The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008ORDERNo. BN/R-204/2017/3135, the 26th September, 2017.In pursuance of DP &AR(G SW) Govt. of Mizoram, Office Memorandum vide No. 47012/1/2016-P&AR/(GSW) Dt. 17.1.2017, and PHQ letter No. E/PHQ/C/Name/2015/333 Dt. 27.6.2017, C/555 R. Lalhriatrenga of 1st Bn. MAP, may hereinafter be called, known and distinguished in all s ervice record as well as in officia l transa ction r elating to service matter as Lalhriatrenga instead of R. Lalhriatrenga. C/555 Lalhriatrenga is directed to notify the change of his name from R. Lalhriatrenga to Lalhriatrenga in a prominent local news paper as well as in the Mizoram Gazette at his own expense. P. C Lalchhuanawma, MPS, Commandant, 1st Bn. MAP, Aizawl, Mizoram.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Friday 29.9.2017 Asvina 7, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 562

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Friday 29.9.2017 Asvina 7, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 563 OFFICE ORDER NO.310 OF 2017-18No.A.22018/1/2017-DTE(SERI)/11, the 27th September, 2017.On production of the Mizoram Gazette extra ordinary Vol-XLVI Dt.08.09.2017 regarding Deed Changing Name, the name written and recorded as L.T. Zama, Sericulture Extension Officer is hereby corrected as Lalthanzama from the date of issue of this order. Lalrozama, Director of Sericulture, Mizo ram : Aizawl. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl C-50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Friday 29.9.2017 Asvina 7, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 564 OFFICE ORDERNo.A.31016/6/99-COMEX, the 27th September, 2017.WHEREAS H/C 138 Lalbiaa, Officer of the Superintendent of Excise & Narcotics Aizawl District, Aizawl has submitted an application requesting to change his name from Lalbiaa to Vanlalbiaa by making an affidavit before a notary. AND WHEREASGo vt . o f Mizo ram, DP&AR(GSW) issued Office Memo randum vide No.A.47012/1/2016-P&AR(GSW) dt.17.01.2017 simplifying the procedure of changing of name by empowering the Appointing Authority to issue an order to be followed by publication of the change of name of Govt. Servant in a prominent local newspaper as well as in the Mizoram Gazette at Govt’s employee’s own expense. NOW, THEREFORE, I, the undersigned do hereby allow H/C 138 Lalbiaa to change his name from Lalbiaa to Vanlalbiaa and he shall henceforth be known by the name ofVanlalbiaa for all purposes from the date of publication in the prominent local newspaper as well as in the Mizoram Gazette. Ngurchungnunga Sailo, Commissioner of Excise & Narcotics Mizo ram : Aizawl. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl C-50

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Friday 29.9.2017 Asvina 7, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 565 AFFIDAVITI, Margaret Lalthansangi daughter of Shri. Thana Chawhte (L) (father) and Smt. Hmingthanzami (mother) resident of Kulikawn, Aizawl, Mizoram, India, Christian by faith do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows :- 1.That I am a bonafide citizenof India belonging to Scheduled tribe community of Mizo. 2.That in my service record book my father ’s name has been inadvertently written and recorded as Thana. However, his true and correct name isThana Chawhte. And my mother ’s name is Hmingthanzami. 3.That the purpose of this affidavit is to declare that the saidThana andThana Chawhte is one and the same person. 4.That from now onward the name of my father shall be written and recorded asThana Chawhte in all respect instead ofThana. 5.That the statement made in paragraphs 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed therein. IN WIT NESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto put my signature on this the 18th day of September, 2017. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl C-50Identified by me : Sd/- LALHMINGMAWIA Advocate Chaltlang Aizawl : MizoramSworn before me : Sd/- R.THANGKANGLOVA Advocate Notary Public Aizawl, MizoramDEPONENT No t arial Regist rat io n No. 112/9 Date. 15/9/2017

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Friday 29.9.2017 Asvina 7, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 566 NOTIFICATIONNo.B.12011/11/2013-SWD, the 26th September, 2017.Co nsequent upon the resignation of Pi Vanlalawmpuii Chawngt hu, Chairman, Mizo ram St at e Co mmissio n fo r Wo men, t he Go verno r o f Mizoram is pleased to appoint Smt. Margaret Zohmingthangi, IAS (Rtd) as Chairman, Mizoram State Commission for Women for a period of three years or till she attains the age of Sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. The terms and conditions to the appointment will be governed by the Mizoram State Com- mission for women Rules, 2008 issued in the Mizoram Gazette vide No.B.14011/3/05-SWD dt. 16.10.2008. P.Lalchhuanga, Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Social Welfare Department. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, 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. F. 22015/1/2012-HM, the 11th August, 2017.In continua tion of the existing guidelines for the enforcement of the ILP in Mizoram issued vide No. F. 22016/5/2011-HMP dt.l 3.8.2014 and in the interest of t he public, the Governor of Mizor am, in exercise of the powers conferred by Par a 2 of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 (V of 1873), is pleased to issue addendum to the existing guidelines for regulating sponsorship by Non Tribal Trade Licence holders. The addendum shall come into for ce from the date of publication in the Mizora m official gazette. Notification No. F. 22015/1 /2012-HM dt. 25th November, 2016 allowing self s ponsorship of non- Tribal Trade License holder shall remain unchanged while Para 18(1) (e) shall be added to t he existing guidelines issued vide No. F. 22016/5/2011 -HMP dt.l 3.8.201 4 which shall read as below:- (e) Non Tribal Trade Licence holders shall be eligible to sponsor non indigenous persons not exceeding 5 persons for their managers/helpers. All formalities laid down by ILP Guidelines and its amendments shall be strict ly complied with by the Sponsors. La lrinliana Fanai, Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Home Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 567

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTICENo. 3MAP/R-29/2017/2161, the 22nd September, 2017.Wher ea s S.I. Thangzauva(PUN : 200362AB8210587) applied for change of his name asR. T hangza uva in a prescribed Deed for changing his name; Whereas he stated that his name was written as Thangzauva at the time of recruitment as per his service recor d; Whereas he further stated that he wrote his full name as R. Thangza uva in his voter ’s ID, Bank Account etc. Wher eas aft er considering the case it was satisfied that no foul pla y is involved in his a pplication; Now, therefore, the permission is granted to change his name toR. T hangza uva in his service record. Laldawngliana, Commandant, 3rd Bn. MAP : Aizawl, Mizoram. Tel. Nos. : 2317681 (office) / 2324862 (fax).Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 568

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. B. 12018/1/2016-P&AR(ARW), the 29th September, 2017.In partial modification of Notification No. of even no dated 5th September, 2017, Pu K.C. Lalhriatpuia, Assistant, DP&AR (ARW) is designated as member of Study Group-III (Agr iculture Department & Horticulture Department) in place of Pi Catherine Zoremsiami Hnamte, Assistant, DP&AR(ARW) with immediate effect. Lalmalsawma, Chief Secretary & Chairman Administrative Reforms Committee (NEDP)Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 569

