KHASI HILLS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT (KHASI SOCIAL CUSTOM OF LINEAGE) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023

2023

03rd October, 2024

An Act to amend the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997 hereinafter referred to as the 'Principal Act' in the manner herein appearing.

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S.1 Short Title, Extent and Commencement

(i) This Act may be called the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(ii) It shall apply to the whole of Khasi Hills Autonomous District.
(iii) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Section 2

All words and expressions shall have the same meaning as defined in the Principal Act.

S.3 Amendment of Section 2 of the Principal Act

(i) In the existing clause (p) of Section 2 the word "with the prefix of "Dkhar" or simply "Khar" to it" appearing in between the words "adopting a jait" and "for the person or persons" shall be deleted.
(ii) In the existing Section 2, the following new clauses shall be added viz.,
(q) "Clan/Kur Certificate" means a certificate granted/issued by the Rangbah Kur or an authorized person of respective Clan or Kur under the provision of this Act.
(r) "Dorbar Kur" means a customary meeting of the respective Khasi Kur comprising of both male and female adults belonging to the Kur/Clan concerned,
(s) "Dun ling" means a family having no biological female offspring.
(t) "Infant" means a person below the age of 3 (three) years old.
(u) "Khasi Custom of Lineage" means a customary practice by which any Khasi person takes his or her clan from the mother and followed the matrilineal system of lineage.
(v) "Kpoh" means the famil

S.4 Amendment of Section 6 of the Principal Act

In Section 6 after (d) add the following-

(e) In case of a person adopting the jait of the father under the customary practice of "Ring Bia or Shaw Bhoi". by the father or his offspring(s)

S.5 After Section 12 of the Principal Act, the following Sections shall be inserted

13. (1) Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur:-

(a) The Executive Committee shall appoint an Officer of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council not below the rank of Deputy Secretary as the Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur.
(b) The Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur shall be an office of record of the various Kur and their members.

(2) Registration of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur:-

(a) Every Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur shall register before the Office of the Registrar as prescribed by Rules framed under this Act.
(b) The Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur shall issue a certificate of recognition to the Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur after following the due procedure prescribed in the Rules.
(c) the Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur shall by public notification notify the recognized Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur.
(d) The Registrar of Dorbar Kur or Seng Kur shall prepare and cause to be published the list of all the recognize

S.6 Section 6

Section 13 of the Principal Act shall he re-numbered as Section 23 and subsequent Sections shall be re-numbered accordingly.