Boa rd shall be three year s. The Government may, however, dissolve at any time or extend as it may deem necessary in the interest of public. Zothankhuma, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Land Revenu e & Sett lement Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. J-12011/19/92-REV,the 15th December, 2016. In pursuance to this Department’s Notifica tion No.H.11018/6/2008-REV/pt, dt.15.7.2013, the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to constitute Site Allotment Advisory Board (SAAB) wit hin Kola sib District station areas as Nisapui Town wit h immedia te effect and valid for 2 years. T he composition of the SAAB shall be given as under.-4 1.Chairman:C. Darzika, President, Village Council, Nis apui 2.Member Secretary:C. Vanlallia na, Headmaster, Govt. High School. MEMBERS : 1)Lalmuanzova, Secreta ry, Village Council, Nis apui 2)Biaksailova, President, INC 3)Lalbuatsaiha, President, MNF 4)Vanlalmawia, President, MPC 5)Thangdailova, President, MUP 6)T.C. Zaithanmawia, President, YMA, Nisapui FUNCTIONS AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SAAB1.The Site Allotment Advisor y Board will be the Screening Board in the matter of application for allotment of land for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes. 2.The Board shall have to judiciously examine the applicant’s originality with reference to sub-section (16) of Section 2 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Act, 2013. If the condition in these provisions are not fulfilled by the applicant or applicants t he Boar d shall have to reject outright. 3.The Board shall have its sittingat least twice in a year or as may be required and TA shall be given to the members of the Boar d if the place of sit ting is more than 8 (eight) kilometer from the headquarter of the member. The S ecretar y SAAB s hall issue Meeting Notice in consultation with the Chairma n by giving at least 10 (ten) days in advance to the member of S AAB. 4.All applications in prescribed Form for allotment of land in Village Plan area as referred in Explanation to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 14 and Rule 16 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Rules, 2013 read with Section 39 and 40 of the Act for any ca tegory or purpose must be submitted to the Settlement VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 18.1.2017 Pausa 28, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 13 - 2 - Ex-13/2017 Officer or Assista nt Settlement Officer if Chairman of SAAB is the Deputy C ommissioner of the Dis t r ict . In ca se, C hair man of S AAB is S DO (C ) or BDO or P r es ident, Village Cou nc il t he a pp lica t ion for land allotment of any category must be submitted to the concerned Chair man. 5.The Board shall make initial screening of the a pplication with regard to location of the applied site. After a summary scr eening, the Board shall place the ma tter for demarcation of land by Surveyor, Revenue Depa rtment in the presence of the applica nt, the concerned VC and neighbouring land holder, if any. Measurement of land should be a ccurate and NOC sha ll be obtained from the neighbouring land holder, if existent. Format of NOC is as prescribed by Revenue Department. 6.The demarcation report of S urveyor duly vetted by Assistant Survey Officer shall be scrutinized by the Board carefully. The recommendation of the meeting of Board shall be submitted to the concerned District Revenue Officer for fur ther submission to the Government through the Dir ector, Land Revenue & Settlement, Aizawl Mizor am for decision of the Government. 7.In case, there are more than one a pplicant for one plot or one area SAAB will make recommendation of such names in order of prior ity. 8.The SAAB shall have to exa mine whether a llotment of land will interfere or infringe upon public safety and security or general public health or public inconvenience or adverse impact on environment or natural beauty of the area or potential obstruction to fu ture infrastructure development wor k of the Government. It shall also take into account that the allotment of land shall not violate the provisions of the Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001 as amended fr om time to time. 9.The term of the Boa rd shall be three year s. The Government may, however, dissolve at any time or extend as it may deem necessary in the interest of public. Zothankhuma, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Land Revenu e & Sett lement Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. A. 37020/3/2015-ICT,the 12th January, 2017. T he Governor of Mizoram is pleased to constitute Information Security Steering Committee (ISSC) under National Information S ecurity Policy (NISP) for the State of Mizora m compr ising of the following members :- 1.Secretary, IC T Depart ment- Chairman 2.Representa tive of NCIIPC- Member 3.Jt. Secretar y to the Govt. of Mizoram, Finance- Member 4.Jt. Secreta ry to the Govt. of Mizoram, Home- Member 5.SP, CID (Crime)- Member 6.SIO, NIC, Mizoram State Unit- Member 7.Informatics Officer (i/c Cyber Security), Dte of ICT - Member 8.Chief Informatics Officer, ICT Deptt.- Member Secretary & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Roles and Responsibilities of ISSC will be as per National Information Security Policy and Guidelines. C. Lalhmachhuana, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Information & Communication Technology VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 18.1.2017 Pausa 28, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 14Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 11018/16/2016-REV/Vol-III,the 23rd December, 2017. A Competent Authority is pleased to constitute a Dra fting C ommittee to consider a nd prepa re the Mizoram (Land Acquisition, Rehabilita tion and Resettlement) R ules, 2 016 wit h the f ollowing member s :- Chairman: Pu R. Romawia, Hon’ble Minister, Land Revenue & Settlement Vice Chairman: Pu H . Zotha ngliana , Parliamentar y Secr etary, Land Revenue & Settlement M ember Secr et ar y : Secr etary, Land Revenue & Settlement Members: 1)Addl. Secretary, Land Revenue & Settlement 2)Director, FCS & CA Department 3)Director, Land Revenue & Settlement 4)Depu ty Secr etary (Legal), Land Revenue & Settlement 5)Depu ty Secr etary, Land Revenue & Settlement Zothankhuma, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Land Revenue & Settlement. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 18.1.2017 Pausa 28, S.E. 1938, Issue No. 15Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50