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Payment of Wa ges (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 570 THE PAYMENT OF WAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 AN ACTfurther to a mend the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. BE it enacted by Par liament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1.(1) This Act ma y be ca lled the Payment of Wa ges (Amendment) Act, 2017. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th day of December, 2016. 2.For section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— “6. All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or by crediting the wages in the ba nk account of the employee: Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to ever y person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.”. 3.(1) The Pa yment of Wages (Amendment) Or dinance, 2016 is hereby repea led. (2) Notwithstanding such r epeal, a nything done or any act ion taken under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, as amended by the s aid Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the sa id Act, as amended by this Act.Short title and com- mencement. Substitution of section 6 of Act 4 of 1936. Wages to be paid in cur- rent coin or currency note s or by cheque or crediting in bank account. Ord. 9 of 2016. 4 of 1936.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 Repeal and savings.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Specified Bank Notes (Ceasation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 (Act No. 2 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 571 THE SPECIFIED BANK NOTES (CESSATION OF LIABILITIES) ACT,2017 AN ACTto provide in the public interest for the cessation of liabilities on the specified bank notes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Par liament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of L iabilit ies) Act 2017. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 31st day of December, 2016. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requir es,— (a) “appointed day” means the 31st day of December, 2016; (b) “gr ace period” means the period to be specified by the Centra l Government, by notification, during which the specified bank notes can be deposited in accordance with this Act; (c) “notification” means a notification pu blished in the Official Gazette; (d) “Reserve Ba nk” mea ns the Reserve Bank of India constit uted by the Central Government under section 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934; (e) “specified bank not e” means a bank note of the denominational value of five hundred rupees or one thousand rupees of the series existing on or before the 8th day of November, 2016.Short title and com- mencement. Definitions. 2 of 1934. - 2 - Ex-571/2017 (2) The wor ds and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or the Ba nking R egulation Act, 1949 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts. 3. On and from the a ppointed day, notwithsta nding anything cont ained in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or any other law for the time being in force, the specified ba nk notes which have ceased to be legal tender, in view of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Fina nce, number S. O. 3407(E), da ted the 8th November, 2016, issued under sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, shall cease to be liabilities of the Reserve Bank under section 34 and shall cease to have the gua rantee of the Central Government under sub-section (1 ) of section 26 of the said Act. 4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, the following persons holding specified bank notes on or before the 8th day of November, 2016 shall be entitled to tender within the grace period with such decla rations or statements, at such offices of the Reserve Bank or in such other manner a s may be specified by it, namely:— (i) a cit izen of India who makes a declaration that he was outside India between the 9th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016, subject to such conditions as may be specified, by notification, by the Central Government; or (ii) such class of persons and for such reasons as may be specified by notification, by the Central Government. (2) The Reserve Bank may, if sa tisfied, after making s uch verifications as it may cons ider necessary that the reasons for failure to deposit the notes within the period specified in the notifica tion referred to in section 3, are genuine, credit the value of the notes in his Know Your Customer compliant bank account in such manner as may be specified by it. (3) Any person, aggrieved by the refusal of the Reser ve Bank to credit the value of the notes under sub-section (2), may make a representation to the Centr al Boar d of the Reserve Bank within fourteen days of the communication of such refusal to him. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “Know Your Customer compliant bank account” means the account which complies with the conditions specified in the regulations made by the Reserve Bank under the Banking Regula tion Act, 1949. 5. On and from the appointed day, no person shall, knowingly or volunta rily, hold, transfer or receive any sp ecified bank note: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the holding of specified bank notes— (a) by any person— (i) up to t he expiry of the grace period; or ( ii) after the expiry of the gra ce period,— (A) not more than ten notes in total, irrespective of the denomination; or (B) not more than twenty-five notes for the purposes of study, research or numismatics: (b) by t he Reser ve Bank or its agencies, or a ny other person author ised by the Reserve Bank; (c) by any person on the direction of a cour t in relation to any case pending in t he court. Specified bank notes to cease to be liability of Reserve Banks or Central Gove rnme nt. Exchange of specified bank notes.2 of 1934. 10 of 1949. Prohibition on holding transferring or receiving specified bank notes.2 of 1934. 10 of 1949. 6.Whoever knowingly a nd wilfully makes any declaration or statement specified under sub-s ection (1) of section 4, which is fa lse in materia l particulars, or omits to make a material statement, or ma kes a statement which he does not b elieve to be t rue, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or five times the amount of the face value of the specified bank notes tendered, whichever is higher. 7.Whoever cont ravenes the provisions of section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or five times the amount of the fa ce value of the specified bank notes involved in the contravention, whichever is higher. 8.(1) Where a person commit ting a contravention or default referred to in section 6 or section 7 is a company, ever y person who, at the time the contra vention or default was committed, was in charge of, a nd was r esponsible to, the company for the conduct of t he business of the company, a s well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilt y of the contravention or defa ult and shall be liable to be proceeded against a nd punished accordingly: Provided that nothing cont ained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to punishment if he proves that the contravention or default was committed without his knowledge or that he had exer cised all due diligence to pr event the contr avention or default. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act ha s been committed by a company and it is pr oved that the same wa s committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, ma nager, secreta ry, or other officer or employee of the company, such director, mana ger, secretary, other officer or employee shall also be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation. —For the purpose of this section,— (a) “a company” means a ny body corpora te and includes a firm, a trust, a co-operative society and other association of individuals; (b) “dir ector”, in relation to a firm or trust, means a partner in the firm or a beneficiary in the trust. 9.Notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the Code of Criminal P r oc edu re, 1 97 3 , the cou r t of a Ma gis tr a t e of t he F ir st C las s or t he cou r t of a M et rop olit a n Magistrate may impose a fine, for contr avention of the provisions of this Act. 10.No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the Reserve Bank or any of their officers for anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act. 11.(1) T he Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carr ying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one sess ion or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of t he sess ion immediately following the session or the successive sess ions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall t hereaft er have effect only 2 of 1974.Pe nalty for contrave ntion of section 4. Pe nalty for contrave ntion of section 5. Offences by companies. Special provi- si ons re lating to offences. Protection of action taken in good faith. Power to make rules. - 3 -Ex-571/2017 in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that r ule. 12.(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act , as ma y appear to it to be necessar y or expedient for removing the difficu lty: Provided tha t no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section s hall, a s soon a s may b e after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament. 13.(1) The Specified Bank Not es (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 is hereby r epealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, a nything done or any act ion taken under the said Ordina nce shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act. Power to remove difficulties. Repeal and savings.Ord. 10 of 2016.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50- 4 - Ex-571/2017

