Tripura act 005 of 1964 : The TRIPURA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1964

  • Date:
Department
  • Department of Directorate of Kokborok & Other Minority Languages
To access the original judgment, please Sign In or Subscribe.

.'

::

:~:

.<

'J .' :~

I

! Tripura Act No.5 of 1964

THE P1tI~!il O!F!FICI.9lL £M{g'l.m.fj'E .JtI(!I, 1964

1

.~

I

.~ :~

:1

I

Short title and extent. Language to he used for officilll purposes of the Union Territory of Tripllra. 20 of 1963. Tripura Act No.5 of 1964

THE TRIPURA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1964

(Act No.5 of 1964)

AN

ACf 10 provide for the adoption of the Bengali language (IS the language to be used for 'he official plll7)oses of the Union Territory o] Tripura including purposes of legislation.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Tripura in the Fifteenth Year of (he Republic of India as follows :-

1. (I) This Act may be called the Tripura Official Language Act, 1964.

(2) It extends to the whole of rhe Union Terrirory of Tripura. 2, (1) With effect from such date as the '[State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, 2[the Bengali language and the Kak-Barak language] shall, subject to the provisions of section 34 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, be the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of the J[State of Tripura, and different dates may be appointed for different official purposes or for different areas in the "[State of Tripura ;

Provided that the issue of any such notification shall be without prejudice to the use of any language other than the Bengali language which is authorised by or under any law for the time being in force to be used for any purpose in any of the civil or criminal courts within the 5[State of Tripura.

(2) Notwithstanding the issue of any notification under sub- section (1),

(a) the English language may continue to be used, in addition to the Bengali language, for those official purposes within the 6[State of Tripura for which it was being used

I. Substituted ".I' 1/1(' North-Eastern An-a.r (Reorguniuuio») {Tripuru} IIdriptol;'1Il uf UIII', Order:

/973, w.e.]: 2/. I. 1972.

Z. Substituted by till' Tripura Official Languag« (AmclltlmcllfJ A('/, 1979, II~('J. IY. 5. IY79. J. Substituted, ibid.

4. Substituted, ibid.

5. Substituted, ibid.

6. S"lmim/,'d, ibid, ------------------------~~--------------~---------

2

immediately before the issue of such notification; and

(b) [he language for the Lime being authorised for use in the ~ Union for official purposes shall be the official language for purposes of communication by the Govcmment of'Tripuru with the Government of India or the Government of any Stare or any other Union Territory .

3. With effect from such dale as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, '[the Bengali language and the Kak-Baruk language shall, subject to the provisions contained in the proviso to section 35 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, be the language LO be used-

(a) in all Bills to be introduced, or amendments thereto to be moved, in the Legislative Assembly of the ~tS[aleof Tripura ;

(b) in all Aces passed by the Legislative Assembly of the J(Slate of Tripura ; unci

(c) in all orders niles. regulations or bye-laws issued under any law made by the Legislative Assembly of the .11State of Tripuru ;

Provided rhar different dates may be appointed in respect of different matters referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c)

;j 1.

! 2.

:i J. .!

4.

i

j

1

I

SJllmitlllc,' b.,' lilt' Tripure OfJiriClI l.tmgullKl· (,IIII('llcimml} An 1979. U~ e. f. 19. 5. /979.

SIIIW;IlIIl"(1 1,.1' Jilt' North-Emtern ArcuJ' (Rl'OfgtluiJ(l(inIlJ {Tripuru] Aduplalioll t>f luws Order:

/97.1. w.e.]: 2/. I. JY72.

Su/WiWlcli. ibid.

SuiJslilllll!ti. ibid.

Language to

be used in

Bills, Acts

etc.

20 of 1963.

----------------------~UlID~----------------------

3

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

.,

'j ,j * TheNorth-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Tripura) AdaptationofLawsOrder, 1973, w.e.I, 21.1.1972,

L Tripura Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1979, w. e. f. 19.5, 1979.

-----------[ill]-----------

.,

t

i ,

4

SECTIONS