3. Formation of State of Nagaland.—(1) As from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new
State to be known as the State of Nagaland comprising the territories which immediately before that day
were comprised in the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form
part of the State of Assam.
(2) Without prejudice to the power of the State Government to alter after the appointed day, the name,
extent or boundaries of any district, the State of Nagaland shall consist of three districts to be called the
Kohima district, Mokokchung district and Tuensang district, each comprising the areas respectively set
out in the Schedule.
4. Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.—As from the appointed day, in the First
Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading “I. THE STATES”—
(a) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Assam, the following shall be added
at the end, namely:—
“and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of Nagaland
Act, 1962”;
(b) after entry 15, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
“16. Nagaland . . . . . The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the State of
Nagaland Act, 1962”.
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5. Amendment of Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.—As from the appointed day, in the Sixth
Schedule to the Constitution—
(a) in paragraph 20—
(i) sub-paragraph (2B) shall be omitted;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), the brackets and words “(other than the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area)”
shall be omitted;
(b) in the Table appended to paragraph 20, in Part B, the item “2. The Naga Hills-Tuensang Area”
shall be omitted.