The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1947
SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the, 19th July, 1947
No. G.G.O. I.— The following Order made by the Governor-General is pub-
lished for general information —
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS)
ORDER, 1947
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 40 of the Government of India, Act, as section in the Ninth Schedule to t he Government of India Act, 19 and by paragraph (e) of sub section (1) of section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the Governor General is pleased to make t he following Order, namely.-
1 This Order may be as the Executive Council (TRANSITIONAL Pro-
visions) Order, 1947.
2 (1) In this Order " existing Department means any Department of the Government of INDIA in existence immediately before the commencement of this Order
(2) The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply for the interpretation of this
Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament
3 Each existing Department shall be remaned in adding the word "India
in brackets at the end of its former designation and, each such Department shall, as from the commencement of this, Order, handle cases exclusively or predominantly,concerningthefutureDominionofIndia
1 As from the commencement of this Order, there shall be created a De- partment corresponding with each existing Department, and now Depart- ment so created -
(a) shall bear the same designation as the existing Department with the
addition of the word Pakistan in brackets ; and
(b) shall handle cases exclusively or predominently concerning the future
DominionofPakistan
5 Cases of common concern to the two future Domnions shall be handled in consultation by the appropriate India Department and t he appropriate Pakistan Department.
. 6*2 ^ r THE &Uf3m% OF IN^UEjTBAOBDTNAiiY, JU^Y 19, 19476. Tile India Hud Pfikitftaii £)Opuf miuiil s shall lespectively.. Jje iu ehaiHw...ijJ auoii xaeniBexb oi-the iiAecutive Council ys th< Unvtmui G e n i al mu; uuininuie
7. (1) Lor the purpose oi dealing yvitb, any case exeJiidj^^lv or pitduminttaU^ concerning the iuturc Dominioim^ lndiu membeis ol the iixuuutivG Council in charge of Pakistan ] V'purUiieutb shah not be entitled lo attend thu meetinga of the LVuncil; and tor the puipoHe ot doidmg villi iin,\ case inclusively ot pre- dondinaiith eonc-eruing the tutui'i: DoJiiinion I>1 I'likiatan. membt"ia ot the Exeeutive Coanoil in charge of India JJi-paitmentt shall not be entitled to attend the meetings <>i the Council.
(2) A lH q n t ' s lJ U Ii nh to v ^ i e i l l ii n i-iiist- e \ i - J u ^ i \ L 'h ol [ i i ' i - i l o M i l ' i i u i t Jy L ' O I I- COJ-IIB i h i" I ' u U u 'e ] J i ) U i i n i on .il I I H I I .I i^v ol c u i u i i u ii ^ o n c o ni to b o th ( h o se D o i i j i n i o l is s l i a ll I IP d r i e u n i M od l or I he £)UV]Kise" oi Iliift O n k -r by t he G o v ^ n i o M - J e n e r j i l, u h o se d e l - e r i i i i i i H t i o ii s h a ll be H n a l.
8. A n\ p i o v i s i on o o i i l n m cd in i he \ i n ih S t ' h p d u lc ro t he < l o v ' - i n m e nl oi I nd n - \ c t, IWi"), (ir n\\\ TIIICH or o w l e t 's ni^idi.' t l u ' r c i i n r U 'r s l u i l l, ii> t he 'a\ t o nt to w h i ch it is i i n ' o n " i H t " n( vMth t he [n-fivisionn ni f l iN ( J n l c v, ct-aspi to l i u ve effect.
MO[TNTI1ATTRN OF BfTItMA,
Governor-General.
K V. K WnVDAIIAM,