Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
MEGHALAYA
India
Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
Rule ... KHASI-HILLS-AUTONOMOUS-DISTRICT-KHASI-SOCIAL-CUSTOM-OF-LINEAGE-ACT-1997 of 1997
Published on 13 March 1997
Commenced on 13 March 1997
[This
Section 9 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
9. Disposal of application by registration authority.
(1) On receipt ... married, whether his/her spouse is/was a Khasi or not; (b) Whether the parents of the applicant are/were both Khasis
Section 12 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
12. Change of Surname, Kur, Jait or Clan.
(1) No person ... Surname, Kur, Jait or Clan and take or assume any other Khasi surname, Kur, Jait or Clan except as hereinafter provided in this
Section 3 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
3. Khasi Social Custom of Lineage.
(1) On or after ... born of a legal marriage - (a) whose parents are or were both Khasi, shall be a Khasi of the Kur, Jait or Clan
Section 10 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
10. Loss and deprivation of Khasi status.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained ... inforce, a Khasi person shall cease or deemed to have ceased to be a Khasi or shall lose or deemed to have lost or have
Section 11 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
11. Effect of loss and deprivation of Khasi status ... person who had ceased to be a Khasi or who had lost or deemed to have lost or been deprived of Khasi status under section
Section 6 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
6. Application for registration and Khasi tribe certificate.
- Application for registration ... following persons, namely: - (a) In case of person born of Khasi parents, by either of the parent; (b) In case of person born of Khasi
Section 13 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
13. Appeal.
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Executive Committee ... authority, body or association on ground of injury to such Khasi social Customs as may be shown in the appeal petition. (4) An appeal under
Section 16 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
16. Power of the Registration authority.
(1) The registration authority while
Section 7 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
7. Cases where registration is compulsory and period within which application ... persons born before the commencement of this Act of a Khasi mother by a non-Khasi father or of a non-Khasi mother
