The Sikkim Official Language Act 1977

., J GAZ,'E'TTE ., . ";", . . \-. .~.. ,I . i', I .. ," '. ": " . . ' , ,f I " < !"',:;"...;. : .' , :.... .1 . . .' ( , Ii . ~ .:. . . I. . i . ',' .,.....:' r. .i",' '::i' "I :") EXTRAORDINARY"" ," , " . '. , ' . .'. ':' ,'" . ". PVB'1ISHED .BY AUTHORITY.' '., '.' I I '," ': .1 .',:, . ': I" '. ..,' .. , ',« . '.,,' ,:' ;0.-'~-.-:-j~.~.~;-:--:;---:---...:........;..---.--- ••••,•.;..1......:.- .•. -\ -.-. "':". -:-----..;.-.~-.-. --:-.-~, -~~.~-; •.-:. v..' No;' 121 .·'G:angtolc, .' ,Thtirs'day,:Oct(jb:el<:~7," 1977 " I' ~ ,----:--~---------~\,'. ~-.-t ~'J - ' : . -- , -- (\, - .;-. ~~ ".'. - I - .; - . - -~. ~ ' . \, .. • .;..-----~~--~--~---- i, i, • I \' ./ • J .' LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 'I.,' • 'u' •j,~~~ •..• >, _0' '~••:,. L. '., ",' . ,i ' " ,NOTIFICATIO~ (" .. . ," ~ i.. ". ,'No.' 5/LL/71, ',', • . I ~'-: ~, . ,:,,-.t:.~"..•-..',1 .,.' } .". Dated ·9 • a , ngto .' k, .' th •• e 2,5th .'" .Octobej'r,/ , .19 • .77 \ . I· " '''''. '. . ~. ". " ." . ..to,'. , "'~The."followingAct-of the .Sikkim Legislative'Asserriply h~~ing' of 'received the: assent of the Governor; on:' the lZth .day October;· 1977 is hereby published.for general Information. " ' , , , ~ r , , ' . , , ,'~ • t, i.•• ,SIKKIM ACT NO.5' OF 1977' . __.' • t, , T-HE LANGUAGES 'SIKKI~"-)OEFIdi~L~" t\CT~''19TJ \.- ". , c; , I . i j '.'''' \ 'AN '" .:.\... I ' A'c'T .: '. .;. '/ . ,.'\ ~ .,'" " . ,'. •• Ii', I. ~;h~'~~pai;-:J~~~tia th :, ~···[e~cfaa~d'th~tiiri1fV!eJNtlJI"' iBh~tia~,th~·~~p6r0:.' .. .·1 all' used' for -t e' Q'Jl~;Japutposes.o '.' -!;'. '" " ;,',-r-stat,~.,'orSi~ki~,:.;~(.,/\·;" .-",;... :., "'''" I . ',,/. ,:':'," " to -~~_,~~_,_WMEii~AS_it_is e~,pedimi p~~videfor the adoption .Oi~l . I, ~'.' '. '__" '. • ;..~t,!he Nepali, the Bhutia.rthe Lep,cha-and,the-'LImblf_'j}lal!guages ~s ,th~ languages to e . , usea tor tneomciar purp\Zst;s . w.eState of Sikkim; .. . , . Vi . " ,1 ',' T • I . .I !' •• s: . . , l .' '.' ~''.It is ,ll~reoyenacted in the 'Twenty-eighth 7year .of the Republic -, of India. by jhe.Legistature ofSikkirn, as follows r-> . '. ',' ,. \ I J,. ! . ',.:.'~' \',.. +,: .. ', .. , .I : h>" i ",•• '.. Short title and 1.(1), .'This Act'nla)'be' calledithe .Sikkirn OfficiaLlLanguages Act ". " I , 'ex .. tent.'. . . . ' r ' I .' ·' '. t ' 97· .. '7 ' ' ." I , • , .".' " .•~ c· ' .•.', '. '. :' ., "., ". t'~' .: - S ,/ ,' 1 . ik:k l . ' , .~~ '., ., . • ' ', . :,, ' ', , -'.'. fl· ', .1' .., /. . t ', ~.r~. s • , ' • ,I " ;' ., . '"(2)It;e!t~nds.t9 .::the·wh'ole;.~~£: I .' ,:. :'. ,.' / -,", ~ , , ..' , on.T : '" , " I .•• '; ,. ',. ~: :'. ,:J;.l(3) It shall come into force such dateas 'the-State. Government <:. .'.{>.:':..'" ,'. ..':/ .. :;....may, by.\notific~tiO~,inthe Offi~~~r~~i,eit~~ ,apPo\ri~'~,">', Languages to be" ~~9J ~Wit?\effect f~'~m,:,.s~ch~~t~, ~-.S' the-State ,GoyerJ.?~ent.;iriay:~by . -. u~edfor' theofficlar~~~:j.:;·:;!!n:,o~t'l,fi~atlOnJP. the· Offi~lal G,a~.:.. ".sp~C]lY,1l,1'.,thl\'s,\~~hCllh.'Q§r~:~,.:...':~::" ,'.: P~!PQl~Sof the.,;':,i'i:':.); '·';~~J~;·the'Bli~a~ana··t~~~:J/~pc;4~.1.a,nglf~&~s·:~.!ran :~~;t:!1:e -J;~p;~~;:';;1:f{" , State: .. ", ""/"1,' ",.::guage$\to·b~·use~;..