The
13th Constitutional Amendment 1962, Article 371-A provide that no Act of
Parliament in respect of religious or social practices of the Nagas, Naga Customary
Law and Procedure, Administration of Civil and Criminal justice involving decisions
according to Naga Customary Law and ownership and transfer of land and its resources
would apply to the State, without approval from the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland.
There is a provision for establishment of regional Council for the Tuensang
district with a Deputy Commissioner as the chairman ex-officio of the Regional
Council. The Vice-Chairman is required to be elected by the Members of the
Regional Council from among themselves.
There is a further provision that the Administration of the Tuensang
district shall be carried on by the Governor and he shall have the discretion
to arrange for equitable allocation of money between the Tuensang district and
the rest of the State from the money provided by the Governor to the Government
of Nagaland for the State as a whole. No
Act of Legislature of Nagaland can apply to the Tuensang district unless the
Governor, on the recommendation of the Regional Council so directs.
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