<s>[INST] What is the importance of clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, in relation to Assam's territories? [/INST] The importance of clause (a) of section 3 of the Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Act, 1960, in relation to Assam's territories is that it outlines the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015. However, on the appointed day specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution, the territories referred to in Part I of the Second Schedule will not be subject to anything contained within that clause. </s>