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REGISTERED No. L.3131

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1947

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT (REFORMS)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 26th August, 1947

No. G.G.O. 24.—The following Order made by the Governor- General is published for general information :

THE INDIA PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1947.

WHEREAS in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the Governor-General was pleased to make the .India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947, (hereafter in this Order referred to as "the principal Order");

AND WHEREAS sub-section (5) of section 19 of the said Act provides that any power conferred by that Act to make any order includes power to revoke or vary any order previously made in the exercise of that, power;

AND WHEREAS sub-section (3) of section 9 of the said Act provides that any order made under that section may be made BO as to be retrospective to any date not earlier than the third day of June, 1947;

Now, THEREFORE, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him as aforesaid and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order :—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the India Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1947.

(2) It shall be deemed to have effect from the fifteenth day of August, 1947.

2. In the list of adaptations pertaining to the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935, as set out in the Schedule to the principal Order, the entry substituted for entry 1

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of List I shall be amended by substituting for the words "defence or external affairs" the words "defence, external affairs or relations wiih Acceding States".

MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA,

Governor-Gene nil.

K. V. K. 8UNDARAM,

Officer on Special Duty.

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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT (REFORMS)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 'Mth August, 1947.

No. G.G.O. 25.—The following Order made by the Governor- General is published for general information :

THE BENGAL STATE PRISONERS REGULATION (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1947.

In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Indian. Independence Act, 1947, and of all other powers "enabling him in that behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order : —

1. (1) This Order maybe cited as the Bengal State Prisoners Regulation (Adaptation) Order, 1947.

(2) It shall be deemed to have effect from the fifteenth day^ of August, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as "the appointed

2. As from the appointed day, the Bengal State Prisoners Regulation, 1818, shall, until repealed or altered or amended by a competent legislature, in its application to the Dominion of India and any part or parts thereof, be subject to the following adapta- tions :-—

In section 1, for the words from "reasons of State'" to "internal commotion", the words "reasons of State connected with defence, external affairs or relations with Acceding States or with the maintenance of public order'¹ shall be substituted.

In the third paragraph of section 2 and in sub-section (1) of section 7A, for the words "the discharge of the functions of the Crown in its relations with Indian States", the words "relations with Acceding States" shall be substituted.

Sub-section (4) of section 7A shall be omitted.

In section 12, for the words "and the discharge of the functions of the Crown in its relation with Indian States" the words "ov relations with Acceding States" shall be substituted, and for the words "Bombay and Sind" the words "and Bombay" shall be substituted.

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In the Appendix,—

for the words "the discharge of the functions of- the Crown

in its relations with Indian States" wherever they occur, the words "relations with Acceding States" shall be substituted,

the words and brackets "[Governor-Gieneral in Council]" wherever they occur, shall be omitted, and

the "words and brackets "{omit the wuppi'oprialf u:onhy\ where they occur for the first time, shall be omitted.

'.}. The provisions of this Order shall have effect notwithstand- ing anything to the contrary contained in the Tndia (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws') Order, 1947.

MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA,

GOPP mo r- Gp neral.

xv. v. A. SITNDATIAM,

Officer on Special Duly

k'UHLlSUlil BY THE MANAUBH OF PUBLICATIONS, DnliHl, INDIA.

FKLHTIB itx THI MANAOKB, GovmNirarr OF INDIA PBBSB, New DKLHI, INDIA.