1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Lushai Hills District (Change
of Name) Act, 1954.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Lushai Hills District to be known as Mizo District.—The tribal area in Assam now known as
the Lushai Hills District shall, as from the commencement of this Act, be known as the Mizo District.
3. Amendment of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.—In the Sixth Schedule to the
Constitution , in paragraph 20,—
(a) after sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted namely:—
“(2A) The Mizo District shall comprise the area which at the commencement of this
Constitution was known as the Lushai Hills District.”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), after the words “United Khasi Jaintia Hills District” the words “and the
Mizo District” shall be inserted; and
(c) in Part A of the table, for the words “The Lushai Hills District”, the words “The Mizo
District” shall be substituted.
4. Reference to Lushai Hills District to be construed as reference to Mizo District.—Any
reference to the Lushai Hills District in any law, instrument or other document shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Mizo District.