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Enemy Property (Amendment a nd Validation) Act, 2017 (Act No. 3 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 572 THE ENEMY PROPERTY (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 2017 AN ACTfurther to amend the Enemy Property Act, 1968 and the Public Pr emises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. BE it enacted by Par liament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Enemy P roperty (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th da y of Ja nuary, 2016. 2. On and from the date of commencement of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 (her einafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2,— (i) in clause (b),— (I) for the words “an enemy subject”, the words “an enemy subject including his legal heir a nd successor whether or not a citizen of India or the citizen of a country which is not an enemy or the enemy, enemy subject or his legal heir a nd successor who has changed his nationalit y” shall be substituted and shall always be deemed to have been substituted;Short title and com- mencement. Amendment of Section 2. 34 of 1968. - 2 - Ex-572/2017 (II) for the wor ds “ an enemy firm”, the wor ds “a n enemy firm, including its succeeding firm whether or not pa rtners or members of such succeeding firm are citizen of India or the citizen of a country which is not an enemy or such firm which has changed its nationality” shall be substituted and shall a lways be deemed to have been substituted; (III) for the words “does not include a citizen of India ”, the words “does not include a citizen of India other tha n those citizens of India, being the legal heir and successor of the “enemy” or “enemy subject ” or “enemy firm” shall be substituted and shall always be deemed to have been substituted; (IV) the following Explanations sha ll be inserted and sha ll always be deemed to have been inserted at the end, namely:— ‘Explanation 1.—For the purposes of this clause, the expression “does not include a citizen of India” shall exclude and shall always be deemed to have been excluded those citizens of India, who are or have been the legal heir and successor of an “enemy” or an “enemy subject” or an “enemy firm” which or who has ceased to be an enemy due to death, extinction, winding up of business or change of nationality or that the legal heir and successor is a citizen of India or the citizen of a country which is not an e n e my. Explanation2.—For the purposes of t his cla use, it is hereby clarified that nothing conta ined in this Act shall affect any right of the legal heir and successor r eferred to in this clause (not being inconsistent to the provisions of this Act ) which have been conferred upon him under any ot her law for the t ime being in for ce.’; (ii) in cla use (c), in the proviso,— (I) after the words “dies in the territories to which this Act extends”, the words “ or dies in any territory outside India” shall be inserted and shall alwa ys be deemed to have been inserted; (II) the following Explanations sha ll be inserted and sha ll always be deemed to have been inserted at the end, namely:— ‘E xp la na t ion 1 .— F or t he p u rp os es of t his cla u s e, it is her eby cla r ified that “enemy property” sha ll, notwithstanding that the enemy or the enemy subject or the enemy firm has ceased to be an enemy due to death, extinction, winding up of business or change of nationality or that the legal heir and successor is a citizen of India or the citizen of a country which is not an enemy, continue and always be deemed to be continued as an enemy property. Explanation 2.—For the purposes of this clause, the expression “enemy property” shall mean and include and shall be deemed to have always meant and included a ll rights, titles and interest in, or any benefit arising out of such property.’. 3. On and from the date of commencement of the principa l Act, in section 5, a fter sub-section (2), the following sha ll be inserted, and sha ll always be deemed to have been inserted, namely:— ‘(3) The enemy property vested in the Custodian shall, notwithstanding that the enemy or the enemy subject or the enemy firm has ceased to be an enemy due to death, extinction, winding up of business or change of na tionalit y or Amendment of section 5. that the legal heir and successor is a citizen of India or the citizen of a cou ntry which is not an enemy, continue to remain, save as otherwise pr ovided in this Act, vest ed in the Custodian. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, “enemy property vested in t he Custodian” shall include and shall always be deemed to have been included all rights, titles, and interest in, or any benefit arising ou t of, such property vested in him under this Act.’.4. After section 5 of the principa l Act, the following section shall be inser ted, namely:— “5A. The Custodian may, a fter ma king such inquiry as he deems necessary, by order, declar e that the pr operty of t he enemy or the enemy subject or the enemy firm described in the order, vests in him under this Act and issue a certificate to this effect and such certifica te shall be the evidence of t he fact s stated therein.”. 5. On and from the date of commencement of the principal Act, after section 5 A (as so inserted by section 4 of this Act), the following shall be inserted and shall always be deemed to have been inserted, namely:— ‘5B. Nothing contained in any law for the time being in force relating to succession or any custom or usage governing succession of pr operty shall a pply in relation to the enemy property under this Act and no person (including his legal heir and successor) shall have any right and sha ll be deemed not to ha ve any r ight (including all rights, titles and interests or any benefit a rising out of such property) in relation to such enemy property. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expressions “custom” and “usage” signify a ny rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obta ined the force of law in the ma tters of succession of property.’. 6. On and from the date of commencement of the principal Act , for section 6 of the princip al Act, the following section shall be substituted and sha ll always be deemed to have been substituted, namely:— “6.(1) No enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm shall have any right and shall never be deemed to have any right to tra nsfer a ny property vested in the Custodian u nder this Act, whether befor e or after the commencement of this Act and any transfer of such pr operty shall be void and shall always be deemed to have been void. (2) Where a ny property vested in the C ustodia n under this Act had been transferred, before the commencement of the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017, by an enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm and such transfer ha s been declared, by an order, made by the Central Government, to be void, and the property had been vested or deemed to have been vested in the Custodian [by virtue of the said order made under section 6, as it stood before its substitution by section 6 of t he Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act , 2017] such pr operty sha ll, notwithsta nding anything contained in any ju dgment , decr ee or order of any court, tribunal or other authority, continue to vest or be deemed to ha ve been vested in the C ustodia n and no person (including an enemy or enemy subject or enemy firm) s hall ha ve any right or deemed to have any r ight (including all rights, titles and interests or any benefit a rising out of such property) over the sa id property vested or deemed to have been vested in the Custodia n.”.Insertion of new section 5A. Amendemnt of section 6. Prohibition to transfer any property vested in Custodian by an enemy, en- emy subject or enemy firm - 3 -Ex-572/2017 Insertion of new section 5B. Issue of certifi- cate by Custo- dian. Law of suc- cession or any custom or usage not o apply to en- emy property. 7. In section 8 of the principal Act,— (i) on and from the date of commencement of the principal Act, for sub- section (1), the following sub-s ection shall be substituted a nd shall always be deemed to have been substituted, namely:— “(1) With r es pect to the property vested in the Custodia n under this Act, the Cu stodia n may take or authorise the ta king of such measures as he considers necessary or expedient for preserving such property till it is disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Act.”; (ii) in sub-section (2),— (a) after clause (i), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(ia) fix and collect the rent, standard rent, lease rent, licence fee or usage cha rges, a s the ca se may be, in r espect of enemy property;”; (b) after clause (iv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(iva) secure vacant possess ion of the enemy property by evicting the unauthorised or illegal occupant or trespasser and remove unauthorised or illegal constructions, if any.”. 8. After section 8 of the princip al Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “8 A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority or any law for the time being in force, the Custodian may, within such time as may be specified by the Central Government in this behalf, dispose of whether b y sale or otherwise, as the case may be, with prior approval of the Central Government, by genera l or special order, enemy properties vested in him immediately before the date of commencement of the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017 in a ccordance with the pr ovisions of this Act, as amended by the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017. (2) The Custodian may, for the purpose of disposal of enemy property under sub-s ection (1), make requisition of the services of any police officer to assist him and it s hall be the dut y of such officer to comply wit h such requisit ion. (3) The Custodian shall, on disposal of enemy property under sub-section (1) immediately deposit the sale proceeds into t he Consolidated Fund of India and intimate details thereof to the Central Government. (4) The Custodian shall send a r eport t o the Central Government at such intervals, as it may specify, for the enemy properties disposed of under sub-s ection (7), containing such details, (including the price for which such property has been sold and the particulars of the buyer to whom the properties have been sold or disposed of and the details of the proceeds of sale or disposal deposited into the Consolidated Fund of India) as it may specify. (5) The Central Government may, by general or special order, issue such directions to the Custodia n on the matters relating to disposa l of enemy property under sub-s ection (1) and such directions shall be binding upon the Custodian and the buyer of the enemy properties referred to in that sub-section and other persons connected to such sale or disposal. (6)The Central Government may, by general or special order, make such guidelines for disposal of enemy property under sub-s ection (1). (7)Notwithstanding anything cont ained in t his section, the Central Government may direct that disposa l of enemy property under sub-section (1) Amendment of section 8. Insertion of new section 8A.- 4 - Ex-572/2017 Sale of property by Custodian. Insertion of new section 10A. shall be made by any other authority or Ministry or Department instead of Custodian and in that case all the pr ovisions of this section shall apply to such authorit y or Ministry or Department in respect of disposal of enemy property under sub-section (1). (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) to (7), the Central Government may deal with or utilis e the enemy property in such manner a s it may deem fit.”. 9. After section 10 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inser ted, namely:— “ 10A. (1) Where the Custodian proposes to sell any enemy immovable property vested in him, to any person, he may on receipt of the sale proceeds of such property, issue a certificate of sale in favour of such person and such certificate of sale shall, notwithstanding the fact tha t the original title deeds of the property have not been handed over to the transfer ee, be valid and conclusive proof of ownership of such property by such person. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the certificate of sale, r eferred to in sub-section (1 ), issued by the Custodian shall be a valid instrument for the registration of the property in fa vour of the transferee and the registration in respect of enemy property for which such certificate of sale had been issued by the Custodian, shall not be refused on the ground of la ck of original title deeds in respect of such property or for any such other reason. ”. 10. In section 11 of the principa l Act, after s ub-section (2), the following sub- section sha ll be inserted, namely:— “(3) The Custodian, Deputy Custodian or Assistant Custodian shall have, for the purposes of exercising powers or discharging his functions under this Act, the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while dealing with any case under this Act, in respect of the following matters, namely:— (a) requiring t he discovery and inspection of documents; (b) enforcing the attendance of any person, including any officer dealing with land, revenue and registration matters, banking officer or officer of a company and exa mining him on oath; (c) compelling the production of books, documents and other records; a nd (d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.”. 11. In section 17 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “two per centum”, at both the places where they occur, the words “five per centum” shall be substituted. 12. For section 1 8 of the principal Act, the following section sha ll be substituted, namely:— “18. The Central Government may, on receipt of a representa tion fr om a person, aggrieved by an order vesting a property as enemy property in the Custodian within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order or from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, whichever is earlier and after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, if it is of the opinion that any enemy property vested in the Custodian under this Act and remaining with himPowe r to issue certificate of sale. Amendment of section 11. 5 of 1908. Amendment of section 17. Substitution of new section for section 18. Transfer of property ves- ted as enemy property in certain cas es. - 5 -Ex-572/2017 was not an enemy property, it may by gener al or special order, direct the Custodian that such property vested as enemy property in the Custodian may be transferred to the person from whom such property was acquired and vested in the Custodian.”. 13. On and from the date of commencement of the principal Act, after section 18 (as so substituted by sect ion 12 of this Act), the following section shall be inserted and shall always be deemed to have been inserted, namely:— “ 18A. Any income received in respect of the enemy property by the Custodian shall not, notwithstanding tha t such property had been tra nsferred by way of sale under section 8A or section 18, as the case may be, to any other person, be returned or lia ble to be retur ned to such person or any other person.”. 14. After section 18 A of the principal Act, (as so inserted by section 13 of this Act), the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “18B. Save as otherwise pr ovided in this Act, no civil court or authority shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceedings in respect of any property, subject matter of this Act , as amended by the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017”, or any act ion taken by the Centra l Gover nment or the Custodian in this regard. 