274 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
305 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
(2) It shall be the duty of the Tribes Advisory Council generally to advise the Government of the State on all matters pertaining to the administration of the scheduled areas, if any, and the welfare of the scheduled tribes in the State.
(3) The Governor may make rules prescribing or regulating 5 as the case may be—
(a) the number of members of the Council, the mode of their appointment and of the appointment of its Chairman and of the officers and servants thereof; (b) the conduct of its meetings and its procedure in 10 general;
(c) its relations with officials and local bodies in the State; and
(d) all other incidental matters.
- Law applicable to scheduled areas.—(1) The Governor may, if so advised by the Tribes Advisory Council for the State, by public notification direct that any particular Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of the State shall not apply to a scheduled area or any part thereof in the State or shall apply to a scheduled area or any part thereof in the State subject to such exceptions and modifications as he may with the approval of the said Council specify in the notification:
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Provided that where such Act relates to any of the following subjects, that is to say—
(a) marriage; 25
(b) inheritance of property;
(c) social customs of the tribes;
(d) land, other than lands which are reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 or under any other law for the time being in force in the area in 30 question, including rights of tenants, allotment of land and reservation of land for any purpose;
(e) any matter relating to village administration including the establishment of village panchayats,
the Governor shall issue such direction when so advised by the 35 Tribes Advisory Council,
(2) The Governor may, after consultation with the Tribes Advisory Council for the State, make Regulations for any scheduled area in the State with respect to any matter not provided for by any law for the time being in force in such area.
(3) The Governor may also make regulations for any scheduled area in the State with respect to the trial of cases relating to offences other than those which are punishable with
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