The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 37, 1948
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATIONS
New Delhi, the 27th September, 1948
No. 319/47-AN.—The Governor General has decided to constitute an Advisory Council, for the Andamans Islands only, to be associated with the Chief Commissioner of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the discharge of his adminis- trative functions and to lay down the following rules to regulate its constitution and procedure:—
(1) The Advisory Council will consist of the Chief Commissioner who will preside over the meetings, and five other Members. The Members shall be selected in such a manner as to secure as wide a representation of the various interests in the Islands as possible.
(2) The Members of the Council will be nominated by the Government of India in Consultation with the Chief Commissioner, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Council will function for a period of one year beginning from the 1st April 19-19. A new Council will be nominated in the month of March every year, and will function for one year from the 1st of April of such year.
(3) The Chief Commissioner will seek the advice of the Council on:—
(a) matters of ad ministration involving general policy; schemes of development of agriculture, trade and industry; improvement of sanitation, communication, education and any other matter in- tended for the betterment of conditions of the population and to make the Islands self supporting; but not on matters relating to the day-to-day administration or in the matter of any appointment whatsoever;
(b) general questions touching the implementation of general policy and schemes of development;
(c) any other matter which the. Chief Commissioner or the Government of India may refer to the Council. .
(4) Subject to the discretion of the Chief Commissioner to refuse in the public interests 1o give information or to allow discussion, Members will have rights in regard to resolutions and interpellations analogous to and under similar limitations as those of the Central Legislature.
1"84 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTEAOBDINABY, SEPT. 27 1948 (6) The functions of the Council will be advisory only but though their advio.will not bo binding on the Chief Commissioner, due weight will be given to it b; him in reaching decisions or making recommendations to the Government.
(7) The Advisory Council will meet at least once in three months; (8) The office of a Member of the said Council shall be honorary and flhal not carry any remuneration.
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H. V. R. IYENGAR, Secy
No. V. 32/11/48-PubUc.—In exeroiso of the powers conferred by Sectioi 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) the Central Gov eminent is pleased to declare Saturday, the 2nd October 1948, to be a_publi< holiday throughout the Dominion of India on account of the birthday o Mahfttma Gandhi.
E. C. GAYNOR, Dy. Seoy
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25rt September 1948
- yeai commencing 1st, October 1948 and endin; 80th September 1949. H. KEIANNA, Dy. Secy. ↩