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 A ugust, 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, (he 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 so 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 (I) 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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1076 THK (H/NTTE OF EMDIA KXTE^OEMNAEY, AUG 26,1947 of List I shall be iimended by substituting for the words "defence or external affairs" the vrnid"i "defence, external affairs or relations with Acceding States".
MOUNTUATTEN OF BURMA,
Govei nor-deneral.
K. V. K, SUNDAEAM,
Officer oil Special Duty.
THE GAZETTU 01 INLXIA EXTEAOEDINAHY, ATKJ. 26,1917 1077
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT (REFORMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th August, 1947.
No. G.0.0. 26.—The following Order made by the Governor- Oeneral is published for general mforniation :
THE BENGAL STATE PRISONERS REGULATION (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1947.
In the exercise £>t' the powers conferred by section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and of all other powers enabling him m that behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order : —
1. (1) Thin Order1 may be cited as tho Bengal State Prisoners Regulation (Adaptation) Order, 1947.
{'2) It shall be doomed to have effect from the fifteenth dajr of August, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as "tho appointed day ').
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, bo 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" 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) ot section 7A .shall be omitted.
In section 1'2, for the words "and tho discharge of the functions of tho Crown in its relation with Indian States" the words "or relations with Acceding States" shall be substituted, and for the words "Bombay and Sind" the words "and Bombay" shall be substituted.
1078 T HE G A Z E T TE OP 3NJJJA F A T l i A O R l M N A R Y. A U (| 26, I'.WT
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 States11 shall be substituted,
the words and brackets "[Governor-General in Council]" wherever they occur, shall be omitted, and
the words and brackets "(omit the mapproprlate wonts)", where they occur for the first time, shall be omitted.
8. The provisions of this Order shall have effect notwithstand- ing anything to the contrary contained in the India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947.
MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA,
Governor- LU•ncral.
K. V. K. SUNDATCAM,
Officer on Special Duty.
pT'BLTKHED BY THE MANAUKII OF P BBLIOATIONS, DELHI, IliDIA.
PBINTKD BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT or INDIA PBKSB, Nflw DELHI, ] N D I/