Keyword(s):
Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha and Limbu Languages

to provide, for the’ adoption of the Nepali, ‘the Bhutia 1{, the Lepcha and the Limbu] languages,
as, the, languages to’. be used, for the. Official purposes of the State of Sikkim
‘I7th October, 1977]
.
WHEREAS
The Legislature of Sikkim, as follows: it is expedient to provide for the adoption of the
Nepali, the Bhutia 2[, the Lepcha and the Limbu] languages as the languages to be used for the
official purposes of the State of Sikkim;
It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India by
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subs. by sec. 2 of the Sikkim Official Languages (Amendment) Act, No.5 of
1981(w. e. f. 30. 3. 1981).
by ibid.
by ibid.

  1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Official Languages
    Act, 1977.
    (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim.
    (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State
    Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint
  2. With effect from such date, as the State Government may, by
    notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, the
    Nepali, the Bhutia 3[,the Lepcha and the Limbu] languages shall
    be the languages to be used for all official purposes of the’ State
    of Sikkim:
    Provided that different dates may be specified for
    different official purposes.
  3. (1) The State Government may. by notification in the Official
    Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
    (2) All rules made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be,
    after they are made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is
    in session and if before the expiry
    1Short title and extent. Languages to be used for the official purposes of the State. Power to make
    rules.98 of the session in which they are so laid or the next
    session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly
    resolves to make. any modification in the rules, or resolves that
    such rules or any portion thereof shall not have effect, the rules
    shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of
    no effect, in whole or in part, as the case may be, so however,
    that any such resolution shall be without prejudice to the validity
    of any thing previously done under such rules before such
    resolution.

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