Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976

Act ID:	1976108
Act Number:	108
Enactment Date:	1976-09-18
Act Year:	1976
Short Title:	The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the inclusion in, and the exclusion from, the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, of certain castes and tribes, for the re-adjustment of representation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in so far as such re-adjustment is necessitated by such inclusion or exclusion and for matters connected therewith.
Ministry:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department:	Department of Internal Security
Enforcement Date:	27-07-1997
Notification:	27th July, 1997, vide notification No. S.O. 589(E), dated 27th July, 1997, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
Last Updated:	08-04-2019


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms

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Section 1. Short title and Commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. [Repealed.].
Section 4. [Repealed.].
Section 5. Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Section 6. Re-adjustment of constituencies by the Election Commission.
Section 7. Procedure and powers of the Commission.
Section 8. Publication of amendments and their dates of operation.
Section 9. Certain other powers of Election Commission.
Section 10. Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act.


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms