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(1) The enactment specified in column 1 of the Schedule is hereby amended in the manner, and to the extent, shown in column 2 thereof (2) Before the expiration of one year from the commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delete the work “famine” from any State law and where the context requires, substitute for the work “famine” the word “scarcity” and make such consquential amendments as the rules of grammar may require. Amend- ments of enact- ments, etc,. for deletion of references to “famine”. 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1963, Part V, pages 198. Amend- ments of Bom. LXXXIII of 1958 and power to adopt other State laws by notifica- tion. MaharashtraDeletion of the Term “famine” (From Laws [1969 : Mah.XL applicable to the State) Act, 1963 The Bombay State Famine Relief Fund Act, 1958 (Bom. LXXXIII of 1958). The Schedule. (See section 3.) (1) In the Long title, — (a) for the words “Famine Relief Fund” the words “Scarcity Relief Fund” shall be substituted: (b) for the words “ Famine or acute Scarcity” the word “Scarcity” shall be substituted. (2) In the preamble, in the third paragraph, — (a) for the words “Bombay State Famine Relief Fund” the words “ Maharashtra State Scarcity Re- lief Fund” shall be sbstituted; (b) for the words “famine or acute Scarcity” the words “Scarcity” shall be substituted. (3) In section 1, in sub-section (1), for the word “Famine” the word “Scarcity” shall be substituted. (4) In Section 2, for the word “Famine” the word “Scarcity” shall be substi- tuted. (5) In Section 3 and in the marginal note thereto, for the word “Famine” the word “Scarcity” shall be substituted. (6) In Section 4, for the words “Famine Relief Fund established under this Act” the words “Fund established under this Act” shall be substituted. (7) In section 5, for the Words “famine or acute scarcity”, at both the places where they occur, the word “scarcity” shall be substituted. Act. (1) Amendments (2) Government Press, Nagpur. Maharashtra Government Publications can be obtained from— • THE DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS Maharashtra State Netaji Subhash Road, MUMBAI 400 004. Phone :2363 26 93 2363 06 95 2363 11 48 2363 40 49 • THE MANAGER GOVERNMENT PHOTOZINCO PRESS AND BOOK DEPOT Photozinco Press Area, Near G.P.O., PUNE 411 001. Phone :261 25 808, 261 24 759 261 28 920 • THE MANAGER GOVERNMENT PRESS AND BOOK DEPOT Civil Lines, NAGPUR 440 001. Phone :252 26 15 • THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT STATIONERY, STORE AND BOOK DEPOT Shaha Ganj, Near Gandhi Chowk, AURANGABAD 431 001. Phone :233 14 68 • THE MANAGER GOVERNMENT PRESS AND STATIONERY, STORE Tarabai Park, KOLHAPUR 416 003. Phone :265 03 95, 265 04 02 AND THE RECOGNISED BOOKSELLERS