18C. Any person aggrieved by an order of t he Centr al Government under section 18 of this Act, may, within a period of sixty days from the date of communication or r eceipt of the order, file an appeal to the High C ourt on any question of fact or law ar ising out of such orders, and upon such appeal the High Court may, after hearing the parties, pass such orders thereon as it thinks proper: Provided tha t the High Court may, if it is satisfied tha t the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing an appeal within the sa id period, allow it is t o be filed within a further period not exceeding sixty days. Explanation. —In this section, “High Court” means the High Court of a State or Union territory in which the property referred to in section 18 is situated.”. 15. In section 20 of the principa l Act, for the words “five hundred rupees” at both the places where they occu r, the words “ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 16. On and from the date of commencement of the principal Act , in section 22 of the principal Act, after the words “for the time being in force”, the brackets and words “(including any la w of succession or any custom or usage in relation to succession of property)” shall be inserted and shall always be deemed to have been inserted. 17. After section 22 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted and shall a lways b e deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 2nd July, 2010, namely:— “22A. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of a ny cour t, tribunal or other authority,—(a) the provisions of this Act , as amended by the Enemy Propert (Amendment a nd Validation) Act, 2017, sha ll have and sha ll always be deemed to ha ve effect for all purposes as if the provisions of this Act . as amended by the said Act, had been in for ce at a ll material times; (b) any enemy pr operty divested from the Custodian to any person under the pr ovisions of this Act , as it stood immediately before the Insertion of new section 18A. Income not liable to be returned. Insertion of new sections 18B and 18C. Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts. Appeal to High Court. Amendment of section 20. Amendment of section 22. Insertion of new section 22A. Validation.- 6 - Ex-572/2017 commencement of the Enemy Property (Amendment a nd Validation) Act, 2017, shall stand t ransferr ed to and vest or cont inue to vest, free from all encumbrances, in the Custodian in the sa me manner as it was vested in the Custodian before such divesting of enemy property under the pr ovisions of this Act, as if the provisions of this Act , as amended by the aforesaid Act, were in for ce at all material times;(c) no suit or other proceedings shall, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, be maintained or continued in any cour t or tribunal or author ity for the enforcement of any decree or order or direction given by such court or tribunal or authority directing divestment of enemy pr operty from the Custodian vested in him under section 5 of this Act, as it stood before the commencement of the Enemy Property (Amendment a nd Validation) Act, 2017, and such enemy property s hall cont inue to vest in the Custodian under section 5 of this Act, as amended by t he afor esaid Act, as the said section, as amended by the aforesaid Act was in force at all material times; (d) any transfer of any enemy property, vested in the Custodian, by virtue of any order of atta chment, seizure or sale in execution of decree of a civil court or orders of any tribunal or other authority in respect of enemy property vested in the Custodian which is contrar y to the provisions of this Act , as a mended by t he Enemy Pr operty (Amendment a nd Va lida tion) Act, 2017, shall be deemed to be null a nd void and notwithstanding such transfer, continue to vest in the Custodian under this Act”. 18. In section 23 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), clause (d) shall be omitted. 19. (1) If a ny difficulty a rises in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act , 2017, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act , as amended by the Enemy Property (Amendment and Val idation) Act, 2017, or the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, as a mended by the Enemy Pr operty (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017, a s may a ppear to be necessary for removing the difficu lty: Provided that no such order shall be made under this section a fter the expir y of two years from the date on which the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2017, replacing the Enemy Pr operty (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordina nce, 2016, receives the assent of the President. (2) Every or der made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament. 20. In the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthor ised Occupants) Act, 1971,— (a) in section 2, in clause (e), after sub-clause (3), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(4) any premises of the enemy property as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Enemy Property Act, 1968.”; (b) in section 3, in clause (a),— (i) in the second proviso, the word “and” shall be omitted; (ii) after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely.—Amendment of section 23. Power to remove difficulties 40 of 1971. Ord. 8 of 2016. Amendment of sections 2 and 3 of Act 40 of 1971. 34 of 1968.- 7 -Ex-572/2017 “Provided also tha t the C ustodian, Deputy Custodian and Assistant Custodian of the enemy pr operty appointed under section 3 of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 shall be deemed to have been appointed as the Es tate Officer in respect of those enemy property, being the public premises, referred to in sub-clause (4) of clause ( e) of section 2 of this Act for which they had been appointed as the Custodian, Deputy Custodian and Assistant Custodian under section 3 of the Enemy Pr operty Act, 1968.”. 21. Notwithstanding the cessation of the operation of the Enemy Property (Amendment a nd Validation) Ordinance, 2010, anything done or any action taken under the Enemy Property Act, 1968, or the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, as a mended by the Enemy Pr operty (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2010, shall be deemed t o have been done or ta ken under the corresponding provisions of those Acts, as amended by the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2010, a s if the provisions of this Act, as amended by the said Or dinance had been in force at all material times. 22. (1) The Enemy Property (Amendment and Valida tion) Fifth Ordinance, 2016 is hereby repealed. (2) Not withsta nding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Enemy Property Act, 1968 a s amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the said Act, a s amended by this Act.34 of 1968. Savings. Repeal and savings.Ord. 4 of 2010. 34 of 1968. 40 of 1971. Ord. 8 of 2016. 34 of 1968. - 8 - Ex-572/2017Published 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. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Appropriation Act, 2017 (Act No. 4 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 573 THE APPROPRIATION ACT, 2017 AN ACTto authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2017-18. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Appropriation Act, 2017. 2. F rom and out of the Consolida ted Fund of India there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of seventy-nine lakh sixty-seven thousand five hundred thir ty-six crore and ninety- nine lakh r upees t owards defraying the several charges which will come in the course of payment during the financia l year 2017-18 in respect of the services specified in colu mn 2 of t he Schedule. 