~orall.. '.,la:P\l~Pbses,of:th'~~State,ofSlkklm~"<;":~:,,·:'. ',',"--'----:; '~.~'-.:, ,-- ".'.',:_<'I~~:~!l~~~~ided~~tnat:'dlf(~~~nt~a~£Ef1p2'~~q·:Y,~;pec,j.~¥d~~f6lfl'f~!~,-:nof~4~k~:./:k" ', '- . " ~ [ \ . , ' ' - - : : : '- : : " " I • l . '( 0 .L t> ~ . ~ J d l.{ ~ - ). H . t-f i L \.J ,t ~ -~ ~ I ~ ~ s/~ .. l . . . / t 1 : - : ) J : " - ' I \ c N t. \ 0l!-,\uccp I - C A ! ,. - ;: ~ .; 6~o (J ~ V ' c ' \ ' ' ( H ' t ' \A , . . .~ / M)"-~)~ = c _ ~ . > N " : o ', ~~!_ ' : .( - < ' ; ) ' ' ( _ ) \ _ ~ I ' :- \ . - - : " ' : - ;.g " ") .' w .1, '~· -,,:, b "-,-:"- ' ,,:;_.:,\'.::, 0 '..,, , :.,_ y, I":, IS, ;;;(.I,b;;;/..i.1J.J.I'2.,Q,) ,O,j.-'-! ,-,/fl",( c) . I. , ,.. . ..,'.-' '..- '0' '-Zt. _ IrContinffcrrri:eaf "2 A. Notwithstandiri.g anything contained in section 2, the English language E110lisITJor use shali continue to be used For transaction of business in the Legislative Assem- !ill the I.eaisla- bly of Sikkim in addition to the official languages of the State,~] . Ltil'e Assemb!,y .: " .,j , . ..« .:<\ 2) ',v,' , >",1:':'/ Power to make ,l (1) The 'State Government-may; by;'notificatiou'iri';tll¢'OffiCia:1"G'8;i;' .w rules, . ette, make rulesfor.carrying out the purposes QI,>thifEAct;;··.· .\' , .':"'t .: ..:,:'::- ;:;. ",," :.I.',' :',,<: ";.:...'~. ,'~. :;,! ".:~:... ',~, '. \.'~··""',''i;".t ·.:r:',~i.!·:/.: .t,. : . · a r.. s .:.· ' .,-',~r\.(. '.~~. (2) 'All ..rul~s;Ma4~ .u1}d,~.'r:th.~sS;¢?t!.()n;,~h~W:~eJ,~i~;,~(~pon ';m~y,/' ,1;>~,a.fter tli~y are.made; beforeJb.~;Legls1?-,trve·: Nssetp:bly·;whll~;., .._ .'it is ip.sessiQn, .a.~q;ir.bef.9r~j~e:':.e~.i?}t~-;oFt~e:i~~;§·si,9(r'i,iE'!V~iCh, . they are so-laid or the::next seSSIOn'.imrnediately .following, the: Legislative Assembly resolves.to ·make·any' modification ill' the rules, or ,resolves, that-such rul,es'pr."any£:pottio.n'.': therepf... shall.not haveeffect, therl.t1~s.,spal1\thereafter, have. effect 'pilly :hi 'suchmcdified'form. 'or',be:<6fnoeffect, in-whole' :0'.(,in-part, . '~s the..case.may, sol1o.w.evef,'thatariy~s'lich·.iesblution .shall be .~~without. prejudice. to' the validity-of ~ny·thingp.reviotisl¥~·<:tolfe . under, such-rules before suclr resolutlOn~., ." . .:. ,.::.' •• ,•. 6 , ••••. ~. I. " ••,.• .: . " . . ., '0" . ~ • .; .... ,.;.. ,\.~~. ''''' , ~ .", ''''-''-''''.''' __''V 'r{ , \ , . the '.Govem·ot~(., . By' "b~dei".·of,.: i:'.· .~\ ,..•,.... ; , .•.•.. ./ .- '·B. , "R.• , :' PRADHAN '. " ,',: , .~I .I , " )V::r-':I~,;f:5:~.''.:·.~:.~;:>·~:.'.:".:,\ .".~", . L ~: -. ',' , • ,c,_ .,' ;_~':'.,:'"'.' (.<, ,.",,:. ,'" ." '.. 'P&lNrW;;.:'Ai:'}THEfsiKcM GOVERNMENT ..PRESS ,:,,~/:,()::'3-~,/""..;;:;/:.',"".".'.' ., < : :'~,', , :,:\,>.':';,>:;~41~~:'·,'-.A'.?·:~·' ','"{I··',,,:;'·,·.·, :, ':, =: .• ..: v. , . .. .'. .~I • I .~ . : ... " '9: '.:~. '" .; :,'.. ~ -.' ,.... .·.f '.1' . .~ .'. ; .. "," , . /' , . ! , \. -. " ~. -/ i ~. , '~, • -t '.~', .~. ';\,. ." . :,:. I : ...., ',1 "}\