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(1896)
Introduction : The Chin Hills Regulation (Regulation IV) passed on August 13, 1896,
had authorized the Superintendent or Deputy Commissioner (of the Lushai Hills) to
order an undesirable outsider to leave the area and to tax the residents, permanent or
temporary, clans and villages. On October 9, 1911, the Regulation was extended to
the North Cachar Hills, the Garo Hills, the Khasi and Jaintya Hills (excluding the
Shillong municipal and cantonement area where only the provision for taxation would
apply), the Naga Hills and Mikir Hills.
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
It shall come into force on such date as the Local Government may,
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by notification in the Burma Gazette appoint.
The Section and Section 3 shall extend to the whole of the Chin Hills.
3) The rest of this Regulation shall extend only to such tracts in the Chin
Hills as the Local Government, with the previous sanction of the
Governor General in Council, may by notification in the Burma
Gazette, direct.
“Chins” includes (a) Lushais, (b) Kukis, (c) Burman domiciled in the
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Chin Hills; and (d) any person who had adopted the customs and
language of the Chins and are habitually resident in the Chin Hills;
5) “Villages” includes –
CHAPTER II
This Regulation and the enactment in the schedule, to the extent and
3. 1) with the modifications there in set forth, shall be deemed to be the
only enactment which apply to any tract in the Chin Hills to which
Section 2 and Section 4 to 41 (both inclusive) may be extended by a
notification under Section 1, sub-section (3).
so far as regards persons other than Chins, the law in force in the
4. 1) Chin Hills shall subject to the provision of sub-section (4) and (5), be
the law for the time being in force in Upper Burma exclusive of the
town of Mandalay :
This section and section 9, 16, 22, 23, 33 and 34 shall apply to
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person within the Chin Hills.
CHAPTER III
Every headman shall within the local limits of his jurisdiction have
6. 1) general control, according to local custom, over the clan, or village,
or both , declared subject to him.
He may levy from such clan or village any customary dues and may
2) impose on them such punishments as are authorised by local custom:
Provided that no barbarous, excessive or unusual punishment shall be
imposed.
He shall be bound to keep the peace within the tract under his
3) general control; to comply with all lawful orders, received from the
Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent; and to furnish on the
requisition of the Superintendent or an Assistant Superintendent, on
receipt of payment at rates to be fixed by the Superintendent,
supplies of food or labour required by any public servant.
A headman may try and decide according to local custom any dispute
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of a civil nature between persons subject to his general control, and
may enforce his decision in accordance with such custom.
CHAPTER IV
For the purpose of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882, the Local
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Government shall exercise the powers of a High Court.
In the trial of any such suit or proceeding, may exercise all or any of
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the powers which he might exercise in a suit or proceeding in which
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The Superintendent may order the whole or any part of fine imposed
2) under this section to be given as compensation to any person to
whom damage or injury has been caused, directly or indirectly, by
the act in respect of which the fine is imposed.
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Every Headman who abused any of the power conferred upon him by
17. this Regulation, or neglect to obey any reasonable order of the
Superintendent, shall be liable by order of the Superintendent to pay
a fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to be suspended or dismissed
from office.
22. When the Superintendent is satisfied that the presence of any person
(not being a public servant or a Chin) is injurious to the peace or god
administration of the Chin Hills, he may, for reason to be recorded in
writing, order such person to leave the Chin Hills within a given time.
If, while a bond executed under section 25 is in force, the life of any
2) person belonging to any clan, village or family concerned is unlawfully
taken or attempted to be taken, or the property of any such person is
unlawfully taken or attempted to be taken, by or with the abetment
of any person or persons belonging to the other clan, village or
family, and of their sureties (if any) to be forfeited.
If any person ordered to execute a bond for his good behaviour under
28. 1) section 24 or section 25 does not give the security required on or
before the date on which the period for which the security to be given
begins, he shall be committed to prison, or, if he is already in prison,
be detained there until such period expires, or until within such
period he gives the security to the officer who made the order
requiring it, or to the officer in charge of the jail in which he is
detained, in which case he shall be forthwith discharged from prison.
When any person has suffered imprisonment for three years for
29. failure to give security for his good behaviour under section 24 or
section 25 he shall be released and shall not again be required to give
security unless a fresh order is passed in accordance with the
provisions of this Regulation.
Any person who has, under the provisions of section 24 or section 25,
30. 1) given security, or been imprisoned for failure to give security, may be
brought before the Superintendent if, on the expiry of the period for
which security was required to be given, the Superintendent so
directs.
CHAPTER V
The Superintendent may fix the number of firearms and the quantity
31. 1) and description of ammunition which may be possessed by any clan
or village, and may issue licenses, either to such clan or village
collectively, or to any of the persons belonging there to individually to
possess the firearms and ammunitions specified in the licenses.
All firearms for which licenses have been issued shall be stamped and
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entered in a register.
The Superintendent may grant a license to any clan or village for the
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manufacture of gun powder.
Any person who, not being licensed or not belonging to any clan or
4) village licensed in that behalf, possessed any firearms or
ammunition, or who manufactures gun powder, shall be punished, on
conviction by a Magistrate, with imprisonment which may extend to
three years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER VI
Taxes shall be levied on all clans and villages at such rates and in
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such manner as the Local Government may prescribe.
An order for the payment of any fine or tax or for the delivery of any
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property, or for the performance of any act may be enforced –
CHAPTER VII
CONTROL
All Headmen and all officers in the Chin Hills shall be sub-ordinate to
38. 1) the Superintendent, who may revise any order passed by any such
headman or officers, including an Assistant Superintendent specially
empowered under section 11.
The Local Government may revise any order passed under this
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Regulation.
When all or any of the powers of the Local Government have been
2) delegated to the Commissioner of the division, the Local Government
may revise any order passed by such Commissioner except an order
passed under Section 10.
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