3.The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be appr opriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the said year. 4. References to Ministries or Departments in the Schedule are to such Ministries or Depa rtments as existing immediately before the 9th Ja nuary, 2017 and shall, on or after that da te, be construed a s references to the a ppropria te Ministr ies or Departments as r econstituted fr om time to time.Short title Issue of Rs. 7967536,99, 00,000 out of the Consol idated Fund of India for the finan cial year 2017-18. Appropriati on. Construction of ref- erences to Ministries or Departments in the Schedule - 2 - Ex-573/2017 THE SCHEDULE (See sections 2,3 and 4) 1Department of Agriculture, Cooperation andRevenue Farmers WelfareCapital 2Department of Agricultural Research and Education Revenue 3Department of Animal Husbandry,Revenue Dairying and FisheriesCapital 4Department of Atomic EnergyRevenue Capital 5Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy,Unani, Revenue Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)Capital 6Department of Chemicals and PetrochemicalsRevenue Capital 7Department of FertilisersRevenue Capital 8Department of Pharmaceuticals Revenue Capital 9Ministry of Civil AviationRevenue Capital 10Ministry of CoalRevenue Capital 11Department of CommerceRevenue Capital 12Department of Industrial Policy and PromotionRevenue Capital 13Department of PostsRevenue Capital 14Department of TelecommunicationsRevenue Capital 15Department of Consumer AffairsRevenue Capital 16Department of Food and Public DistributionRevenue Capital 17Ministry of Corporate AffairsRevenue Capital 18Ministry of CultureRevenue Capital 19Ministry of Defence (Misc.)Revenue Capital 20Defence Services (Revenue)Revenue 21Outlay on Defence ServicesCapital 22Defence PensionsRevenueNo. of Vote123 SERVICES AND PURPOSESVoted by ParliamentTotal SUMS NOT EXCEEDINGRs.Rs.Rs. Charged on the Consoli- dated Fund52575,57,00,000 79,43,00,000 6800,00,00,000 2877,48,00,000 43,52,00,000 13109,36,00,000 6505,58,00,000 1425,35,00,000 3,30,00,000 273,39,00,000 24,61,00,000 74264,67,00,000 4,00,000 247,68,00,000 6,00,000 781,34,00,000 1920,70,00,000 745,10,00,000 700,00,00,000 4314,55,00,000 151,22,00,000 3599,19,00,000 9,68,00,000 25057,61,00,000 495,00,00,000 35192,65,00,000 3386,00,00,000 3723,10,00,000 21,35,00,000 150952,64,00,000 50523,05,00,000 478,54,00,000 29,50,00,000 2661,79,00,000 76,68,00,000 27743,95,00,000 5488,69,00,000 195309,04,00,000 86339,95,00,000 85737,31,00,000.. .. .. .. .. 1,00,00,000 50,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,00,000 .. .. .. 60,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,00,000 35,00,00,000 107,34,00,000 148,06,00,000 2,69,00,00052575,57,00,000 79,43,00,000 6800,00,00,000 2877,48,00,000 43,52,00,000 13110,36,00,000 6506,08,00,000 1425,35,00,000 3,30,00,000 273,39,00,000 24,61,00,000 74264,67,00,000 4,00,000 247,68,00,000 6,00,000 781,34,00,000 1920,70,00,000 745,10,00,000 700,00,00,000 4314,61,00,000 151,22,00,000 3599,19,00,000 9,68,00,000 25058,21,00,000 495,00,00,000 35192,65,00,000 3386,00,00,000 3723,10,00,000 21,35,00,000 150952,64,00,000 50523,05,00,000 478,54,00,000 29,50,00,000 2661,79,00,000 76,68,00,000 27744,71,00,000 5523,69,00,000 195416,38,00,000 86488,01,00,000 85740,00,00,000 - 3 -Ex-573/201723Ministry of Development of North Eastern RegionRevenue Capital 24Ministry of Drinking Water and SanitationRevenue 25Ministry of Earth SciencesRevenue Capital 26Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyRevenue Capital 27Ministry of Environment, Forests andRevenue Climate ChangeCapital 28Ministry of External AffairsRevenue Capital 29Department of Economic AffairsRevenue Capital 30Department of ExpenditureRevenue 31Department of Financial ServicesRevenue Capital 32Department of Investment and Public AssetRevenue Management (DIPAM) 33Department of RevenueRevenue Capital 34Direct TaxesRevenue Capital 35Indirect TaxesRevenue Capital 36Indian Audit and Accounts DepartmentRevenue Capital CHARGED.—Interest PaymentsRevenue CHARGED.—Repayment of DebtsCapital 39PensionRevenue 40Transfer to StatesRevenue Capital 41Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesRevenue 42Department of Health and Family WelfareRevenue Capital 43Department of Health ResearchRevenue 44Department of Heavy IndustryRevenue Capital 45Department of Public EnterprisesRevenue 46Ministry of Home AffairsRevenue Capital 47CabinetRevenue 48PoliceRevenue Capital 49Andaman and Nicobar IslandsRevenue Capital 50ChandigarhRevenue Capital 51Dadra and Nagar HaveliRevenue Capital 52Daman and DiuRevenue Capital2084,45,00,000 708,00,00,000 32333,06,00,000 1608,44,00,000 115,00,00,000 3690,00,00,000 349,00,00,000 4002,69,00,000 40,03,00,000 12648,26,00,000 2150,26,00,000 4302,79,00,000 11153,05,00,000 480,00,00,000 2731,99,00,000 16886,02,00,000 44,00,00,000 834,83,00,000 2,43,00,000 5881,85,00,000 228,79,00,000 5861,44,00,000 228,07,00,000 4163,03,00,000 12,67,00,000 .. .. 34990,00,00,000 35500,00,00,000 .. 800,00,00,000 47033,65,00,000 3508,81,00,000 1500,00,00,000 984,99,00,000 1615,01,00,000 19,38,00,000 4777,00,00,000 322,97,00,000 730,00,00,000 67536,60,00,000 11171,64,00,000 3736,68,00,000 526,59,00,000 3802,35,00,000 332,85,00,000 686,45,00,000 389,16,00,000 1288,09,00,000 296,95,00,000.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,00,000 .. .. .. 50,00,000 .. 146,54,00,000 .. 538078,39,00,000 5085304,76,00,000 180,00,00,000 103101,38,00,000 18600,00,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,00,000 .. .. 8,34,00,000 6,72,00,000 1,00,000 .. 35,05,00,000 142,15,00,000 1,00,000 ... 2,00,000 ..2084,45,00,000 708,00,00,000 32333,06,00,000 1608,44,00,000 115,00,00,000 3690,00,00,000 349,00,00,000 4002,69,00,000 40,03,00,000 12648,29,00,000 2150,26,00,000 4302,79,00,000 11153,05,00,000 480,00,00,000 2731,99,00,000 16886,02,00,000 44,00,00,000 834,85,00,000 2,43,00,000 5881,85,00,000 228,79,00,000 5861,94,00,000 228,07,00,000 4309,57,00,000 12,67,00,000 538078,39,00,000 5085304,76,00,000 35170,00,00,000 138601,38,00,000 18600,00,00,000 800,00,00,000 47033,65,00,000 3508,81,00,000 1500,00,00,000 984,99,00,000 1615,01,00,000 19,38,00,000 4777,03,00,000 322,97,00,000 730,00,00,000 67544,94,00,000 11178,36,00,000 3736,69,00,000 526,59,00,000 3837,40,00,000 475,00,00,000 686,46,00,000 389,16,00,000 1288,11,00,000 296,95,00,000 - 4 - Ex-573/201753LakshadweepRevenue Capital 54Transfer to DelhiRevenue 55Transfer to PuducherryRevenue Capital 56Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationRevenue 57Department of School Education and LiteracyRevenue 58Department of Higher EducationRevenue Capital 59Ministry of Information and BroadcastingRevenue Capital 60Ministry of Labour and EmploymentRevenue Capital 61Ministry of Law and JusticeRevenue Capital 62Election CommissionRevenue Capital CHARGED.—Supreme Court of IndiaRevenue 64Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesRevenue Capital 65Ministry of MinesRevenue Capital 66Ministry of Minority AffairsRevenue Capital 67Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyRevenue Capital 68Ministry of Panchayati RajRevenue 69Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsRevenue 70Ministry of Personnel,Revenue Public Grievances and PensionsCapital CHARGED.—Central Vigilance CommissionRevenue 72Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasRevenue Capital 73Ministry of PlanningRevenue Capital 74Ministry of PowerRevenue Capital CHARGED.—Staff, Household and Allowances of the PresidentRevenue 76Lok SabhaRevenue 77Rajya SabhaRevenue 78Secret ariat of the Vice-PresidentRevenue CHARGED.—Union Public Service CommissionRevenue 80Ministry of RailwaysRevenue Capital 81Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysRevenue Capital 82Department of Rural DevelopmentRevenue Capital 83Department of Land ResourcesRevenue 84Department of Science and TechnologyRevenue Capital1083,26,00,000 165,65,00,000 758,00,00,000 1411,01,00,000 72,00,00,000 6406,00,00,000 67459,05,00,000 33079,70,00,000 250,00,00,000 4379,90,00,000 29,10,00,000 7355,53,00,000 22,85,00,000 3072,39,00,000 1071,27,00,000 113,00,00,000 33,00,00,000 . . 6471,36,00,000 10,60,00,000 1054,55,00,000 158,84,00,000 4025,48,00,000 170,00,00,000 10724,54,00,000 90,00,00,000 790,79,00,000 17,88,00,000 1266,60,00,000 149,91,00,000 . . 25310,37,00,000 3847,20,00,000 252,09,00,000 43,00,000 11102,46,00,000 3708,40,00,000 .. 663,11,00,000 386,38,00,000 5,30,00,000 .. 236461,18,00,000 194303,45,00,000 19903,48,00,000 100455,66,00,000 170436,63,00,000 5,25,00,000 2310,36,00,000 4821,76,00,000 15,59,00,000.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 247,00,00,000 .. .. 10,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,49,00,000 2,00,00,000 27,68,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. 66,00,00,000 1,15,00,000 1,02,00,000 .. 229,19,00,000 158,23,00,000 38,01,00,000 . . 10,00,00,000 .. .. .. 