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Substitution of section 17 of Assam Act XIII of' 1954.-For sec· tion 17 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- " 17 (1) The Commissioner may, out of his own motion, call for and examine the records of any proceedings which have been taken under this Act by any officer subordinate to him and may, suqject to the provisions of this Act, and after such enquiry as may be deemed necessary, revise order passed in such proceedings: Provided that no order prejudicial to a person shall be passed under this sub-section without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard. (2) The Commissioner may also on a petition filed within ninety days of the service of the order passed under section 16 and after giving the petitioner an opportunity of being heard, pass such order as he thinks fit."