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WHEREAS full and exclusive authority, jurisdiction and powers for and in relation to the governance of the Indian State of Cooch Behar are exercisable by the Dominion Government;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide by Order made under section 290A of the Government of India Act, 1935, for the administration of the said State in all respects as if it formed part of the Province of West Bengal;

AND WHEREAS for the aforesaid purpose it is expedient further to amend the States’ Merger (Governors’ Provinces) Order, 1949;

AND WHEREAS the views of the Government of West Bengal have been ascertained both with respect to the proposal to make such an Order and with respect to the provisions to be inserted therein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 290A and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as the States’ Merger (West Bengal) Order, 1949.

2. In clause (b) of article 2 of the States’ Merger (Governors’ Provinces) Order, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Order), after the word and figures "December, 1949" the words and figures "and in relation to the State specified in Schedule VIII, the first day of January, 1950" shall be inserted.

3. In clause (a) of paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Principal Order, after the entry relating to the United Provinces, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—