2,00,000 ..1083,26,00,000 165,65,00,000 758,00,00,000 1411,01,00,000 72,00,00,000 6406,00,00,000 67459,05,00,000 33079,70,00,000 250,00,00,000 4379,90,00,000 29,10,00,000 7355,53,00,000 22,85,00,000 3072,39,00,000 1071,27,00,000 113,00,00,000 33,00,00,000 247,00,00,000 6471,36,00,000 10,60,00,000 1054,65,00,000 158,84,00,000 4025,48,00,000 170,00,00,000 10724,54,00,000 90,00,00,000 790,79,00,000 17,88,00,000 1271,09,00,000 151,91,00,000 27,68,00,000 25310,37,00,000 3847,20,00,000 252,09,00,000 43,00,000 11102,46,00,000 3708,40,00,000 66,00,00,000 664,26,00,000 387,40,00,000 5,30,00,000 229,19,00,000 236619,41,00,000 194341,46,00,000 19903,48,00,000 100465,66,00,000 170436,63,00,000 5,25,00,000 2310,36,00,000 4821,78,00,000 15,59,00,000 85Department of BiotechnologyRevenue 86Department of Scientific and Industrial ResearchRevenue Capital 87Ministry of ShippingRevenue Capital 88Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Revenue Capital 89Department of Social Justice and EmpowermentRevenue Capital 90Department of Empowerment of PersonsRevenue with DisabilitiesCapital 91Department of SpaceRevenue Capital 92Ministry of Statistics and Programme . Implementation Revenue Capital 93Ministry of SteelRevenue 94Ministry of TextilesRevenue Capital 95Ministry of TourismRevenue Capital 96Ministry of Tribal AffairsRevenue Capital 97Ministry of Urban DevelopmentRevenue Capital 98Ministry of Water Resources, RiverRevenue Development and Ganga RejuvenationCapital 99Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentRevenue Capital 100Ministry of Youth Affairs and SportsRevenue Capital TOTAL2222,11,00,000 4439,25,00,000 6,75,00,000 1668,84,00,000 440,66,00,000 2766,11,00,000 250,03,00,000 6589,78,00,000 318,22,00,000 822,26,00,000 32,74,00,000 4937,73,00,000 4154,98,00,000 4767,49,00,000 28,25,00,000 44,14,00,000 6190,98,00,000 35,52,00,000 1839,69,00,000 1,08,00,000 1133,23,00,000 60,00,00,000 17356,59,00,000 19242,81,00,000 8405,99,00,000 799,29,00,000 22556,02,00,000 38,65,00,000 1888,46,00,000 54,75,00,00 2216531,75,00,000.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,00,000 40,00,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4136,09,00,000 ... 88,30,00,000 90,00,00,000 1,00,00,000 4,00,00,000 .. .. .. .. 5751005,24,00,0002222,11,00,000 4439,25,00,000 6,75,00,000 1668,84,00,000 440,66,00,000 2766,11,00,000 250,03,00,000 6589,78,00,000 318,22,00,000 822,26,00,000 32,74,00,000 4938,33,00,000 4155,38,00,000 4767,49,00,000 28,25,00,000 44,14,00,000 6190,98,00,000 35,52,00,000 1839,69,00,000 1,08,00,000 5269,32,00,000 60,00,00,000 17444,89,00,000 19332,81,00,000 8406,99,00,000 803,29,00,000 22556,02,00,000 38,65,00,000 1888,46,00,000 54,75,00,000 7967536,99,00,000Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. 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The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2017 (Act No. 5 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 574 THE APPROPRIATION(No. 2) ACT, 2017 AN ACTto authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2016-17. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2017. 2. F rom and out of the Consolida ted Fund of India there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggregate to the sum of eleven lakh thirty-five crore and sixty-nine lakh rupees towards defraying the several char ges which will come in the course of payment during the financial year 2016-17 in r espect of the services specified in column 2 of the Schedule. 3.The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be appr opriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule in relation to the said year.Short title Issue of Rs. 1135055,69, 00,000 out of the Consol idated Fund of India for the finan cial year 2016-17. Appropriati on. - 2 - Ex-574/2017 THE SCHEDULE (See sections 2 and 3) 1Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Revenue5233,96,00,000.. 5233,96,00,000 WelfareCapital22,21,00,000.. 22,21,00,000 2Department of Agricultural Research and Education Revenue3,00,000..3,00,000 3Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Revenue2,00,000..2,00,000 4Atomic EnergyRevenue298,87,00,000.. 298,87,00,000 Capital1124,03,00,000.. 1124,03,00,000 5Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Revenue3,00,000..3,00,000 Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)Capital5,00,00,000..5,00,00,000 6Department of Chemicals and PetrochemicalsRevenue39,00,000..39,00,000 7Department of FertilisersRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 8Department of PharmaceuticalsRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 Capital100,00,00,000. . 100,00,00,000 9Ministry of Civil AviationRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 Capital69,07,00,000.. 69,07,00,000 10Ministry of CoalRevenue195,36,00,000.. 195,36,00,000 11Department of CommerceRevenue4,00,000..4,00,000 Capital6,00,00,000..6,00,00,000 12Department of Industrial Policy and PromotionRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 13Department of PostsRevenue150,41,00,0003,08,00,000153,49,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 14Department of TelecommunicationsRevenue3440,46,00,0004,27,00,0003444,73,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 15Department of Electronics and Information Technology Revenue97,62,00,000.. 97,62,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 16Department of Consumer AffairsRevenue3502,60,00,000.. 3502,60,00,000 17Department of Food and Public DistributionRevenue14,26,00,0002,32,00,00016,58,00,000 Capital1,00,000. .1,00,000 18Ministry of Corporate AffairsRevenue5,37,00,000..5,37,00,000 19Ministry of CultureRevenue3,00,000..3,00,000 20Ministry of Defence (Misc.)Revenue1052,72,00,0001,45,00,0001054,17,00,000 Capital3,00,00077,00,00,00077,03,00,000 21Defence PensionsRevenue3292,94,00,00036,00,0003293,30,00,000 22Defence Services (Revenue)Revenue5551,91,00,000.. 5551,91,00,000 23Capital Outlay on Defence ServicesCapital1,00,0002,46,00,0002,47,00,000 24Ministry of Development of North Eastern RegionRevenue92,90,00,000.. 92,90,00,000 25Ministry of Drinking Water and SanitationRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 27Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Revenue11,91,00,000..11,91,00,000 28Ministry of External AffairsRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 29Department of Economic AffairsRevenue5889,22,00,000.. 5889,22,00,000 Capital2,00,000..2,00,000No. of Vote123 SERVICES AND PURPOSESVoted by ParliamentTotal SUMS NOT EXCEEDINGRs.Rs.Rs. Charged on the Consoli- dated Fund - 3 -Ex-574/201730Department of Financial ServicesRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 Capital3586,38,00,000.. 3586,38,00,000 CHARGED—Interest PaymentsRevenue..1112,35,00,0001112,35,00,000 32Tranfers to StatesRevenue3000,00,00,000.. 3000,00,00,000 CHARGED—Repayment of DebtCapital1085437,69,00,0001085437,69,00,000 36Indian Audit and Accounts DepartmentRevenue15,00,00,000.. 15,00,00,000 37Department of RevenueRevenue7,02,00,000..7,02,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 38Direct TaxesRevenue280,17,00,000.. 280,17,00,000 39Indirect TaxesRevenue280,00,00,000.. 280,00,00,000 41Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesRevenue92,96,00,000.. 92,96,00,000 42Department of Health and Family WelfareRevenue1448,47,00,000.. 1448,47,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 43Department of Health ResearchRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 44Department of Heavy IndustryRevenue623,15,00,000.. 623,15,00,000 Capital400,02,00,000.. 400,02,00,000 46Ministry of Home AffairsRevenue209,06,00,000.. 209,06,00,000 48PoliceRevenue965,08,00,000.. 965,08,00,000 50Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 51Department of School Education and LiteracyRevenue5,00,000..5,00,000 52Department of Higher EducationRevenue11,21,00,000..11,21,00,000 53Ministry of Information and BroadcastingRevenue57,36,00,000.. 57,36,00,000 54Ministry of Labour and EmploymentRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 56Law and JusticeRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 58Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesRevenue1697,90,00,000.. 1697,90,00,000 59Ministry of MinesRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 60Ministry of Minority AffairsRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 61Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 67Ministry of PlanningRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 68Ministry of PowerRevenue585,90,00,000.. 585,90,00,000 Capital296,26,00,000.. 296,26,00,000 70Lok SabhaRevenue..15,00,00015,00,000 74Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysRevenue2041,41,00,000.. 