The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY P U B L I S H ED BY A U T H O R I TY PART II—Sec.I
No. 2] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1965/MAGHA 5, 1886
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MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 25th January, 1965/Magha 5, 1886 (Saka)
The following President's Act is published for general informa- tion:—
THE KERALA STATE LEGISLATURE (CONTINUANCE OF THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE) ACT, 1965
No. 1 OF 1965
Enacted by the President in the Fifteenth year of the Republic of India.
30 of 1964
An Act to provide for the continued use of English language for transaction of business in the Legislature of the State of Kerala. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Kerala State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964, the President is pleased to enact as follows: —
1. (1) This Act may be called the Kerala State Legislature (Continuance of the Use of English Language) Act, 1965.
Short title and com- mence- ment.
(2) It shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1965.
8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1]addition to the other languages referred to in clause (1) of article 210 thereof, for the transaction of business in the Legislature of the State of Kerala.
S. RADHAKRISHNAN, for the transac- tion of business in the Legislature of the State.
President.
R. C. S. SARKAR,
Secy, to the Govt, of India.
Reasons for the enactment
Under article 210 of the Constitution of India, the business in the Legislature of a State may be transacted in the official language of the State or in Hindi or in English. But from 26th January, 1965 such business can be transacted only in the official language of the State or in Hindi, unless the S'ate Legislature by law permits the use of English. It is considered necessary to make provision for the use of the English language in addition to the languages referred to In clause (1) of article 210, for the transaction of business in the Legislature of the State of Kerala. The present enactment is intended to achieve the above object.
2. The Committee constituted under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Kerala State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964 (30 of 1964), has approved the enactment of this measure as a President's Act.
L. P. SINGH,