2041,41,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 75Department of Rural DevelopmentRevenue898,98,00,000.. 898,98,00,000 77Department of Science and TechnologyRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 78Department of Scientific and Industrial ResearchRevenue1,76,00,000..1,76,00,000 80Ministry of ShippingRevenue30,05,00,000.. 30,05,00,000 Capital28,37,00,000.. 28,37,00,000 81Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Revenue1,00,000..1,00,000 82Department of Social Justice and EmpowermentRevenue30,45,00,000.. 30,45,00,000 83Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Revenue3,00,000..3,00,000 84Department of SpaceRevenue299,14,00,000.. 299,14,00,000 Capital1,00,000..1,00,000 85Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Revenue1,00,000..1,00,000 86Ministry of SteelRevenue200,00,00,000110,00,00,000310,00,00,000 87Ministry of TextilesRevenue4,00,000..4,00,000 88Ministry of TourismRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 89Ministry of Tribal AffairsRevenue1,51,00,000121,17,00,000122,68,00,000 - 4 - Ex-574/2017Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 90Andaman and Nicobar IslandsRevenue620,43,00,000.. 620,43,00,000 Capital9,00,000..9,00,000 91ChandigarhRevenue30,96,00,000.. 30,96,00,000 92Dadra and Nagar HaveliRevenue58,10,00,000.. 58,10,00,000 Capital2,00,000..2,00,000 93Daman and DiuCapital3,00,00,000..3,00,00,000 94LakshadweepRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 95Ministry of Urban DevelopmentRevenue1,00,000..1,00,000 Capital5,00,0001,60,00,0001,65,00,000 96Ministry of Water Resources, River DevelopmentRevenue6,01,00,00040,00,0006,41,00,000 and Ganga RejuvenationCapital1,00,000..1,00,000 97Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentRevenue217,20,00,000.. 217,20,00,000 98Ministry of Yourth Affairs and SportsRevenue2,00,000..2,00,000 TOTAL:48181,39,00,0001086874,30,00,0001135055,69,00,000

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 6 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 575 THE MATERNITY BENEFIT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 AN ACTfurther to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. BE it enacted by Par liament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Maternit y Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017. (2) It shall come into for ce on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided tha t different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in a ny such provision to the commencement of this Act sha ll be cons trued as a reference to the coming into force of tha t provision. 2. In the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (hereinafter r eferred to as the principal Act), in section 3, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— ‘(ba) “commissioning mother” means a biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woma n;’.Short title and commen- cement. Amendment of section 3. 53 of 1961. - 2 - Ex-575/2017 3. In the principal Act, in section 5,—(A) in sub-section (3) — (i) for the words “ twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks”, the words “twenty-six weeks of which not more than eight weeks” shall be substituted; (ii) after sub-section (3) and before the first proviso, the following proviso sha ll be inserted, namely:— “Provided that the maximum period entitled to maternity benefit by a woma n having two or more than two surviving children sha ll be twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks shall precede the date of her ex pected delivery; ”; (iii) in the first proviso, for the words “Provided that”, the words “Provided fu rther that” shall be substituted; (iv) in the second proviso, for the words “‘Provided fur ther that”, the words “ Provided also that” shall be substituted; (B) after sub-section (3), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:— “(4) A woman who legally adopts a child below the age of t hree months or a commissioning mother shall be entitled to ma ternity benefit for a period of twelve weeks from the date the child is handed over to the adopting mother or the commissioning mother, a s the case may be. (5) In case where the na ture of work assigned to a woma n is of such nature that she may work fr om home, the employer may allow her to do so after availing of the maternity benefit for such period and on such conditions a s the employer and the woman may mutua lly agree.”. 4. In the pr incipal Act, after section 11, the following section shall be inser ted, namely:— “11 A. (I) Every establishment having fifty or more employees shall have the facility of creche within such distance as may be prescribed, either separately or a long with common facilit ies: Provided tha t the employer sha ll a llow four visits a day to the creche by the woma n, which shall also include the interval for r est allowed to her. (2) Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every woman at the time of her initial appoint ment regarding every benefit available under the Act.”. Insertion of new section 11A. Cre che facility.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50 Amendment of section 5.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2016-LJD, the 18th September, 2017.The following Act is hereby re-published for general information. “The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2017 (Act No. 8 of 2017)”. Vincent Lalrokima, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. VOL - XLVI Aizawl, Wednesday 4.10.2017 Asvina 12, S.E. 1939, Issue No. 577 THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAY) ACT, 2017 AN ACTto provide for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the a mounts spent on certain services for the purposes of R ailways during the fina ncial year ended on the 31st da y of Ma rch, 2014 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year. BE it enacted by Par liament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2017. 2. From and out of the Consolidated Fund of India, the sums specified in column 3 of the Schedule amounting in the aggr egate to the sum of two thou sand seven hundr ed thir ty, fou r crore, ninety lakh, sixty-four thousand, seven hundred and fift y rupees shall be deemed to ha ve been authorised to be paid and applied to meet the amounts spent for defra ying the charges in respect of the services relating to Railways specified in column 2 of the Schedule during the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014 in excess of the a mounts granted for those services and for that year.Short title. Issue of Rs. 2734,90,64,750/ - out of the Con- solidated Fund of India to meet certain expen- diture for the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014. - 2 - Ex-577/2017 Appropriati on. 3. T he sums deemed to have been authorised to be paid a nd applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India by this Act shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the services and purposes expr essed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ended on the 31 st day of March, 2014. 3General Superintendence and Services on Railways...38,47,88838,47,888 4Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way and Works...86,69,73486,69,734 5Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power67,30,10,2244,76,96167,34,87,185 6Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons97,88,53,7066,71,24397,95,24,949 7Repairs and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment5,42,4165,42,416 8Operating Expenses—Rolling Stock and Equipment110,75,35,03839,96,570 111,15,31,608 9Operating Expenses—Traffic3,05,87,3293,05,87,329 10Operating Expenses—Fuel683,95,55,988 17,53,83,182 701,49,39,170 11Staff Welfare and Amenities2,67,4562,67,456 13Provident Fund, Pension and Other Retirement Benefits ....732,76,13,94619,17,139 732,95,31,085 15Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of loans taken from General Revenues and Amortisation of Over-Capitalisation168,79,61,789... 168,79,61,789 16Assets—Acquisition, Construction and Replacement— Capital837,72,87,300 12,16,02,752 849,88,90,052 Railway Funds...92,84,08992,84,089 Total :2699,18,17,991 35,72,46,759 2734,90,64,750No. of Vote123 SERVICES AND PURPOSESVoted by ParliamentTotal SUMS NOT EXCEEDINGRs.Rs.Rs. Charged on the Consoli- dated Fund THE SCHEDULE(See sections 2 a nd 3)Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/50